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11-20-2007, 09:04 PM
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Man with the most detailed diary ever dies
Update: The man noted in News of the Weird in 1996 for keeping an almost unbelievably detailed personal diary died in October at age 89. For 25 years, Rev. Robert Shields of Dayton, Wash., had chronicled his life in five-minute segments of banalities, leaving 37 million words on paper filling 91 boxes. His self-described "uninhibited," "spontaneous" work was astonishing in its mundaneness. Examples: Aug. 13, 1995, 8:40 a.m. "I filled the humidifying basin mounted over the Futura baseboard heater." 8:45 a.m.: I shaved twice with the Gillette Sensor blade (and) shaved my neck behind both ears, and crossways of my cheeks, too." July 25, 1993, 7 a.m.: "I cleaned out the tub and scraped my feet with my fingernails to remove layers of dead skin." 7:05 a.m.: "Passed a large, firm stool, and a pint of urine. Used 5 sheets of paper." [The Times (London), 10-30-07]
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I bet his record will be seroiusly raped by people on "livejurnal" and that ghey shit, or maybe by Dani
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11-20-2007, 09:13 PM
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I guess that guy didn't have internet to entertain himself
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11-20-2007, 10:53 PM
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I can't imagine keeping that much of a record. Thats seems so boring hahaha
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11-20-2007, 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Garretts_turbo
I can't imagine keeping that much of a record. Thats seems so boring hahaha
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I hear that they are going to make a 5 year documentary style show of his life, since they have incredible records!
(kidding only)
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11-21-2007, 12:29 AM
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is there any entrys about filling in his diary?
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11-21-2007, 01:32 AM
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Wow, that is still pretty damn amazing, sad to hear him pass. RIP.
I wish I could even keep a diary where I write in it once a week...but I get so lazy and forgetful at times lol
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11-21-2007, 02:55 AM
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The last entry must be something like this:
x.x.2007 7pm: "My chest hurts a little and my arms are numb. I think I am going to call 911."
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11-22-2007, 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by acmarttin
The last entry must be something like this:
x.x.2007 7pm: "My chest hurts a little and my arms are numb. I think I am going to call 911."
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thats not nice. Hilarious, but not nice
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11-29-2007, 08:07 PM
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That would make an interesting film... I'd like to see a script based on those 91 oxes of files.
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11-29-2007, 09:36 PM
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man, can u imagine how much life he wasted if u count the time he spent writing everything down!
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11-30-2007, 03:23 AM
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wonder if he did it while driving haha...
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