OLD TOWN, ID - Police and emergency personnel were dispatched last Wednesday to the Jagged Needle tattoo parlor in Old Town. Local tattoo artist Inkspot was working on a “rad new design” on the top of the skull of one of his customers, when he paused to scratch the side of his head. As he was attending to the itch, his middle finger accidentally slipped inside of his ear gauge and became lodged.
EMTs were forced to strap Inkspot to a gurney and stabilize his neck in an attempt to remove the stuck digit from the hole in Inkspot’s ear lobe. At first Inkspot’s finger and ear were liberally doused with gear oil, but the finger was too thoroughly wedged and his skin too greasy to allow the crew to achieve separation. A sheriff’s deputy resolved the situation by grabbing Inkspot’s nose, and ripping the finger through what was left of the bottom of his ear lobe.
EMTs then attended to Inkspot’s customer, who declined to be named. Apparently the sticking of the finger had caused Inkspot’s head to become unbalanced, allowing the tattoo needle to drift off its intended course, and permanently disfigure the “rad new design”. When Inkspot first attempted to yank his finger out, his initial tug accidentally forced the tattoo needle to imbed itself into his customer’s cranium.
EMTs successfully removed the stuck needle by having two men sit on top of the customer, while a third EMT grabbed onto the needle, put his feet on the customer’s shoulders for leverage, and pulled like hell. Unfortunately, the needle was activated during the removal process, causing even more disfigurement to the “rad new design”. A civil lawsuit is expected to be filed against Jagged Needle, the sheriff’s department and EMTs. Damages are expected to be awarded in the tens of dollars.
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