Man killed by toe...

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Doggy Styles replied

30 January 2009, 16:11
I think the world's tallest man, Robert Wadlow, died of an infection caused by blisters on his toes from tight shoes. You'd think he'd be too far away.
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Cyberman replied

30 January 2009, 14:16
Originally posted by Platypus View Post

This reminds me of one of my favourite "not a lot of people know that" facts about Jack Daniel of Tennessee Whiskey fame:

I hope he remembered the combination before he died !!
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Platypus replied

30 January 2009, 12:54
This reminds me of one of my favourite "not a lot of people know that" facts about Jack Daniel of Tennessee Whiskey fame:

Jack died in 1911 from blood poisoning that resulted from an infection. The infection allegedly began in one of his toes, which Daniel injured one early morning at work by kicking his safe in anger when he could not get it open (he was said to always have had trouble remembering the combination).
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cojak replied

30 January 2009, 12:49
Ah. Yes. Forgot - sorry!

<gets skates on>
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Cyberman replied

30 January 2009, 12:37
Originally posted by cojak View Post

Now I know you're a sockpuppet!

Well, I've always known that you are a pillock !!. Keep up !!
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cojak replied

30 January 2009, 12:27
Originally posted by Cyberman View Post

I blame it on our education system. No wonder we have so much MRSA etc. in our hospitals.

Now I know you're a sockpuppet!
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DaveB replied

30 January 2009, 12:22
There's a lot of it about
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OwlHoot replied

30 January 2009, 12:22
Originally posted by threaded View Post

At one time, many years ago, the conductor of an orchestra would pound the beat out with a big walking stick. One famous composer bashed himself on the toe by accident and died in the same way as this guy.

It's why conductors wave the batton now.

I think he was a French baroque composer called Lulle (with an accent over the e)
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Cyberman replied

30 January 2009, 12:13
I blame it on our education system. No wonder we have so much MRSA etc. in our hospitals.
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Chugnut replied

30 January 2009, 11:39
If only they'd invented a sort of rubber or plastic footwear to aid swimming. They could call them flippers or fins.

Plan B maybe?
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cojak replied

30 January 2009, 11:33
One of the hazards of coral reef diving.

Cut yerself and don't clean it out properly = coral growing in you.

Heard of one chap nearly losing a leg because of it...
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threaded replied

30 January 2009, 09:45
At one time, many years ago, the conductor of an orchestra would pound the beat out with a big walking stick. One famous composer bashed himself on the toe by accident and died in the same way as this guy.

It's why conductors wave the batton now.
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zeitghost started a topic Man killed by toe...

30 January 2009, 09:13
Man killed by toe...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...er/7858685.stm
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