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There's a current law suit in the works by a Minnesota man named Henry
Harleny.
Mr. Harleny is suing a famous drill company for physical damages caused to him by their tools. Mr. Harleny claims that he wanted to eliminate an itch in his nose, so he placed a power drill up his nose and turned the drill on with the drill bit still attached. He successfully got rid of the "itch", but in the process he "drilled" off his nose. Here's a picture of Mr. Harleny taken at the hospital. Here is a statement by Mr. Harleny: "No where on the package, or on the actual tool was there a warning that specifically tells the consumer not to place the drill up their nose, or any orifice for that matter. These companies need to take responsibility for their products." Mr. Harleny is suing for $25 million.  |
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This is not a picture of someone who "placed a power drill up his nose" to scratch and itch and "drilled off his nose," nor is any person named Henry Harleny "suing a famous drill company" because the tool he purchased lacked a label warning consumers "not to place the drill up their nose." The picture was taken from an episode of The Learning Channel's television program
Last updated: 21 September 2006
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