Barringtonia
22-11-2007, 08:56
Link (http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2214958,00.html)
As romantic gestures go, it takes some beating. Gordon Thomson, of Plymouth, asked his girlfriend - of two months; they were obviously at the besotted stage - to lie on the floor. He then positioned a brick under her leg and jumped on the limb with both feet. It duly broke, with a loud crack. They intended to claim that a wall had fallen on her, and apply for £100,000 in damages from Plymouth City Council.
In Accidentally on Purpose: The Making of a Personal Injury Underworld in America, Ken Dornstein notes....that among the distinctions of a small town called Vernon, Florida, was that around 50 of its citizens had arranged to have their own limbs amputated, mostly after shooting and farming "accidents", causing it to become known as Nub City.
Florida always manages to get into these stories but what would you 'lose' in return for some decent money?
As romantic gestures go, it takes some beating. Gordon Thomson, of Plymouth, asked his girlfriend - of two months; they were obviously at the besotted stage - to lie on the floor. He then positioned a brick under her leg and jumped on the limb with both feet. It duly broke, with a loud crack. They intended to claim that a wall had fallen on her, and apply for £100,000 in damages from Plymouth City Council.
In Accidentally on Purpose: The Making of a Personal Injury Underworld in America, Ken Dornstein notes....that among the distinctions of a small town called Vernon, Florida, was that around 50 of its citizens had arranged to have their own limbs amputated, mostly after shooting and farming "accidents", causing it to become known as Nub City.
Florida always manages to get into these stories but what would you 'lose' in return for some decent money?