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Man saws off his own foot to avoid work

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  • 27-03-2012 11:26am
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    Sykk
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    An unemployed Austrian man has sawed off his left foot, apparently to avoid being found fit enough to go back to work.

    Police said the "desperate" 56-year-old man deliberately sliced it off above the ankle with a mechanical saw and threw it into an oven.
    The man, from Mitterlabill in southern Austria, then hobbled into his garage and called an ambulance.
    He sliced his foot off just a few hours before he was due to have a health check with the labour department on whether he was fit to work, Austrian broadcaster ORF reported.
    When police arrived, the man was still conscious but had lost a lot of blood, local police chief Franz Fasching said.
    Emergency services "looked in the oven and were able to recover the foot," Mr Fasching said.
    "The foot was taken the hospital but it was so badly burned that it cannot be sewn back on."
    The man was flown to hospital in Graz, where he was said to be in a stable condition.

    I'd say he's an inspiration to a few people I know who've never worked a day in their lives. Good get out of jail free card? :pac:


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    foxyboxer
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    appropriate username OP.


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    ejmaztec
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    Sykk wrote: »
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    I'd say he's an inspiration to a few people I know who've never worked a day in their lives. Good get out of jail free card? :pac:

    Another lazy bastard expecting the taxpayer to foot the bill.


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    blaze1
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    He's hopping mad...

    gets coat


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    charlietheminxx
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    Holy fuck.


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    biko
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    What a great idea.


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    Jimmy Bottlehead
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    Image from just before the incident:

    http://tkmovies.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/saw_l.jpg


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    Mr Benevolent
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    Those crazy Austrians...


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    Standard Toaster
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    Now that's dedication, none of this 'my back hurts' nonsense!


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    Riddle101
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    He could have had one foot in the grave if not careful.


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    CardBordWindow
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    It's a pity that such a proactive person is not out in the workplace.
    He has displayed great problem-solving skills, as well as outside-the-box thinking.
    He did not have to delegate the work, undertook the necessary action himself, and got results!


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    Giselle
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    I think he crossed the line between pathological laziness and mental illness. Poor guy must be seriously ill to come up with that as a life choice.


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    MistyCheese
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    Who among us has not opened their eyes one Monday morning, sighed wearily and thought "I'd give my left foot to not have to go into work today."


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    jester77
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    He should have just moved to Ireland!


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    livinsane
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    My uncle-in-law chopped off his trigger finger so he wouldn't get drafted to the army (Moldova). They still took him but made him do really crappy jobs so the plan didn't really suceed.


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    Standard Toaster
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    Who's going to foot the medical bill?


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    mconigol
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    Obviously he was mentally ill in the first place....he could have just used that :rolleyes:


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    Kumejima
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    Some men just want to stay footloose and fancy free


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    D1stant
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    This has got to be a wind up. Austrian burns body parts in an oven.... Does he live in a concentration camp?


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    booboo88
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    Kumejima wrote: »
    Some men just want to stay footloose and fancy free

    hahahahaa the best one yet :)


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    44leto
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    He could still get a job on a production line, a call centre or a desk job. Except he doesn't seem the brightest.

    I work with someone who lost their right leg from the knee down. You wouldn't know unless they told you.


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    Batsy
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    ejmaztec wrote: »
    Another lazy bastard expecting the taxpayer to foot the bill.

    He's what you call a left winger.

    And when a Tory government gets into power there and vows to do something about the dole dossers he'll be taking to the streets chucking bricks through the windows of the nearest bank.


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    Capt'n Midnight
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    44leto wrote: »
    He could still get a job on a production line, a call centre or a desk job. Except he doesn't seem the brightest.
    He could also drive an automatic

    And since when was not being the brightest a hindrance to most call centre jobs ?


    Anyway all he needs now is an eye patch and a parrot


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    MisterEpicurus
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    An amazing feat....


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    Sunnyisland
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    Wonder was he watching the film my left foot.








    couldn't think of anything else ;-(


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    ejmaztec
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    realies wrote: »
    Wonder was he watching the film my left foot.








    couldn't think of anything else ;-(

    He was interested in knowing how much of the film ended up on the cutting-room floor.


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    Acacia
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    *sees thread title*
    *shocked*
    *sees country where it happened is Austria*
    * 'Ah, it all makes sense now...'*


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    A0
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    He got off on the wrong foot.


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    Satts
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    Ah pull the other one.


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    jased10s
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    He'd be hopping mad if they made him go back to work.


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    RachaelVO
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    D1stant wrote: »
    This has got to be a wind up. Austrian burns body parts in an oven.... Does he live in a concentration camp?

    HA HA HA HA!!!! :):)

    That just reminded me of the jokes going around about Arnie when he was running for governor of california... just what the world needs, another power hungry Austrian!


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