Firework pranks backfires

[Chrysalis]

Did any of you hear about this?​

A man is recovering in hospital from serious internal injures after launching a firework from his backside.​

The 22-year-old suffered a scorched colon and other injuries in the incident in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.​

The prank, involving a Black Cat Thunderbolt Rocket, was captured by a gang of youths and the fuzzy mobile phone footage shows a blinding white flash followed by hysterical laughter.​

A spokeswoman for the North East Ambulance Service said: "We received a call stating there was a male who had a firework in his bottom and it was bleeding.​

"He was attended to and taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital."​

There was also coverage of the story at the BBC site and can be found here.​

It beggars belief doesn't it? ​

 

[Kehaar]

More NHS time and money well spent I see.

 

[Pogue]

Why are people so stupid?

 

[glo1]

I have a sneaking suspicion that the male members of the human race have a greater desire to pull such stupid stunts ... and quite possibly the consumption of alcohol is involved somewhere along the lines ...
(I know I'm stereotyping here. Apologies to all blokes this rather crude decription does not apply to!)

glo

 

[Otzee]

Darwin Awards

 

[glo1]

Darwin Awards

LOL

The Darwin Awards salute the improvement of
the human genome by honoring those who accidentally
kill themselves in really stupid ways.

http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/

It's too tragic to be funny, really ...

glo

 

[TomUK]

That's hilarious and horrifying at the same time!

 

[Chrysalis]

That's hilarious and horrifying at the same time!

Yes it is rather

I heard of the story first on the Terry Wogan radio show. The newsreader John Marsh, couldn't read the story out without bursting into hysterics which was soon followed by Terry and everyone else in the studio. I mean, the poor man's backside is in tatters but it is VERY funny at the same time

 

[Otzee]

I mean, the poor man's backside is in tatters...

I suspect I'd have more sympathy for him if he hadn't chosen to do it himself. It really does stretch the definition to call this an 'accident'

From one Wogan lover to another...

 

[Judy02]

and i thought scousers were stupid...

This one, I've never heard of before!

 

[nvrbnunloved]

I read this on the Beeb news website the other day and could NOT believe it

But now that I've read this thread, I'm just cross that I missed John Marsh reading it on Wogan

Shout out to me fellow TOGs

 

[Chrysalis]

Okay, it wasn't Wogan though for some reason I thought it was. Hello all TOG's and Wogan fans

It was Ken Bruce and those who can play audio files click here for the now infamous blooper from John Marsh.

How he was able to keep going as long as he did is beyond me, really it is

 

[nvrbnunloved]

The link doesn't work for me, Chrysalis...

 

[Chrysalis]

That's a shame

It works for me, I'm using Windows Media Player to play it. At the Radio 2 Ken Bruce hompeage, there's a Listen Again facility. It was on the 9th November show at 11am. It's very short but hilarious They only keep the Listen Again shows for 7 days so be quick.

nvrbnunloved

 

[nvrbnunloved]

That's a shame

It works for me, I'm using Windows Media Player to play it. At the Radio 2 Ken Bruce hompeage, there's a Listen Again facility only I don't recall what day it was played, I would imagine after the 5th which would have been Monday so perhaps Tuesday and it would have been on the hour during the news, I know you can fast forward to the part of the Listen Again facility you want. It will be on there somewhere. It's very short but hilarious

nvrbnunloved

Cool - I shall go and search it out

 

[Chrysalis]

Yep, it's the Thursday 9th November show. Go to where it says Listen Again (you'll need RealPlayer) and go 1 hour and 30 minutes (using the 15 mins >> facility) in to the programme because Ken's show begins at 9.30 so that will take you to the 11am news slot. Have fun!

 

[nvrbnunloved]

HAHAHAHAHAHA! I heard it! Thanks Chrysalis!

 

[Chrysalis]

Glad you liked it

Imagine if it had been the first item on the news that day

 

[LouTheWicked]

He's going to be sore for a while...