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This sounds like it belongs in a 1970s Two Ronnies sketch, but is apparently genuine. Polish man Thomas Paczkowski is said to have held an iron to his ear thinking it was a telephone, burning half his face. And look, he’s produced a vague photo to prove it.
It would appear that alcohol was involved, which help might explain things. According to polish news source Fakt.pl, Paczkowski was drinking beer, watching boxing and doing the ironing. Then — you guessed it — the phone rang, and in some sort of lame sitcom comic misunderstanding that even Miranda Hart wouldn’t think her audience might fall for, he “answered” the iron by mistake and burnt half his face off.
This could be a lie, but the photos of him with a bandage wrapped around his head appear to show some sort of damage to his face, although you have to question why his brain didn’t automatically pull his head out of the danger zone as soon as the hot face of the iron first touched his ear.
We don’t believe it. But would like to believe people really can be that stupid. [Fakt via The Register]
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That semi black eye is a bit suspicious too. I’m calling Shenanigans on this one.
Maybe he fell over as a result and twatted it on the floor? But yes, unless the heat caused a fall, I think the swelling across the whole face is unlikely to have been caused by an iron to the face. Or an arrow to the knee (too old?)
Maybe he had a fight with his wife (possibly after suggesting she should do the ironing) so she punched him in the eye an hit him with the hot iron. The whole “thought it was a phone” story was made up because it’s less embarrassing.
you might be right, wait a minute is that a Pic of Spatchmo, I knew his kitchen/bathroom wife would reap revenge eventually
If true, what a dumbass…
He actually burned his right ear – the bandage is just to cover his embarrassment…..
“This could be a lie, but the photos of him with a bandage wrapped around his head appear to show some sort of damage to his face” – no they don’t, they show a guy with a bandage on.
Well the original story said he also ran into the door frame rushing to the bathroom to run his face under cold running water.
AS to why he didn’t pull away fast enough – by the time he felt it, it was too late.
“Hello? Hello?! Who is this?!!!? …shit.”
One of my mum’s friends did this once I’ve only met her once but I can tell you it’s not funny.
I know – you need to meet her twice for it to become funny.
(sorry, couldn’t resist – hope she’s all right!)
fair play