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| -Short Attention Span Theater- |
| Japanese biker fails to notice missing leg |
| 2007-08-14 |
| Now THIS is why we have the Short Attention Span Theatre™ TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese biker failed to notice his leg had been severed below the knee when he hit a safety barrier, and rode on for 2 km (1.2 miles), leaving a friend to pick up the missing limb. That's taking the expression 'what are friends for' to a whole new level. The 54-year-old office worker was out on his motorcycle with a group of friends in the city of Hamamatsu, west of Tokyo, on Monday, when he was unable to negotiate a curve in the road and bumped into the central barrier, the Mainichi Shimbun said. Ouch, but ok... He felt excruciating pain, but did not notice that his right leg was missing until he stopped at the next junction, the paper quoted local police as saying. "Dude, where's my leg??" The man and his leg were taken to hospital, but the limb had been crushed in the collision, the paper said. At the risk of being incredibly heartless, I would say he kind of deserves it. Too bad the injury didn't go further up the leg so we wouldn't have to worry about him reproducing. |
| Posted by:Free Radical |
| #8 Was he screaming Bonzai! all the way? "Bonsai!" and not "Banzai" would have made a lot more sense. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-08-14 23:53 |
| #7 I had my leg badly crushed in an industrial accident and I didnt know it had happend until i wondered why I couldnt move. Looked down and worked out I was in trouble but there was no pain. The brain handles major trauma in funny ways |
| Posted by: classer 2007-08-14 19:00 |
| #6 Well, if you're too dumb or too drugged-up to notice your leg's been traumatically amputated, don't come running to me for help! |
| Posted by: Mike 2007-08-14 16:50 |
| #5 Go Speed Racer Go Speed Racer Go Speed Racer Gooooo |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-08-14 14:10 |
| #4 Must have been one of those Dog Leg curves. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2007-08-14 13:49 |
| #3 How does one say...."last leg of the trip" in Japanese? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-08-14 12:57 |
| #2 Was he screaming Bonzai! all the way? |
| Posted by: ed 2007-08-14 12:18 |
| #1 Kinda tells me that some strong drugs may have had a part in this story. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2007-08-14 12:08 |