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Man's lost amputated leg found in a barbeque smoker
John Wood, whose leg was amputated after a 2004 plane crash, says he put the leg in the smoker because "I didn't have anything else to secure it in. There were no macabre intentions." Another man found the leg after buying the smoker from a storage facility. (Charlotte Observer)
September 26, 2007 | Permalink
Comments
Fire up the smoker. Let's make some leg jerky.
Posted by: G-Man | Sep 26, 2007 5:55:19 AM
Reminds me of the movie, "Motel Hell." "There's all sorts of critters in Farmer Vincent's Fritters." I wonder if the leg was smoked to preserve it.
There's a popular local sausage where I live that was made by a now deceased funeral home owner. Again, I am always reminded of the above movie. Now that he's dead, I like to think that there's a little bit of Walt in all of his sausages.
Posted by: T Grum | Sep 26, 2007 5:57:31 AM
What is that crunchy stuff? Oh they're toe nails.
Posted by: Jim | Sep 26, 2007 6:09:08 AM
"I told them `don't bring that thing in my house.' "
"I wouldn't even get a Pepsi out of his refrigerator."
If he were my brother I would so be playing baseball.
Posted by: SteveO | Sep 26, 2007 6:10:26 AM
If the leg was that important to him, why didn't he go get it before he got so far behind on his payments?
Posted by: Amy Gdala | Sep 26, 2007 6:11:06 AM
always kind of been a breast
man myself!!!
Posted by: dalcowcraig | Sep 26, 2007 6:16:05 AM
On Tuesday, a Maiden man found the lost appendage in a barbecue smoker he'd bought from a storage facility.
Seriously... If you're a guy living in that town, I'm thinking you really want to stay out of the news.
Posted by: Dan | Sep 26, 2007 6:17:34 AM
Should have made a lamp out of it.
Posted by: Howie Feltersnatch | Sep 26, 2007 6:18:38 AM
Amy: He's homeless, probably unemployable due to crash that took his leg.
The damage that injuries and illnesses do aren't over because the body is scarred over. Talk to anyone whose had chemo.
Posted by: NellAgain | Sep 26, 2007 6:21:12 AM
I understand that he was/is homeless. Curious as to why he didn't at least go get just the leg. He seemed to be so attached to it. (okay, pun intended)
Posted by: Amy Gdala | Sep 26, 2007 6:58:41 AM
I bet he was hopping mad.
Posted by: Jim | Sep 26, 2007 7:09:50 AM
So it really was his ACTUAL leg. How does it not decompose? Oh my god this is the wierdest thing I've read in a loooong time.
Posted by: bitch with boobs | Sep 26, 2007 7:15:06 AM
I wonder if you could make an end table out of it? Or better yet, remake the lamp from "A Christmas Story".
Posted by: Squirrel Man | Sep 26, 2007 7:22:10 AM
My first thought was that he smoked the leg to preserve it.
Posted by: Phranqlin | Sep 26, 2007 7:27:50 AM
Well he is a "leg up" on everyone.
Posted by: Dick C Normas | Sep 26, 2007 7:51:26 AM
anyone else notice the name of the reporter?
CLEVE R. WOOTSON JR
Posted by: BFT | Sep 26, 2007 8:04:20 AM
Uhh, Hello, the guy's name is Wood! Was it Herb Caen who called these "Namephreaks" or Jon Carroll?
Posted by: | Sep 26, 2007 8:05:23 AM
its sad he's homeless, he's obviously got some problems, least of which is his missing leg. If it was his ACTUAL leg...I would get rid of the smoker...thats just beyond gross. If it was a prostetic (sp?) leg I would return it to him.
Posted by: cherie | Sep 26, 2007 8:08:03 AM
Cheri--it was his actual leg. The part that creeps me out the most was that he "hung it out to dry". EEEEWWWWW!!!!
Posted by: Brooke | Sep 26, 2007 9:36:12 AM
Isn't there a health code being violated here?
Posted by: Squirrel Man | Sep 26, 2007 9:41:47 AM
Leggo my BBQ!
Posted by: Hoozurdaddy | Sep 26, 2007 10:56:14 AM
mmmmmm i love bbq legs
Posted by: | Oct 4, 2007 7:48:25 AM
I AM AN AMPUTEE, AND GEEZE IF I COULD GET MY LEG BACK I WOULD NOT PUT IT IN THE SMOKER. I GUESS HE DOES NOT HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON NOW!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: LINDA PAL | Oct 9, 2007 5:19:23 PM
