Man in hiding for 22 years.

Ronn_Bman · 06-17-2003, 06:57 AM

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From MSNBC
For 22 years, Jawad Amer Sayed was a dead man.

HE WAS on the run from Saddam Hussein’s police in 1981, and instead of fleeing into exile, he decided to stay at home and hide.

Inside a false wall he built between two rooms.

For as long as it would take.

It took 22 years.

Reminds me of the stories from WWII, but 22 years!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?

One of the saddest things is that after all this time, he actually chooses to return to the hiding place because he says, "It is my second home. Maybe it is my first."

[ 06-17-2003, 07:01 AM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ]

Luvian · 06-17-2003, 07:02 AM

Ok... Now, that's something strange...

Grojlach · 06-17-2003, 07:58 AM

Is this the same person who lived in a hole for 20 years, which was in the news about a month ago? Perhaps a few stories just got mixed up or something...

[ 06-17-2003, 07:59 AM: Message edited by: Grojlach ]

Kakero · 06-17-2003, 08:09 AM

He is very lucky. and he just give me an idea.

Ronn_Bman · 06-17-2003, 08:44 AM

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Originally posted by Grojlach:
Is this the same person who lived in a hole for 20 years, which was in the news about a month ago? Perhaps a few stories just got mixed up or something...

I don't know, but it could be because he's been out for a while. I must have missed it the first time around. [img]smile.gif[/img]

johnny · 06-17-2003, 08:48 AM

This has nothing to do with this case, but i just read an article about a British man who lived in two families for 18 years. All the time his wife thought he was at the office, but in fact he was with another woman, who lived only 800 mtrs away. Quite a family guy.

SomeGuy · 06-17-2003, 02:27 PM

That's pretty weird. I saw it on MSN when I got on. What a feat. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

spydar · 06-17-2003, 02:34 PM

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Originally posted by Ronn_Bman:
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Reminds me of the stories from WWII, but 22 years!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?

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my opa used to hide under the floorboards under my dad's crib whenever the nazis came by when they were living in holland during the occupation. they also kept my 'aunt' greta in that same crib. one time a soldier even walked right up to her and said "oh what a cute little baby!" and then walked away. how they never figured out that this perfect example of a jewish girl wasn't related to the perfect little dutch kids she was living with is beyond me.

Lavindathar · 06-17-2003, 02:47 PM

He came out about 3 weeks ago.....all he had was a copy of the Koran, a fresh water supply and his family snuck him food.

Faceman · 06-17-2003, 08:00 PM

slightly

ff topic:

I know a guy who has a brand new 1938 Zündapp motrocycle he purchased from the children of a woman who had hid it behind a false wall until her death (they discovered it afterwards).
She and husband had hid his cycle before the war to avoid it being drafted by the army. After the war had ended and the husband was MIA she continued to hide it not giving it to her children and grandchildren saving it for her husband who might come back and want his bike.

06-17-2003, 07:02 AM	#2
Luvian Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 27, 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Age: 44 Posts: 6,763	Ok... Now, that's something strange... __________________ Once upon a time in Canada...

06-17-2003, 08:48 AM	#6
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 59 Posts: 16,981	This has nothing to do with this case, but i just read an article about a British man who lived in two families for 18 years. All the time his wife thought he was at the office, but in fact he was with another woman, who lived only 800 mtrs away. Quite a family guy. __________________

06-17-2003, 02:27 PM	#7
SomeGuy Unicorn Join Date: May 14, 2002 Location: Oklahoma, USA Age: 34 Posts: 4,238	That's pretty weird. I saw it on MSN when I got on. What a feat. [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ \"I firmly believe that any man\'s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.\"<br />-Vince Lombardi

06-17-2003, 02:47 PM	#9
Lavindathar Harper Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: Lancs, England Age: 40 Posts: 4,729	He came out about 3 weeks ago.....all he had was a copy of the Koran, a fresh water supply and his family snuck him food. __________________ =@

06-17-2003, 08:00 PM	#10
Faceman Hathor Join Date: February 18, 2002 Location: Vienna Age: 43 Posts: 2,248	slightly ff topic: I know a guy who has a brand new 1938 Zündapp motrocycle he purchased from the children of a woman who had hid it behind a false wall until her death (they discovered it afterwards). She and husband had hid his cycle before the war to avoid it being drafted by the army. After the war had ended and the husband was MIA she continued to hide it not giving it to her children and grandchildren saving it for her husband who might come back and want his bike. __________________ \"I am forever spellbound by the frailty of life\"<br /><br /> Faceman

06-17-2003, 07:58 AM	#3
Grojlach Zartan Join Date: May 2, 2001 Location: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum Age: 44 Posts: 5,281	Is this the same person who lived in a hole for 20 years, which was in the news about a month ago? Perhaps a few stories just got mixed up or something... [ 06-17-2003, 07:59 AM: Message edited by: Grojlach ]

06-17-2003, 08:09 AM	#4
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	He is very lucky. and he just give me an idea.

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