Just Jokes…

December 31, 2008 by Marc Lamont Hill

Wii, Water, Death

A California woman died of water intoxication while trying to win a Nintendo Wii during a radio station’s water-drinking contest. What do you think?

Tabbitha Martin,
Fire Marshall
“I wish I believed in something enough to accidentally give my life for it.”

Chris Friedman,
Systems Analyst
“Get ready for the most ridiculous series of PSAs in history.”

Robert Lowe,
Dairy Farmer
“They should maybe donate that Wii to someone who really deserves it. Someone who wouldn’t drink seven quarts of water for a video-game box.”

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4 Comments

1. zak wrote:

Wasn’t there one where you had to hold wee for a wii?

December 31, 2008 @ 1:43 pm

2. Mikal wrote:

Didnt this happen a few years ago.

December 31, 2008 @ 5:06 pm

3. anita wrote:

I heard they are coming out with a miniature wii this year… so boys can play with their wee wii no matter where they are

January 3, 2009 @ 7:12 pm

4. Blaxx wrote:

On January 12, 2007, Jennifer Strange, a 28-year-old woman and a mother of 3, from Rancho Cordova, California, was found dead in her home by her mother hours after trying to win one of Nintendo’s Wii game consoles in KDND 107.9 “The End” radio station’s “Hold Your Wee for a Wii” contest, which involved drinking large quantities of water without urinating. Because of the name of the contest, some believe that not urinating is related to hyponatremia (a condition related to water intoxication). This is untrue; this type of water intoxication is caused by excessive and rapid consumption of (sodium-free) water. No criminal charges were pressed. The FCC has launched its own investigation to determine if the station violated the terms of its operating license.

January 7, 2009 @ 11:49 am

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