Boy Loses Arm In Washing Machine, Goes to Bed Without It
“SORRY mami, I’ve gone and lost my arm. I didn’t mean to,” says the little lad whose arm became detached from the rest of him.
The incident occurred in the city of Ulm, southern Germany, and like you we are amazed at the Teutonic capacity for the English language. But the Sun is nothing if it is not factual.
Police spokesman Wolfgang Juergens tells us:
“It is nothing short of a miracle that he didn’t bleed to death in the night.”
It is. So what happened? Well, the boy and his 11-year-old brother were playing with an old washing machine in their kitchen. The machine juddered to life and the boys arm became jammed in the frame. The boy pulled himself clear. The arm remained jammed in the frame.
Bit brother then puts the servered limb in the family freezer. Waste not want not, kinder! And scared of mum’s wrath the boys went to bed. Well, most of them did…
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October 30th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
…just another Anokak spelling mistake possibly?
October 30th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
D.D. how about ?…..”Boy Loosens Arm in Washing Machine”….close & partly correct …??
October 30th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Boy Loses Arm In Washing Machine…
Stupid article. If it’s in the washing machine then by definition he knows where it is and, therefore, he hasn’t LOST IT.
October 30th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
…just how many extra limbs have you got then….?
October 30th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
I use centripetal force to hold on to the floor
October 30th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
I think Yampster should practice, left and right handed and after several too many, and Mrs Y film it and load onto youtube
October 30th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
…well, the poor little sod wouldn’t have had the problem with the lager, anyway, would he….?
June - don’t even go there…..
October 30th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
What did you hold onto the floor with then Yampster?
October 30th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
How did he get undressed with only one arm? I’ve tried undressing with one hand while holding a pint of Stella in the other. It’s almost impossible without a) falling over and / or b) spilling the lager