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Did I see Harry Blackstone Cut a Womans' Head Off?

jefficator — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:47:20 -0800

Does anyone remember a Harry Blackstone Jr. television decapitation that traumatized me as a child in the later 80s early 90s? I distinctly recall a television special with Harry Blackstone in which he put his pretty blond assistant in a guillotine and cut off her head. Then he placed her head on a counter and started having a conversation with it. I believe this would have aired on broadcast television, as we did not have cable, but I could be mistaken.

I was mortified as a child, but now I'm downright curious.

Anyone remember?

Now you lose your head!

doorsfan — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:52:52 -0800

Do you really need to duck when getting in/out of a helicopter? You see it all the time in movies and while I haven't been in a helicopter since childhood (air shows) I thought a helicopter was high enough off the ground not to chop your head off.

Is decapitation a real concern or do people do this just because we see it on TV?

Do you know this animated musical short film?

tzikeh — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:41:17 -0800

I am trying to find an animated musical short (possibly Italian? - it had subtitles) which I saw on television at least ten years ago. It may have been an Oscar-nominated short animation, but I can find nothing at imdb. Description inside.... The only part I can remember of it is that at one point, the main character (who I believe has been singing, opera-like, through the whole thing) loses his head, and his head goes bouncing along, and the subtitles read "I have no head / and yet I bounce and sing".

If anyone can help I would be very, very grateful. Thank you!

Why don't humans squirm when their heads are cut off?

borkingchikapa — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 16:39:05 -0800

Why don't humans squirm when their heads are cut off? I know chickens and pigs do, but I can't find any reference to this happening during the French Revolution or any other times that people were getting decapitated.

significance of an orange gown at beheading

blogRot — Wed, 12 May 2004 11:35:40 -0800

On the recent video beheading of Berg, does anyone know the significance of that orange gown he is/was wearing?