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Another Reason to Use a Seat Cover

November 3, 2005 by Jack Steiner 6 Comments

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Also known as look before you leap you must wipe the seat. I feel badly for this guy.

Man Sues After Using Glue-Covered Toilet
BOULDER, Colo. – Home Depot was sued by a shopper who claims he got stuck to a restroom toilet seat because a prankster had smeared it with glue.

Bob Dougherty, 57, accused employees of ignoring his cries for help for about 15 minutes because they thought he was kidding.

“They left me there, going through all that stress,” Dougherty told The (Boulder) Daily Camera. “They just let me rot.”

The lawsuit, filed Friday, said Dougherty was recovering from heart bypass surgery and thought he was having a heart attack when he got stuck at the Louisville store on the day before Halloween 2003. A store employee who heard him calling for help informed the head clerk by radio, but the head clerk “believed it to be a hoax,” the lawsuit said.

Home Depot spokeswoman Kathryn Gallagher said she could not comment on pending litigation.

The lawsuit said store officials called for an ambulance after about 15 minutes. Paramedics unbolted the toilet seat, and as they wheeled the “frightened and humiliated” Dougherty out of the store, he passed out.

The lawsuit said the toilet seat separated from his skin, leaving abrasions.

“This is not Home Depot’s fault,” he said. “But I am blaming them for letting me hang in there and just ignoring me.”

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  1. Z says

    November 4, 2005 at 1:41 pm

    I have something FAR better…stop by today, I’ll get it posted.

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  2. MC Aryeh says

    November 4, 2005 at 1:00 am

    What a way to make the news!

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  3. Melliferous Pants says

    November 3, 2005 at 11:23 pm

    This happened to my aunt in a roller rink bathroom.

    People should use seatcover’s.

    Reply
  4. sandra says

    November 3, 2005 at 10:58 pm

    I think I’d be too embarrassed to sue for getting stuck on a toilet seat.

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  5. Jack's Shack says

    November 3, 2005 at 10:21 pm

    Nope, it is real.

    Reply
  6. Stacey says

    November 3, 2005 at 10:20 pm

    Bwahahahaha! Is this from The Onion?

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