Bwahahahahaha! =O
A court has heard how a man used a shotgun instead of ointment to get rid of a wart â€" a drastic decision which cost him his finger and landed him with a suspended jail sentence.
Sean Murphy, of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, appeared at Doncaster Magistrates Court this week with only a stump for a left middle finger after firing a 12-bore Beretta at his stubborn five-year-old wart.
The 38-year-old had been out drinking before resorting to the unconventional wart treatment on 13 March, the court heard.
However, he denied that the beer affected his aim and blamed his now missing finger on the recoil.
The man, who claims to have found the weapon in a hedge months earlier, pleaded guilty to theft and possession of a firearm without a valid certificate â€" an offence which carries a maximum 15-year jail term.
Police are investigating how exactly the Beretta came to be under the hedge. It is alleged that it could have been used during a local burglary in 2009.
His defence said he was the “victim of his own stupidity.â€
The former security guard told the court that he was happy with the decision he made: “[The wart] was giving me a lot of trouble. It was as big as my thumbnail. I’d tried all sorts of things, but it wouldn’t go.â€
“I didn't expect to lose my finger as well when I shot it, but the gun recoiled, and that was it. The wart was gone, and so was most of my finger. There was nothing left so no chance to re-attach it.â€
District Judge Jonathan Bennett said: “This was a most unusual way of treating a wart. I don’t know what was going on in your mind.â€
Murphy was slapped with a 16-week suspended prison sentence, 100 hours of community service and ordered to pay a £100 fine.
South Yorkshire Police were unable to comment in time for publication.
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I work in a pharmacy (?) and I have never read this before! Thank you, Leon!
What some people will do for their fifteen minutes of fame. ;D
So what's this bloke saying ?
He shot the wart off...The gun recoiled....Making him fire the second barrel...Which took his finger off ?
Shouldn't think there was much left after the first shot...As Hertsblue says ...What some people will do.........
Dearie, dearie me ....If there was a little face just shaking it's head...I'd put one in here.
What category do you think he was aiming for in the "Ignobel" awards ??....Medicine ?
Cheers - Phil.
Well it's a good job he didn't have a different type of warts... :o
If he had...they'd have given him the award without any question at all...
He wouldn't have been able to pass his genes on !...And I believe that's the whole point of those 'prizes'. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil.
Luvvit...and here's some more stoopidity:
Where do you dig these up from Nik?
Quote from: Nosher on 17 June 2011, 09:43:25 PM
Where do you dig these up from Nik?
Too much online time accompanied by 'refreshments' nosher mate :d
I've never been so glad of the Atlantic Ocean :D
Quote from: Hertsblue on 19 June 2011, 10:45:12 AM
I've never been so glad of the Atlantic Ocean :D
Remember the movie "Red Dawn"? The Russians are overwhelmed by the heavily armed Americans. On the other hand, if the Russians do invade a shotgun-armed school for girls, I'm afraid most casualties will be Russians with ruptured spleens due to uncontrollable laughter. The wart story reminds me of a news item several years ago of a fellow who decided to dig out his blackpowder rifle after a period of unuse. He couldn't remember if it was stored loaded or not so he felt the best way to check it was by holding a lighter at the breech and looking down the barrel to catch a glimmer of light...
Remember, "Guns don't kill people, Darwin does".