:huh: Weird story.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30136788/
QuoteGrandmother dies trying to stop sword fight
Grandson, 39, charged in death; another relative, 69, in critical condition
INDIANAPOLIS - A 77-year-old woman who tried to break up a heated sword fight between her grandson and brother-in-law died, and both men were hospitalized with stab wounds, police said Thursday.
Franziska Stegbauer was stabbed during the fight and investigators were trying to determine whether she died from those wounds or a heart attack.
Police placed her grandson, 39-year-old Chris Rondeau, under arrest on a preliminary charge of attempted murder. Stegbauer's brother-in-law, 69-year-old Adolf Stegbauer, suffered several serious stab wounds, police said.
"We're unsure yet who started this fight, how the swordplay got involved," police Sgt. Matthew Mount said. "We're not sure who it was who stabbed the woman. We'll have to do some testing on the swords and figure out who had which sword, whose blood is on which sword."
An autopsy was scheduled for Franziska Stegbauer on Thursday.
She was not breathing when officers arrived about 1 a.m. at the home on the city's northwest side and she was later pronounced dead at a hospital, police said.
Adolf Stegbauer was listed in critical condition at Wishard Hospital, a spokesman said. Rondeau's condition was not immediately known.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.
Never bring a grandma to a swordfight. :(
She will not be the ruler of them all.
Don't bring your fists to a swordfight.
How many times have I told you people that Indiana is even more redneck than Kentucky? Me = VINDICATED.
My son witnessed a nearly fatal swordfight a couple of weeks ago.
My parents took Carl to a Medieval Pagent held at the Museum. One of the shows was a demonstration of knights in armour fighting with swords. Of course it was supposed to be a mock-fight with blunt weapons between trained re-enactors, but something went wrong and one of the guys got stabbed through the armpit with a blunt sword, severing an artery and starting to bleed out. The paramedics arrived quickly and saved him, then hauled him off to the hospital.
They mopped up the blood and carried on.
Quote from: Caliga on April 09, 2009, 02:25:03 PM
How many times have I told you people that Indiana is even more redneck than Kentucky? Me = VINDICATED.
You still lose, as you eat at gas stations.
CAL = GASSY AND BLOATED
Quote from: Malthus on April 09, 2009, 02:33:13 PM
My son witnessed a nearly fatal swordfight a couple of weeks ago.
My parents took Carl to a Medieval Pagent held at the Museum. One of the shows was a demonstration of knights in armour fighting with swords. Of course it was supposed to be a mock-fight with blunt weapons between trained re-enactors, but something went wrong and one of the guys got stabbed through the armpit with a blunt sword, severing an artery and starting to bleed out. The paramedics arrived quickly and saved him, then hauled him off to the hospital.
They mopped up the blood and carried on.
How'd you explain that to Carl?
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 09, 2009, 02:42:33 PM
Quote from: Malthus on April 09, 2009, 02:33:13 PM
My son witnessed a nearly fatal swordfight a couple of weeks ago.
My parents took Carl to a Medieval Pagent held at the Museum. One of the shows was a demonstration of knights in armour fighting with swords. Of course it was supposed to be a mock-fight with blunt weapons between trained re-enactors, but something went wrong and one of the guys got stabbed through the armpit with a blunt sword, severing an artery and starting to bleed out. The paramedics arrived quickly and saved him, then hauled him off to the hospital.
They mopped up the blood and carried on.
How'd you explain that to Carl?
I wasn't there.
He never mentioned it, so I just assume he thought that was
supposed to happen.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 09, 2009, 02:42:33 PM
Quote from: Malthus on April 09, 2009, 02:33:13 PM
My son witnessed a nearly fatal swordfight a couple of weeks ago.
My parents took Carl to a Medieval Pagent held at the Museum. One of the shows was a demonstration of knights in armour fighting with swords. Of course it was supposed to be a mock-fight with blunt weapons between trained re-enactors, but something went wrong and one of the guys got stabbed through the armpit with a blunt sword, severing an artery and starting to bleed out. The paramedics arrived quickly and saved him, then hauled him off to the hospital.
