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TheFaQQer replied

9 January 2009, 10:16
Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

Zeity's thread - it was a Mr Trebus-alike from Wales.

Also of note are the Collyer brothers

Thanks, Nick - I thought I remembered a Zeity thread which referred to Mr Trebus.
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NickFitz replied

8 January 2009, 20:19
Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post

Mr Trebus.

IIRC, Zeity started a thread to him when he died.

Zeity's thread - it was a Mr Trebus-alike from Wales.

Also of note are the Collyer brothers
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TheFaQQer replied

8 January 2009, 17:15
Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post

Mr Trebus.

IIRC, Zeity started a thread to him when he died.

Nope can't have been, as he died in 2002 - even before the oldies were here.

Linky.
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TheFaQQer replied

8 January 2009, 17:14
Originally posted by Board Game Geek View Post

I'm sure there was a 74 year old man on one programme who hoarded tons of rubbish, including milk bottles of his own wee wee.

Horrific, but still better than letting it loose on public transport, I suppose.

Mr Trebus.

IIRC, Zeity started a thread to him when he died.
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TheFaQQer replied

8 January 2009, 17:13
Originally posted by ratewhore View Post

Maybe you have CDO. It's like OCD but with the letters in alphabetical order - as they should be.
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Board Game Geek replied

8 January 2009, 17:05
I take it none of the poster here saw "A Life of Grime".

There was one of these people every week. Some of the things they hoarded were horific.

tim

I'm sure there was a 74 year old man on one programme who hoarded tons of rubbish, including milk bottles of his own wee wee.

Horrific, but still better than letting it loose on public transport, I suppose.
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tim123 replied

8 January 2009, 15:43
I take it none of the poster here saw "A Life of Grime".

There was one of these people every week. Some of the things they hoarded were horific.

tim
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ratewhore replied

8 January 2009, 15:25
In sort of related news
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TimberWolf replied

8 January 2009, 13:35
Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post

Investigators believe the labyrinth of waste inside 74-year-old Gordon Stewart’s house was so complicated that he may have got lost inside it. It is thought he may have died as a result of dehydration, after becoming unable to find his way out, reports the Daily Telegraph.

The irony is that they sent divers in to find him.
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BrilloPad replied

8 January 2009, 13:35
Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post

From the article:

I've seen perl code like that.

I remember I went for a job once where I was asked to compose some perl. I got the right answer : but interviewer told me how impressed he had been with someone who did it in 1 line! I went for the other position I was offered.
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Chugnut replied

8 January 2009, 13:34
Originally posted by ratewhore View Post

Maybe you have CDO. It's like OCD but with the letters in alphabetical order - as they should be.
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OwlHoot replied

8 January 2009, 13:33
Originally posted by ratewhore View Post

A sad tale of why it's useful to run the hoover round every now and then...

linky

From the article:

Investigators believe the labyrinth of waste inside 74-year-old Gordon Stewart’s house was so complicated that he may have got lost inside it. It is thought he may have died as a result of dehydration, after becoming unable to find his way out, reports the Daily Telegraph.

I've seen perl code like that.
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Platypus replied

8 January 2009, 13:28
Originally posted by ratewhore View Post

Maybe you have CDO. It's like OCD but with the letters in alphabetical order - as they should be.

Very drole !
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ratewhore replied

8 January 2009, 13:26
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

It made me very sad. Surely the guy had mental health problems.

Maybe its because I like everything clean and minimalist. Maybe if I was untidier I would see the funny side.

Maybe you have CDO. It's like OCD but with the letters in alphabetical order - as they should be.
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BrilloPad replied

8 January 2009, 13:23
Originally posted by Gonzo View Post

I got to about the second paragraph before I was in stitches.

Now the bloke was a human being and this is sad, but hilarious. Am I going to hell?

EDIT: With a bit more thought I think that what I am most impressed with is this bloke's ability to spend 10 years creating a labrynth through rubbish in his house. Hats off to you sir!

It made me very sad. Surely the guy had mental health problems.

Maybe its because I like everything clean and minimalist. Maybe if I was untidier I would see the funny side.
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