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Man dies in ‘absolute agony' 10 days after eating gecko on a dare
2019-07-03
[NY Post] Dad-of-three David Dowell was always known as a loveable larrikin and a man who would never back down from a dare, but one he took last year ‐ when a friend dared him to eat a gecko at a Christmas party ‐ could be the thing that claimed his life.

Friends and family are still searching for answers six months after Dowell was dared to eat the lizard.

Dowell, who would’ve turned 35 last week, was rushed to Brisbane’s Mater Hospital in "absolute agony" on December 3, two days after friends reportedly saw him eat the gecko at the Saturday night party.
Here ye bastids, hold my beer !
Dowell’s partner of 15 years Allira begged the paramedics to take him to hospital after they believed he just had a bad bout of gastro or a severe hangover.

In an interview with 7 News, Allira said her partner’s death was a "big shock."

"We never thought this would happen, it was just a big shock and it still is a big shock" she said.
Posted by:Besoeker

#24  Play stupid games... you know the rest...
Posted by: CrazyFool   2019-07-03 21:43  

#23  re#21: did he at least pay up?
Posted by: Marilyn Glolutch5574   2019-07-03 19:59  

#22  I'll note the article mentions neglectful care and idiocy on the part of staff. However, this quote brought me up short of outrage:

“It was a dare, so he might have intended to eat it and then thrown it away. At the end of the day, we don’t know whether he actually ate the gecko. David never mentioned it.”

Really? You don't know if he ate the damn thing? He rotted from the inside out, and you aren't sure he ate the stupid gecko? Oh, and that picture up top is him, that's the article picture at the link.
Posted by: Charles   2019-07-03 19:09  

#21  Imagine how the guy who bet him he wouldn't eat it feels.
Posted by: ruprecht   2019-07-03 16:50  

#20  jpal, I scanned your comment too fast, I thought you wrote "with feces".
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2019-07-03 14:53  

#19  FTA: on the plus side his nuts swelled to the size of grapefruit.
Posted by: Regular joe   2019-07-03 13:31  

#18  Dad-of-three David Dowell

You're a little late, Darwin.
Posted by: charger   2019-07-03 13:19  

#17  #10 Silver lining. New commercial for Farmers Insurance.

"At least our mascot won't kill you! JK Simmons wouldn't do that."
Posted by: charger   2019-07-03 13:18  

#16  In other food news, Customs agents seize 32 lbs of African rat meat at O'Hare. Hope this doesn't affect your barbecue plans for the 4th.
Posted by: SteveS   2019-07-03 12:42  

#15  There was an old guy who swallowed a gecko.
What the hecko?
Posted by: SteveS   2019-07-03 11:57  

#14  It's Australia, krikey, even the cute lizards down there want to kill you.
Posted by: ruprecht   2019-07-03 11:39  

#13  Dowell left behind three young girls.

Too late for Darwin.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2019-07-03 11:21  

#12  
Posted by: Skidmark   2019-07-03 10:43  

#11  That's it I'm going vegan. Looks like my sister was right all this time about about not eating things with faces.
Posted by: jpal   2019-07-03 10:08  

#10  Silver lining. New commercial for Farmers Insurance.
Posted by: Jack Salami    2019-07-03 09:31  

#9  live geckos live snails scorpions Added to my list of things I'll never eat in China.
Posted by: Beau   2019-07-03 09:22  

#8   still searching for answers

Journalismo for "looking for a tort lawyer who will take their case..."

Hint: If no ambulance chaser has put the first foot forward, you probably don't have even a bad case...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-07-03 09:14  

#7  Darwin approves
Posted by: DarthVader   2019-07-03 09:06  

#6  "Friends and family are still searching for answers six months after Dowell was dared to eat the lizard."

Like it matters now?
Posted by: DooDahMan   2019-07-03 08:29  

#5  Frank, you beat me to it. I knew there had to be a GEICO joke int there somewhere.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2019-07-03 08:02  

#4  "Your claim was denied by GEICO"
Posted by: Frank G   2019-07-03 07:10  

#3  There's a reason this stuff isn't in the grocery store. Just sayin...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-07-03 07:07  

#2   Friends and family are still searching for answers six months after Dowell was dared to eat the lizard.

"Maybe it was the mercury he poured into his ear ?"
"Nope, he's done that since he was six."
"What about the crushed string lights ?"
Posted by: Dron66046   2019-07-03 06:35  

#1  In an interview with 7 News, Allira said her partner’s death was a "big shock."

Especially shocking to the Gecko.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-07-03 06:13  

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