They mopped up the blood and carried on.
How'd you explain that to Carl?
'The show must go on, Son!"
Quote from: Malthus on April 09, 2009, 02:44:27 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 09, 2009, 02:42:33 PM
Quote from: Malthus on April 09, 2009, 02:33:13 PM
My son witnessed a nearly fatal swordfight a couple of weeks ago.
My parents took Carl to a Medieval Pagent held at the Museum. One of the shows was a demonstration of knights in armour fighting with swords. Of course it was supposed to be a mock-fight with blunt weapons between trained re-enactors, but something went wrong and one of the guys got stabbed through the armpit with a blunt sword, severing an artery and starting to bleed out. The paramedics arrived quickly and saved him, then hauled him off to the hospital.
They mopped up the blood and carried on.
How'd you explain that to Carl?
I wasn't there.
He never mentioned it, so I just assume he thought that was supposed to happen.
When he goes nuts with a sword at college, you'll know where to lay the blame.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 09, 2009, 02:47:43 PM
When he goes nuts with a sword at college, you'll know where to lay the blame.
I blame the rap music.
Quote from: Malthus on April 09, 2009, 02:33:13 PM
My son witnessed a nearly fatal swordfight a couple of weeks ago.
My parents took Carl to a Medieval Pagent held at the Museum. One of the shows was a demonstration of knights in armour fighting with swords. Of course it was supposed to be a mock-fight with blunt weapons between trained re-enactors, but something went wrong and one of the guys got stabbed through the armpit with a blunt sword, severing an artery and starting to bleed out. The paramedics arrived quickly and saved him, then hauled him off to the hospital.
They mopped up the blood and carried on.
Coolness. Kids love violence. Sounds better than the Ren Faire I went to for the hell of it some years ago. Fat chicks and hippy nerds.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 09, 2009, 02:47:43 PM
When he goes nuts with a sword at college, you'll know where to lay the blame.
To be honest, I'm much more worried about the fact he really, really enjoyed the demolision derby. :lol:
Anyway, for Carl it's too late: he's already trained to be a sword-weilding maniac:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IxUdBPnvpg&feature=channel_page
Quote from: Caliga on April 09, 2009, 02:25:03 PM
How many times have I told you people that Indiana is even more redneck than Kentucky? Me = VINDICATED.
Settling your differences in a swordfight is less redneck than eating at a gas station, Jethro.
Quote from: Malthus on April 09, 2009, 02:52:43 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 09, 2009, 02:47:43 PM
When he goes nuts with a sword at college, you'll know where to lay the blame.
To be honest, I'm much more worried about the fact he really, really enjoyed the demolision derby. :lol:
Anyway, for Carl it's too late: he's already trained to be a sword-weilding maniac:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IxUdBPnvpg&feature=channel_page
You need to put in the first couple of minutes from Queen's
Princes of the Universe(the cool bits of the song) on that.
Quote from: Malthus on April 09, 2009, 02:44:27 PM
I wasn't there.
He never mentioned it, so I just assume he thought that was supposed to happen.
I hope you explained to him that there were no ambulances in medieval times.
Quote from: Neil on April 09, 2009, 02:54:36 PM
Quote from: Caliga on April 09, 2009, 02:25:03 PM
How many times have I told you people that Indiana is even more redneck than Kentucky? Me = VINDICATED.
Settling your differences in a swordfight is less redneck than eating at a gas station, Jethro.
WARNING: The Cal and Gas Station meme is getting ready to jump the shark.
Quote from: Ed Anger on April 09, 2009, 02:55:18 PM
Quote from: Malthus on April 09, 2009, 02:52:43 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 09, 2009, 02:47:43 PM
When he goes nuts with a sword at college, you'll know where to lay the blame.
