There are easier ways to make money. OUCH!

[rusty quoin]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/05/nclaim105.xml

Father shot himself with nail gun for payout


David Russell, 38, a telephone engineer, was left with five two-inch nails stuck in his ribcage — one an inch from his heart — and two more buried in his forearm.

He told police at his hospital bedside that a gang of three had attacked him, and demanded that they be "caught and punished".

In a bizarre turn, he has admitted that he staged the attack, and pleaded guilty to a similar hoax three years ago that won him more than £4,000 in compensation.

[lips]

1. Better than blaming it on a bad phone connection

...which should be bombarded by more angry tax payers that even a telecomm employee should be able to endure.

Thanks to the governments, kids, taxpayers take another pummeling.

[backscatter712]

2. Nail him to the wall for this!!!

Sorry, nothing other than snark to contribute here...

[monktonman]

3. Of course his "attackers" were two black guys and a third of mixed race.

Go figure.