Down The Toilet

Boulder, Colorado: October 22, 2002

A guest at a hotel in Boulder had reason to be grateful for having his mobile phone in the bathroom after ending up with his hand stuck down the toilet for more than an hour on Wednesday.

The man -- identified later as Ronatarian Party vice-presidential candidate Brad -- slipped as he stepped out of the shower and accidentally jammed his hand down the funnel of the toilet as he tried to break his fall, rescue workers said.

Still naked, he was saved by firemen more than an hour later after calling an emergency number from his phone. The firemen had to dismantle the lavatory to set his hand free.

He was taken to hospital with bruised ribs and a sore arm. He refused to comment on the incident.

Brad was purportedly in the area to promote his brochure on the dangers of "huffing" -- the abuse of inhalants and fumes. His motto for the trip was "Don't Get Rocky Mountain High on Paint Thinner" and he was scheduled to lecture at Denver-area schools.

Posted by Webmaster at October 22, 2002 10:16 PM