How in the world is something like this even possible?

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Man Dead On Futon For Nearly 10 Years Before Family Notices

POSTED: 2:52 pm EST March 9, 2005

TOKYO -- A Japanese man and his two sisters were worried something might be wrong with dad. And they were right.

The old man had been dead for nearly a decade. Police questioned the three elderly siblings Tuesday, after the decomposing body of their father was found lying on a futon bed in the family's home.

Police said the man's children thought he was still alive, but became worried lately and consulted a relative. Police said judging by the condition of the remains, the father could have died as long as 10 years ago.

I'll second that... WTF?

"Dad sure has been quite for the past decade, he should really think about showering too."

WTF!!!

"Police questioned the three elderly siblings Tuesday"

Just how "elderly" are these siblings?

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oh my.....

Something tells me there's more than meets the eye to this story. Like, maybe they enjoyed the famw and modest fortune that came with having the city's oldest living resident. But really, after a year of "he's too weak," wouldn't you want to at least see the guy before declaring him the winner? After a couple of years, I'd be inclined to file a missing persons report rather than give him an award for which there is no proof.

BTW, according to another story I read about this, the "children" are in their 70's.





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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><!-- E IIMA -->A Japanese man said to be Itami city's oldest male has been found dead at his home up to a decade after his death.

The man's mummified body was found lying face down on a bed in the home he shared with his children after a relative called the police.

Kyujiro Kaneoka was believed to have been alive, aged 107, and was named as Itami's oldest man six years ago.

The mayor visited his house every year but his family refused to let the him in, saying the man was bedridden.

"The body was wearing a clean kimono. He is believed to be dead for five to 10 years. We are talking to his family members why they kept him like this," an official told the AFP news agency.

'Too weak'

The three siblings said they thought their father was still alive, but one recently consulted a relative about the possibility he might be dead, a police spokesman said.

A report in the Mainichi Daily News said the man's son and two daughters kept his kimono-clad body in the first room of their house in Itami, 400km (250 miles) west of Tokyo.

The futon on which the body was laid was surrounded by religious amulets, charms and tokens, the report said.

The cause of his death has yet to be determined, police said. An official with the Itami city hall told the AFP news agency that the city was considering asking Kaneoka's family to return gifts it had received since 1999 as a token of the man's longevity. "Every year we gave the family 30,000 yen ($288; £150) and a cashmere blanket worth 20,000 yen ($192; £100)," the official said.<!-- E BO -->


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I'm guessing they're a little long on their 10-year horizon.

Haven't you seen Weekend at Bernies? Just throw a pair of sunglasses on a dead guy and apparently no one knows that they are dead. Geesh!

Ahh! wouldn't you think they would notice the smell of rotting flesh? After ten years, I'm sure the body was starting to get pretty ripe! I guess they didn't notice the flies and maggots that have made their dad into a hotel.

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Lane Meyer sure put on the pounds.

That appears to be David Lee Roth's music career on the floor, though.

Lane Meyer sure put on the pounds.

Does everybody want some, I want some tooooohhhhaaa.....

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And the threadjack is complete!