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New York.– Jose Paulino, a 29-year-old native of the Dominican Republic, celebrated Christmas in a hospital bed after an eight-story fall that left him with 4 broken ribs.

The construction worker was helping dismantle scaffolding Thursday at a 20-story building in Manhattan. Suddenly, a plank off the 16th floor snapped under his feet. He felt himself falling and said he thought he'd die. Instead, he landed with a thud –on scaffolding off the eighth floor.

The Bronx resident is recovering at St. Vincent's Hospital. He also hurt his neck, shoulder and leg. Visitors include his wife and two young children. Some brought the worker's favorite comfort food: sancocho, a meat-potato-and-plaintain stew.

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Written by: josean, 27 Dec 2009 9:24 AM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
Never underestimate the power of a solid nutritious upbringing on PLATANOS!

GET well soon my brother!
Written by: Platanos_pelaos This user is banned, 27 Dec 2009 12:21 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Josean, was that really what you wanned to say?
Written by: etiennc01, 27 Dec 2009 12:28 PM
From: United States
God has a way to show us that he does exist
He does miracles.!!!
Written by: ateo1992 This user is banned, 27 Dec 2009 1:25 PM
From: Dominican Republic
amazing!
Written by: mandouafrika, 27 Dec 2009 5:02 PM
From: United States
I can't lie. I love platanos.
Written by: dondankar, 27 Dec 2009 9:09 PM
From: United States
Get well my friend

I am amazed, yo are a newborn
Written by: anthonyC, 27 Dec 2009 9:40 PM
From: United States
"Written by: etiennc01, 27 Dec 2009 12:28 PM
God has a way to show us that he does exist
He does miracles.!!!"

Are you serious?
If God was watching out for him he wouldn't have let him fallen.

No Miracle here............Just another lucky idiot.

BTW It is not the fall that hurts you....It is the landing.
Written by: josean, 27 Dec 2009 9:46 PM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
Cubanito,

Why is a man who has an accident while he is working making an honest living, an "idiot?"

Imbecile!
Written by: glomarexplorer, 27 Dec 2009 11:49 PM
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
Etien,

You wrote: "God has a way to show us that he does exist
He does miracles.!!!

This is definitely one of the best statements I've even seen in DT!

Thanks for posting it.
Written by: MIRABUENO This user is banned, 28 Dec 2009 5:32 AM
From: United States
josean says:"Never underestimate the power of a solid nutritious upbringing on PLATANOS"

i ask you is that what you were brought up on in the slammer when your cellmate told you DE RODILLAS? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Written by: etiennc01, 28 Dec 2009 5:59 AM
From: United States
jose n ann my beloved hemaphrodite ,God works in mysterious way, I happen to agree with you, This is a miracle.


thanks glomaexplorer for your supporting comment.

anthony c

Luck is something that every one has be it good or bad (e.g.) a woman is 70 years of age and her grand mother , mother and four sisters all died from breast cancer at the age or 35. She is lucky
Miracle is an extraodinary event that can not be explained by any scientific disciplines.
An idiot is a mentally deficient person.

Written by: ScandiViking, 28 Dec 2009 6:28 AM
From: Denmark
etiennc01
I quote you
"An idiot is a mentally deficient person" if he/she/it believes in god/miracles/religion.
Written by: Chubbydubby, 28 Dec 2009 7:28 AM
From: Dominican Republic
I really wish u a quick recovery bro an I know the sancocho is going to help u a lot.
God bless u !
Happy new year !
Written by: josean, 28 Dec 2009 9:25 AM
From: United States, Dedicating 4 more years to fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia
If, MIRABUENO and etiennc01 had a child together, which one of the following three would it most resemble:

1. Michael Jackson,

2. Sammy Sosa,

3. LIE-onel Fernanderz?

Now remember these two appear to be males but one of them beliefs in miracles, so it could happen!
Written by: Gringo_1, 28 Dec 2009 10:34 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Maimon (Bonao)
It is a miracle, but why wasn't he wearing a safety harness?
Written by: ScandiViking, 28 Dec 2009 11:23 AM
From: Denmark
Jose,
You had me on my knees laughing

By the way, who would be the new Virgin Mary of the two?
Written by: etiennc01, 28 Dec 2009 12:20 PM
From: United States
my child would be a hemaphrodite .He /she will resemble JOSE N ANN.


scandiviking, i have met in hospitals cowards and non beleivers like you calling the name of Jesus and Virgin Mary for intersession before a delicate operation.

Those atheists like you who are healthy always spit stupidities after a bowl of sancocho and two presidentes or after a few hamburdes and hot dogs.
Your kind always grab a bible when in trouble with the law or when having health concerns.
Religion is from the latin religare which means to adore.
Must be something that you adore. Oh wait a minute I see, you adore and emulate the savage ,, the barbarian vikings.
The used axes as their main weapons so the coud split heads in halves.They raped women and exterminated children.
Some were also cannibals

scandiviking , what an ignorant choice of nickname !!!!!!

Written by: etiennc01, 28 Dec 2009 12:29 PM
From: United States
jose n ann tell you admire and I will tell you about your character.
you admire scandiviking ?????
Be careful this subhuman pirate stills harbor barbarian reflexes and could use as his next meal Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha !!!!

scaniviking say something now.

don't retire in your stincking church of satan , meet me head on,
Show me what you got.
oupala , come to my help!
those who venerate and admire satan are spiting their venom here !!!!
Written by: ScandiViking, 28 Dec 2009 12:50 PM
From: Denmark
etiennc01,
I see you know bits and pieces of history a 1000 years ago. I am quite sure that we were happy with what we believed in and did well at that time, however havent learned a crap or seen the light at the end of 2009 is a masterpiece of yours.

Trusting a religious person, NEVER EVER, but a cannibal YES, you sure know what he would do to you, bon apetite.
Written by: hellborn25, 28 Dec 2009 1:08 PM
From: United States, words of wisdom from the nutcracker
that lady on the right is feeling his nipple
Written by: ScandiViking, 28 Dec 2009 1:24 PM
From: Denmark
BTW, I since I am not religious how could I admire satan? What I do know is that religion has caused an insane nightmare for billions of human beeings on this planet thruout history of mankind. Anyway buddy dont take it personally in a few hundred years everything is forgotten.

25
wouldnt you do the same to checkout if it was a miracle or the real thing. LOLOLOLOLOL
Written by: hellborn25, 1 Jan 2010 10:55 AM
From: United States, words of wisdom from the nutcracker
25
wouldnt you do the same to checkout if it was a miracle or the real thing. LOLOLOLOLOL

scandiviking I dont think i would wanna be feeling anybody nipples if he had a accident ,specially if its a guy. Maybey you should change your name scanda viqueen
Written by: ScandiViking, 3 Jan 2010 3:23 PM
From: Denmark
25,
that would be my sister.
Written by: etiennc01, 5 Jan 2010 1:47 PM
From: United States
scandiviking
can't you take a joke ?
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