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Toe Replaces Man's Severed Thumb

Posted September 14, 2011 10:24 AM

From BBC News - Science & Environment:

A man from Bristol who accidentally cut off his thumb has his big toe attached in its place.

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Kris Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Etherville Posts: 12362 Good Answers: 115	#1 Re: Toe Replaces Man's Severed Thumb 09/15/2011 7:57 AM
	Might have missed an opportunity....... __________________ For sale - Signature space. Apply on self addressed postcard..
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KJK/USA Guru Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Mid Western USA - The Corn Belt Posts: 1439 Good Answers: 58	#2 Re: Toe Replaces Man's Severed Thumb 09/16/2011 4:17 PM
	Nobody can say he's all thumbs anymore __________________ The first 5 days after a weekend are always the hardest................................
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Tornado Guru Join Date: May 2009 Location: Richland, WA, USA Posts: 21017 Good Answers: 795	#3 Re: Toe Replaces Man's Severed Thumb 09/16/2011 11:33 PM
	And then one could replace a big toe with a thumb, and have a prehensile foot? __________________ In vino veritas; in cervisia carmen; in aqua E. coli.
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