DeaconTheVillain Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 http://news.sky.com/home/strange-news/article/16196733 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 What .... WHAT!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champskins Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Please don't let that man go back to work. He seems like the ideal candidate to "go postal" on the employees if he's forced to come back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconTheVillain Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 "Give a man a saw and he works for a day. Teach a man to saw and he never works again." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Man. That musta been one crappy job he had lined up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideshow24 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Apparently he was mentally unfit to work anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconTheVillain Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Apparently he was mentally unfit to work anyway. He is certainly unbalanced now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracelander Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I hope he doesn't take them to court for workmans comp. He doesn't have a leg to stand on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 That's dedication. He cuts off his foot, THEN throws it in the oven to cook it to make sure it can't be reattached. Oh, and after all that, he finally calls an ambulance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Saw VII - The Office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVAbrendan Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 man, what an odd feat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champskins Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 ... All we had to do was give Albert "Fat Al" Haynesworth $100 million to avoid work, and he thought he had it bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconTheVillain Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 The thrill of victory and the agony of da feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champskins Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I knew working was a sin... I have proof: Matthew 18:8 "So if your hand or foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It's better to enter eternal life with only one hand or one foot than to be thrown into eternal fire with both of your hands and feet." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slateman Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I'm stumped as to why someone would go that far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I'm guessing this guy didn't exactly toe the company line . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 He is certainly unbalanced now Ironically, his wife's name is Eileen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'Em84 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 I'm sure his job served him his walking papers; he can be as footloose as he wants now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champskins Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Ironically, his wife's name is Eileen. Didn't he cheat on her with Peggy, the waitress at IHOP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconTheVillain Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabR Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 In the 60's I knew this guy who cut the end of his pinky finger off because the insurance policy where he worked paid 500 fo the loss of a finger. His logic was he does not need his pinky tip. He was working at a exxon gas station and he happened to read the insurance coverage ll employees got. He said it hurt like hell, but he collected. I often wonder what happen to good old John and if he has any extremities left ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Maybe the job he was applying for was for a pirate? ~Yaarr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 you know what they say... put your best foot in the oven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Guess he was tired of trying to get a foot in the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloppyOneXXVI Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 He actually wanted to keep working, but he didn't want to get off on the wrong foot. He felt this job was a step in the wrong direction. His foot was clearly being held to the fire. He just couldn't stand on his own two feet anymore. I hope his insurance will foot the bill. Jokes are funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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