Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned... Setting Fire To 400 Mobile Phones

from the now-that's-fury dept

Tue, Mar 11th 2008 5:19pm — Mike Masnick

Okay, well, here's a silly story that I couldn't resist writing about because the title practically wrote itself. Over in China, apparently the angry wife of a mobile phone retailer who was upset that her husband was abandoning the marriage gathered up approximately 400 new phones that her husband was trying to sell and set them on fire on their bed (along with some kerosene to help flame the fire).

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Anonymous Coward, 11 Mar 2008 @ 5:54pm

and so it goes......................
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The Mighty Buzzard, 11 Mar 2008 @ 6:13pm

Now there's a woman who obviously shares my feelings on cell phones.
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- Ronald, 11 Mar 2008 @ 7:08pm
  
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  You are pathetic
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steveballmer, 11 Mar 2008 @ 6:31pm

iPhones I hope!
Please let these be iPhones!
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- Anonymous Coward, 11 Mar 2008 @ 9:46pm
  
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  amen!
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Anonymous Coward, 11 Mar 2008 @ 6:32pm

That is one way of saying
"SHUT UP AND F#@K!!"
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Anonymous Coward, 11 Mar 2008 @ 6:52pm

Don't worry, she kept the phone that had the best 'silent alert' setting, for those cold lonely nights.
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Overcast, 11 Mar 2008 @ 7:11pm

Wonder if the nagging cell phone in a video game caused this.
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- Jack, 11 Mar 2008 @ 7:35pm
  
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  You dont wonder, you just say it did; then its the truth.
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dennis call, 11 Mar 2008 @ 8:08pm

And she will ask herself latter "why dosnt he want me?".
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Anonymous Coward, 11 Mar 2008 @ 8:33pm

must of had a big bed...
hows the house tho?
arnt they made of paper down there in china or something?
or is that japan?
anyway..
i wonder if they burned pretty colors.
i like pretty colors...
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Julianna, 11 Mar 2008 @ 8:36pm

Burn baby burn
There is nothing like a woman scorned. Ah, revenge is sweet.
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Gary, 11 Mar 2008 @ 8:50pm

AH yea. I can see why this guy wanted to leave her. Oh and I hope the judge deducts the cost of those phone from the amount of money she gets. Dumb ass bitch.
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Juliana's EX-BF, 12 Mar 2008 @ 1:46am

Juliana yeah screw you - you and every other woman who are evil
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PhilxBefore, 12 Mar 2008 @ 10:02am

"I used to hate car accidents, now I hate cell phones."
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Anonymous Coward, 23 Apr 2008 @ 2:19pm

i would have burned more than fucking cell phones.....i am myself a woman scorned.the thoughts,the anger,the depression is like no other you may experience.what really hits home is when you know,but people come to you (in a town of 25,000)and tell you things.hell,fire,etc.are the perfect words.fire crosses my body and anger takes charge,once a person who was quiet,calm,easy going,and never confrontational.life is a bitch,to say the least,and sadly,it is not 1958,it's 2008 and MEN DO NOT KNOW HOW TO BEHAVE,RESPECT,BE HONEST,CARE,TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND MOST OF ALL,KEEP IT IN THEIR PANTS!!!HELL HATH NO FURY IS CORRECT..
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Newly Single, 15 May 2009 @ 1:25pm

Still Painful
It doesn't matter how much stuff she burns... the hurt wont go away that easy. Revenge is sweet but only lasts a little bit. She should've taken pictures of his face, so the feeling could last a little longer...LOL
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