To be honest, I'm much more worried about the fact he really, really enjoyed the demolision derby. :lol:
Anyway, for Carl it's too late: he's already trained to be a sword-weilding maniac:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IxUdBPnvpg&feature=channel_page
You need to put in the first couple of minutes from Queen's Princes of the Universe(the cool bits of the song) on that.
:lol:
I may just do that.
On another note, I'd point out that he's learned some moves not taught in fencing school:
1. When in a duel, grab your opponent's sword with your free hand; and then
2. Stab him in the ass repeatedly.
Quote from: Caliga on April 09, 2009, 03:13:29 PM
WARNING: The Cal and Gas Station meme is getting ready to jump the shark.
Can The Cal still jump after all that gas station food?
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 09, 2009, 02:47:43 PM
When he goes nuts with a sword at college, you'll know where to lay the blame.
:yes:
The Society for Creative Anachronism
Quote from: DGuller on April 09, 2009, 03:19:04 PMCan The Cal still jump after all that gas station food?
I can propel myself into the air with gas.
Quote from: Caliga on April 09, 2009, 03:24:22 PM
Quote from: DGuller on April 09, 2009, 03:19:04 PMCan The Cal still jump after all that gas station food?
I can propel myself into the air with gas.
:lmfao:
Quote from: Caliga on April 09, 2009, 03:24:22 PM
Quote from: DGuller on April 09, 2009, 03:19:04 PMCan The Cal still jump after all that gas station food?
I can propel myself into the air with gas.
That will no doubt take care of the damn shark, too.
I'm really annoyed they didn't write the type of swords involved. How am I supposed to imagine what went on without that information?
Quote from: DGuller on April 09, 2009, 02:56:40 PM
Quote from: Malthus on April 09, 2009, 02:44:27 PM
I wasn't there.
He never mentioned it, so I just assume he thought that was supposed to happen.
I hope you explained to him that there were no ambulances in medieval times.
:D
Quote from: Caliga on April 09, 2009, 02:25:03 PM
How many times have I told you people that Indiana is even more redneck than Kentucky? Me = VINDICATED.
Settling differences through a swordfight and only killing grandma is something I'd associate with anime nerds more than rednecks. :p
Quote from: jimmy olsen on April 09, 2009, 04:01:50 PM
I'm really annoyed they didn't write the type of swords involved. How am I supposed to imagine what went on without that information?
As a material witness in this case, I can tell you it was a (replica!) Gandalf sword.
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on April 09, 2009, 04:28:03 PM
As a material witness in this case, I can tell you it was a (replica!) Gandalf sword.
Seriously?
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on April 09, 2009, 04:28:03 PM
As a material witness in this case, I can tell you it was a (replica!) Gandalf sword.
+2 nerdslaying!
QuotePolice placed her grandson, 39-year-old Chris Rondeau, under arrest on a preliminary charge of attempted murder. Stegbauer's brother-in-law, 69-year-old Adolf Stegbauer, suffered several serious stab wounds, police said.
"We're unsure yet who started this fight, how the swordplay got involved," police Sgt. Matthew Mount said. "We're not sure who it was who stabbed the woman. We'll have to do some testing on the swords and figure out who had which sword, whose blood is on which sword."
If they're not sure about who started the fight, how swordplay got involved, and who stabbed the old woman, how come the grandson is under arrest but (apparantly) not the brother-in-law?
Quote from: alfred russel on April 09, 2009, 04:16:47 PM
Quote from: Caliga on April 09, 2009, 02:25:03 PM
How many times have I told you people that Indiana is even more redneck than Kentucky? Me = VINDICATED.
Settling differences through a swordfight and only killing grandma is something I'd associate with anime nerds more than rednecks. :p
The idea was that Hoosiers are such rednecks that they haven't even discovered firearms yet. :(
Quote from: dps on April 09, 2009, 06:43:07 PMIf they're not sure about who started the fight, how swordplay got involved, and who stabbed the old woman, how come the grandson is under arrest but (apparantly) not the brother-in-law?
He was the only black in the room. ^_^
anyhow, geeks kill and timmay is a war criminal. end of thread.