Man struck by lightning while playing online poker

An 18-year-old in Maine got more than he bargained for when he logged to an online poker site on July 21. Nathan Natole was at home, playing poker on his laptop when the battery started running low, so he plugged it into the wall socket, and was promptly struck by lightning. Fortunately, Nathan survived his encounter, but we don’t think we’re going to survive the religious whackjobs who will inevitably claim that this was divine judgment on Nathan for dealing with the devil’s deck. Read more.

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