Thu May 31, 4:21 AM ET

MANILA (AFP) - A jobless man was shot dead by a security guard for singing out of tune in a Philippine karaoke bar, police said Thursday.

Romy Baligula, 29, was halfway through his song on Tuesday night in a bar in San Mateo town, east of Manila, when 43-year-old security guard Robilito Ortega yelled that he was out of tune.

As Baligula ignored his comments and continued singing, Ortega pulled out his revolver and shot him in the chest.

Senior Superintendent Felipe Rojas said Baligula died instantly.

The security guard was detained by an off-duty policeman shortly after the shooting.

Deaths and violence are not uncommon in Philippine karaoke bars.

The popular Frank Sinatra song "My Way" has been taken off many karaoke bars in Manila after it was found to be the cause of fights and even deaths when patrons sang out of tune.

I guess some people do what other people intensely want to do...

retina said:

WTF? What the hell is wrong with them?

Imagine if Paris Hilton steps foot in there

DanceWme said:

DanceWme said:

really true

DanceWme said:

and


wtf is that shit

DanceWme said:

Or all the other "singer/actresses" or just plain "singers".

calldapplwondery83 said:

Drugs maybe?

But I can recall, in the east, they are really passionate about their karaoke, and when I was in Korea, I was taken to a karaoke bar.. well I was so not used to singing in public, but after a few drinks and persuasion, I was pushed up to the microphone..

I thought, fuck, this will be a laugh, but when the group heard me sing, they all ran up and sang with me to try and drown me out..

cunts

theodore said:

hey theO, beautiful

REDFEATHERS said:

hey REDness

theodore said:

how are you cutie?

its the weekend!

REDFEATHERS said:

I know
I'm great
but I have a Calculus test on Tuesday

theodore said:

Damn calculus test

But its not till tuesday and you are here on the org

REDFEATHERS said:

I love Calculus




The org

CalhounSq said:

I know.. the world has gone to pot..

it was only a matter of time i think karaoke should be outlawed

Excellent. I MUST TRAVEL THERE.

I'm going to pop my karaoke cherry on my next trip to Boston.








After about 7 sake bombs of course.

jerseykrs said:

I'm gonna pop your anal cherry with my fist and a lot of butter.



Yes, this post was unnecessary and potentially hurtful.

Spookymuffin said:

this was the funniest part of the post.

jerseykrs said:

I hate to say this, being my "heart of ice" self, and given our tenuous links as friends, or even acquaintances, but that "The Lesbian Whisperer" line in your sig cracks me up every time I read it.

Spookymuffin said:

Wait until I go to Amsterdam and put my finger in a dyke.

jerseykrs said:

Ok, and now we're back to rarely speaking terms after you just lowered the tone significantly.

Spookymuffin said: