{"id":697,"date":"2007-07-12T01:13:52","date_gmt":"2007-07-12T05:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2007\/07\/12\/watch-out-its-another-jumper\/"},"modified":"2011-10-01T22:38:51","modified_gmt":"2011-10-02T02:38:51","slug":"watch-out-its-another-jumper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2007\/07\/12\/watch-out-its-another-jumper\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch out! it&#8217;s another jumper!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p> I suppose if you wanted to kill yourself there are hundreds of different ways to do it, but did you know that in Japan &#8211; who&#8217;s suicide rate is high, the most popular method of killing one&#8217;s self is to leap to their death.<\/p>\n<div class=\"b1291d92551e5c93995fce7897ccfc30\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* OddPlanet_300x250_inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3290981241\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Sorry, that wouldn&#8217;t be my first choice!<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<!--CusAds--><p>I guess this choice of suicide is dangerous for pedestrians as well. 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