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| Man cuts off own head with chainsaw |
| 2011-08-01 |
| [Emirates 24/7] In a horrific incident, a 50-year old man committed sucide by chopping his own head with a chainsaw in an intricate plan involving a timer, snooker table and sticky tape. C'mon, buddy, there's easier ways. Nobody likes a showoff. Or liked a showoff... During an inquest it was learnt that he did so because he didn't want to get thrown out of his own home, thetelegraph.com.au reported. Phyall's block of flats was to be demolished. He had refused 11 offers of alternative accommodation. The daily explained the process: "Phyall tied the Black & Decker tool to a leg of a snooker table in his lounge with string, taped up the on button and plugged it into a timer. Please continue, Lieutenant Columbo... He then lay down under the snooker table face up and placed the chainsaw against his neck, Winchester Coroner's Court heard." "Disturbingly, the plan went off without a hitch," the paper commented. Electricity is like that... Britannia's The Sun newspaper reports his elderly parents raised the alarm when they could not contact their son in the council flat in Bishopstoke, Hampshire. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 "Disturbingly, the plan went off without a hitch," Disturbingly? Hell, as anyone who has ever kludged some lash-up together, if it works the first time, it's a miracle and cause for rejoicing. And maybe a beer. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-08-01 19:44 |
| #7 Lawsuit by his family against Black & Decker in 5, 4, 3.... |
| Posted by: Barbara 2011-08-01 19:14 |
| #6 "Phyall tied the Black & Decker tool to a leg of a snooker table in his lounge with string, taped up the on button and plugged it into a timer. Sorry this man was so depressed about getting tossed from his house. I know of a guy who committed suicide by fastening himself to the railroad track. He carefully left one arm loose so he could drink his final 6-pack while he waited for the train. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-08-01 19:01 |
| #5 So when do we swear in the new president of the United States of America? |
| Posted by: Solomon Prince of the Bunions1868 2011-08-01 18:29 |
| #4 Nothing another warning label can't cure. |
| Posted by: Kelly 2011-08-01 17:30 |
| #3 This almost tops the classical Greek philosopher who strangled himself to death with his own bare hands...now THAT is persistence. I would say, seriously, that what we have here is an undiagnosed case of Borderline Personality Disorder. BPD is one of the most difficult to diagnose..Psychiatrists want to diagnose it as Bipolar with psychotic features...they can sell more drugs that way, but in reality, many people living on meds for bipolar behavior are actually BPD. |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2011-08-01 11:14 |
| #2 I remember an incident when an old guy was logging, and cut halfway through his neck with his chainsaw, by accident, yet amazingly was able to walk a quarter mile to a dispensary. After the medical people worked through their unrestrained hysteria, they got him to a hospital, where he spent the next several days pretty much in around the clock surgery. It generally worked, however. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-08-01 09:09 |
| #1 Ambitious, inventive, maybe a grant for this sort of thing is in order. |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2011-08-01 01:33 |