"Phlegm Phatale", Way to Die #656, is the seventh and final death featured in "Death, The Final Frontier", which aired on July 15, 2012, as well as the final death in the series.
Plot[]
Ira is a germaphobe who goes on a date with a woman he met on an internet dating site named Shoshana. To prepare for their first date, he flushes out his nasal passages by using a Neti pot. When Shoshana goes to kiss him, Ira pulls out a can of disinfectant spray which causes him to sneeze blood and mucus all over Shoshana, causing her to leave. Ira soon collapses to the floor and dies from a Naegleria fowleri infection that attacks his brain and kills him due to using contaminated tap water for the Neti pot rather than distilled water.
Transcript[]
Villain Death plays
Narrator: Ira knew no bounds in the pursuit of cleanliness; spraying, scrubbing and rubbing everything in sight. But in the end, it wasn't germs; it was Ira who got rubbed out.
Cast and Interviewees[]
- Eric Satterberg - Ira (lead: intended victim)
- Ruthie Holmes - Shoshana
- Brianna Kellum - Natural Health Expert
- Dr. Duncan McBride - Neurological Surgeon
Trivia[]
- Also called "Neti Say Goodbye" on the Spike TV website.
- This is the final death featured in the series, due to 1000 Ways To Die's cancellation.
- This death is probably based on the death of Jonathan Capewell https://www.independent.co.uk/news/boy-who-wanted-to-smell-good-killed-by-deodorant-1181309.html
- There has been numerous news articles being published having to do with the misuse of Neti pots.
- The doggerel quote may have a reference to another death in the series (In this case, Rubbed Out). Ironically, both victims from both perspective deaths were germaphobes.
- This only happens if people use swamp or polluted lake water.
- This death is reminiscent of Guns N' Noses.
- This is the final segment that features a good person.
- This death takes place a day before Rhymes With "Rich" .
- This is the last segment airing with 600's (#600-#699).
Segment Nicknames[]
- Neti Say Goodbye (Spike TV)
Foreign names[]
- Rotz Fatal (Snot Fatal) - German dub
- Neti Pota Tulya Azak en Sanutan (Neti Pot to Nose of Cause) - Lazoran dub
- A Moco Tendido (A Snotty Nose) - Latin American Spanish dub
- Mucus Fatalis (Fatal Mucus) - Spanish dub