Buffalo head falls off wall, knocks out man

[maynard]

Bubba's revenge: Buffalo head falls off wall, knocks out man Get Adobe Flash player * PhotosBY CAMMY CLARK crline cclark@MiamiHerald.comTAVERNIER -- Jim Harris has thrown Hells Angels out of Maine's biggest biker bar and spent four years in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War -- and never suffered a scratch.But when a stuffed water buffalo head with large horns fell off the wall, it took four 911 responders to pull the trophy from his lap.``This is so embarrassing to get my ass kicked by a dead water buffalo,'' Harris said.The 56-year-old was in his comfy recliner sipping milk and watching the 11 o'clock news in his rented waterfront home in Tavernier, when, ``I leaned over to turn on the lamp and kapow,'' he said.``Bubba,'' the 200-pound head of a water buffalo shot in Africa, fell off the wall and landed on his head and right side. The impact knocked him out.``I guess its payback for the buffalo, but I'm not even the guy who shot him,'' Harris said. ``It's not even mine. I don't even like hunting.''When the 6-2, 220-pound Harris returned to consciousness more than two hours later, he was trapped under the water buffalo's head. Harris thought he was paralyzed.Fortunately, he had his cell phone next to him on the recliner and was able to reach it. On his second attempt, he managed to reach a 911 operator.Since he could not put the phone next to his ear to hear what the dispatcher was saying, he just kept repeating his address, providing only these clues about his condition: ``I'm trapped. I'm crushed.''Sheriff's Office deputies and emergency workers had no idea what to expect when they arrived a few minutes later.Harris said it took four of them to lift the water buffalo' head off his body. Rex Andis, who has owns Bubba and the house rented to Harris, said it originally took four people to mount the wildlife trophy on the wall.``I looked like the Michelin man when they took me to the hospital,'' said Harris, who had been stabilized for a possible broken neck.Harris was taken to Mariners Hospital in Tavernier. ``I was stuck with needles and had all these IV's in me, and the nurses were all laughing their heads off,'' Harris said.He was treated for bruises, a concussion and pinched nerves, and released.He said he hopes he heals fast bacause he has just started a new business, HydroPure Technologies of the Keys, which sells water filtration systems.Bubba appeared to be just fine, but will have to move. ``I told Rex I want it out of here,'' Harris said of the head that stands 3 ½ feet high. He also wants the rabbit head gone. ``It has horns, too,` Harris said.Andis -- who acquired Bubba years ago in a barter deal with a friend -- said he already has a new home for the head: Hugh's Catering in Fort Lauderdale.``He has a room full of animals; it's like a museum for wild animals,'' Andis said. ``It's a good place for Bubba to go.''Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/11/1675834/buffalo-head-falls-off-wall-knocks.html#ixzz0qb9jWyaQ:D:D

[timm525]

How would you even explain that one at the ER?

[maynard]

That would rank up there with the Seinfeld episode with the proctologist...Doc, you will never believe what happened!