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That's gotta hurt

On 21 Nov 2011 at 7:56am Gabrielle wrote:

Just heard about the guy who attempted to put a torch out that had rolled under the car by stamping on it. Seems it had a big nail in it that went straight through his foot. And was red hot! Ouch!!!

On 21 Nov 2011 at 1:38pm Bongo wrote:

That was lucky. A red hot nail will be thoroughly sterile.

On 21 Nov 2011 at 3:33pm bastian wrote:

what was he wearing on his feet, ugg boots?

On 21 Nov 2011 at 4:10pm Penguin wrote:

Bet he was hopping mad! Did he hotfoot it to the nearest ambulance.
Sorry for the lame jokes.

On 21 Nov 2011 at 4:27pm Boot wrote:

How did he stamp on it if it was under a car ?

On 21 Nov 2011 at 7:05pm Old Boy wrote:

What muppet would put a nail in a torch head?

On 21 Nov 2011 at 7:51pm Grunge wrote:

The sort who throws bangers at dogs and people.

On 21 Nov 2011 at 8:35pm wanderer wrote:

On Mon 21 Nov at: 19:05 Old Boy wrote:
What muppet would put a nail in a torch head?
what would you use gaffer tape evo stick ??

On 22 Nov 2011 at 8:31am DFL wrote:

How about some wire wanderer ?

On 22 Nov 2011 at 11:22am Penguin wrote:

Burnt toast torches tend to be nailed on I believe, but as my learned friend DFL says above, proper torches have wire. I am also pretty sure that paraffin doesn't burn hot enough to heat metal up to red hot.
I have a sneaky feeling that this story and the contents of Grunge's last post have something in common - ie. they exist only in the imagination of the respective writers - but I could be wrong.

On 22 Nov 2011 at 12:25pm Gabrielle wrote:

Original story came from A&E Nurse so is not made up. Head of torch was in the gutter by the car and the 'victim' was trying to extinguish it fully to protect the car.
As to the red hot nail - chances are it had cooled down by the time it was seen by others - whatever the temp it caused a burn and some not-inconsiderable pain by all accounts.
Gabby

On 22 Nov 2011 at 1:37pm Penguin wrote:

Sorry Gabby, I take it back then!

On 22 Nov 2011 at 3:22pm Torch-bearer wrote:

Why do people leave cars so near to the processions? Always amazes me. And by the way, it's not just hessian and wire torches that can be called "proper"!!