Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
Eek.
An Austrian workman who slipped while working on a house nailed his own testicle to the roof with a nail gun. August Voegl, 59, from Jennersdorf, shot the four-inch nail into his left testicle with the compressed air nail gun. He was unable to extract it or pull himself away from the roof. Emergency medics were called in to separate the man from the roof after which he was airlifted to a nearby hospital where he is reportedly recovering well after surgery.
I'm not familiar with the workman's comp situation in Austria, but there's an injury you can safely assume wasn't purposefully self-inflicted for the disability check.
He may recover, but he'll never again be able to offer his left nut for stuff.
Posted by: Gaijin Biker at October 19, 2006 03:25 AMIt's a good thing he didn't fall off the roof after nailing his nut to it.
Posted by: Gaijin Biker at October 19, 2006 03:27 AMI seem to remember workman's comp is not a big issue in countries with nationalized health care. Or not as big. That said, eek.
Posted by: Clownæsthesiologist at October 19, 2006 08:38 AMJust like that song:
If I had a nail gun, I'd YEEEOEOEOWOWOWWOOHGOHDOHGOD!!!!11!!!!
Posted by: M/tch M/lls at October 19, 2006 10:46 AMIt's a good thing he didn't fall off the roof after nailing his nut to it.
I had this exact thought, since I think my reaction would be to pass out. I don't guess a nailed testicle would hold you dangling over the edge for very long.
Posted by: apostropher at October 19, 2006 11:06 AMI knew someone who was an Austrian construction worker. He said that it was common there for construction workers to drink four or five beers at lunch.
Posted by: dagger aleph at October 19, 2006 03:32 PMI know people HERE who have a few beers at lunch.
Posted by: mikefromtexas at October 20, 2006 12:38 AMIf I ever nailed my nads to a roof, I would hope that beforehand I had imbibed quite a few beers, both in terms of pain management and so I had a decent excuse to tell people afterwards.
Posted by: M/tch M/lls at October 20, 2006 11:31 AMIf I ever nailed my nads to a roof
Only nail one, so that you can still pivot, then demand payment for your weathervane services.
Posted by: apostropher at October 20, 2006 11:45 AMWell, the cock is a popular weathervane motif.
Posted by: M/tch M/lls at October 20, 2006 12:45 PMIf the only tool you have is a nailgun, you tend to see every problem as a testicle. - Abraham Maslow
Posted by: reuben at October 20, 2006 06:21 PMWorkers' comp is only an issue in the USA. In most countries outside the US, workers can, and do, sue their employers for workplace injuries. However, as civil claims are decided by a judge without a jury, awards of damages are considerably smaller than in the US, so there is less need for employers to be insulated from claims by employees.
Posted by: anukexpat at April 13, 2007 09:13 AM