After Italy’s victory over France in the World Cup finals, a 77-year old man in Rome decided to head to raise an Italian flag in celebration. He didn’t make it all the way up the ladder, though, and fell to his death. He died instantly, and was clutching the flag to his chest when he passed. The fall is being reported as an accident, though I wonder if the man’s dive was an imitation of the Italian style of play.
But, you know, if I went out like that… I couldn’t complain. It’s still sad that he died, obviously… but he was 77 years old, and if the victory was stirring enough to move a man that age to climb a ladder and raise a flag, then he probably died pretty happy. If I died in the midst of celebrating a Chargers Super Bowl victory, or something of that nature… that wouldn’t be so bad. In fact, that would be pretty high up on the list of ways I’d want to go.
Cody
He fell and died BEFORE the game. That’s an awful way to go. He missed out on pure joy.
July 11, 2006 at 9:34 am
Mr. Bojangles
If a Chargers Superbowl is what it’d take to kill you, bask, MJD! Bask.. in your immortality!
July 11, 2006 at 9:37 am
Wallace Stevens
Unfortunately, it seems that the man died while raising the flag in ANTICIPATION of the final, proving to be tragically prescient in ending his career with an ill advised eight-meter headbutt to a piece of concrete.
July 11, 2006 at 10:30 am
Wes Mantooth
The only problem with this is, if you read the article, he died doing this before the final. So, no, not really the best way to go.
July 11, 2006 at 10:36 am
the mighty mjd
Woops. Fuck… Yeah, that’s bad.
July 11, 2006 at 10:58 am
lopey
lol, this is the best unintentionally funny post ever due to the fact that the man actually died before the final. dont even edit it, it is too perfect.
July 11, 2006 at 11:12 am
rob
How about going out like this? (Last line in an obit for Frederic Arthur Clark in today’s Richmond Times Dispatch):
He died at MCV Hospital and sadly was deprived of his final wish which was to be run over by a beer truck on the way to the liquor store to buy booze for a double date to include his wife, Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter to crash an ACLU cocktail party.
July 11, 2006 at 11:48 pm