Eminem Merch Gets man Killed
Published November 05, 2003
Eminem has spent time on his records giving his mom some nasty treatment. After incidentally causing another man to insult someone else's mom, a man gets killed. Lesson for the day: Don't hawk Eminem merchandise and NEVER make fun of a man's mother.
Eminem T-Shirts Spark Deadly Fight
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish man was stabbed to death after hawking T-shirts depicting U.S. rap superstar Eminem because a man mistook the sales pitch as an insult to his mother, Turkish newspapers said Tuesday.
A knife fight broke out in an Istanbul suburb after 19-year-old Dilaver Akkurt told T-shirt vendor Hayrettin Demir his mother was named Emine and lived in the area, Hurriyet newspaper said.
"Eminem" means "my Emine" in Turkish.
Akkurt warned Demir to stop shouting "Eminem" and to cease sales of the clothing inscribed with the star's name and image.
Police believe Demir, who died at the scene from multiple stab wounds, was killed by a friend of Akkurt's in the brawl in Istanbul's Kucukcekmece district, Hurriyet said.
Police have detained Akkurt, who was being treated in hospital for wounds, and are still searching for Demir's killer, the newspaper said.
If this can happen, it is reasonable to assume a bake sale could easily create a hostile environment, right? Just kidding. :-)
Craig Lyndall writes about all things related to Cleveland sports for WaitingForNextYear.com. 
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Yes. Eminem is messing up kids around the world. He is destroying the world. Can't you see. People all over the globe need to get a grip and lighten up. jeeze.
To commenters 1 and 2 -
I'm pretty sure from the tone that Craig is being facetious with his lesson of the day. If you folks took him seriously, you need a lesson in reading between the lines.
also, people in Turkey are too hairy, and the men drink too much coffee
Ding ding ding... Taloran wins a prize! Thanks. :-)
Hey, at least I got it, Craig! Got a chuckle out of it as well.
It's probably wise to prefer tea in Turkey. Anyone drinking Turkish coffee all the time could end up with the metabolism of a hummingbird and get a heart attack by the age of 28.
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Lesson #2 for the day: Don't even listen to this buttmonkey...