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Forget My Severed Arm...

2007 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

'Forget My Severed Arm - I Want A Drink'

A man fell asleep on a train track and lost his right arm - but instead of yelling for an ambulance he calmly asked for a glass of water. Officers found Bobby Joe Medlin, 31, covered in blood close to the tracks in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

'Get me a glass of water'He asked for water before they noticed his arm was missing up to his shoulder.

A firefighter found Medlin's arm about an hour later, but doctors said it was too damaged to be reattached.

Medlin, of Van Buren, was earlier involved in a car crash.

He checked himself out of a hospital against medical advice hours before losing his arm.

Submitted on 11/22/2007

Submitted by: Jane
Reference: http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,70131-1293825,00.html Thursday November 22, 2007

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
How on earth do you not know that you're missing an arm when you wake up? Thanks, Jane!


James said:
Definitely Toss: Other
This is more of a case of dark humor than a true tale of stupidity. As it is, the victim was in shock and obviously wouldn't notice a missing arm (such cases are actually common, a good historical example being that of Lord Uxbridge at Waterloo who had a brief chat with Wellington before noticing his leg had been blown off). Humorous, but not quite a DA! Thanks, Jane!


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
First a car crash where he left the hospital against advice then he falls asleep on a railroad track. The man is determined to remove his genetic contributions it seems. I vote an HM for him.


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