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Spugsy Oct 29th 2008 1:39 pm

'Where's me bleedin' leg??'
 
False leg found underneath ride Corkscrew

The owner of a prosthetic leg found beneath an Alton Towers rollercoaster is being sought by the amusement park.

The leg was just one of many bizarre items found near The Corkscrew, which is to be dismantled after carrying 43.5 million people since it opened in 1980.

Staff clearing the site also found underwear, a diamond wedding ring, 53 non-matching shoes and 604 watches.

Other lost property items included 800 pieces of jewellery, 237 mobile phones, thousands of caps and a prosthetic ear.

The ride, which reaches speeds of up to 44mph (70km/h), opened on 4 April 1980.

'Missing leg'

Riders are turned upside down twice within three seconds - which probably explains the large amount of lost items found below.

The Staffordshire amusement park said it was used to dealing with more than 5,000 items of lost property, such as car keys, money and mobile phones.

Russell Barnes, divisional director, said: "As the Corkscrew is the oldest rollercoaster in the park, we were expecting to find some strange items when we started clearing the Corkscrew area but a prosthetic leg definitely tops the list as the most bizarre.

"If anyone has any information on the missing leg, we would be keen to hear from them."

The rollercoaster, which was the first double-looped ride in Europe when it opened, will run for the last time on 9 November. :thumbup:

Blue Cat Oct 29th 2008 1:42 pm

Re: 'Where's me bleedin' leg??'
 
has Heather Mills been there recently?

Spugsy Oct 29th 2008 1:47 pm

Re: 'Where's me bleedin' leg??'
 

Originally Posted by Blue Cat (Post 6921707)
has Heather Mills been there recently?

heh, probably - the dirty skank.

Roadking Oct 29th 2008 1:49 pm

Re: 'Where's me bleedin' leg??'
 

Originally Posted by Blue Cat (Post 6921707)
has Heather Mills been there recently?

Couldn't be her, she can smell a diamond ring from a mile away. Gold digging tart!

Spugsy Oct 29th 2008 1:50 pm

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Originally Posted by Roadking (Post 6921726)
Couldn't be her, she can smell a diamond ring from a mile away. Gold digging tart!

nice work...

Spugsy Oct 29th 2008 1:50 pm

Re: 'Where's me bleedin' leg??'
 

Originally Posted by Roadking (Post 6921726)
Couldn't be her, she can smell a diamond ring from a mile away. Gold digging tart!

could have been her knickers though?

Roadking Oct 29th 2008 1:53 pm

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Originally Posted by Spugsy (Post 6921730)
could have been her knickers though?

Just imagining that the same person lost the leg and the ear.
"Excuse me, is this your leg?".
"What?"
"Is this you leg?"
"What?"
"Is this... oh sod it!" :lol:

Blue Cat Oct 29th 2008 1:54 pm

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Originally Posted by Spugsy (Post 6921730)
could have been her knickers though?

she doesn't wear them does she? she is a maccam remember?

Spugsy Oct 29th 2008 1:59 pm

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Originally Posted by Blue Cat (Post 6921744)
she doesn't wear them does she? she is a maccam remember?

all fur coat and nee knickers as they say....(actually I like the sound of that)

or

all fur coat and nee knickers, but with pink pubes

:)

Blue Cat Oct 29th 2008 2:16 pm

Re: 'Where's me bleedin' leg??'
 

Originally Posted by Spugsy (Post 6921768)
all fur coat and nee knickers as they say....(actually I like the sound of that)

or

all fur coat and nee knickers, but with pink pubes

:)

:eek::eek::eek:

MissDemeanor Oct 29th 2008 2:30 pm

Re: 'Where's me bleedin' leg??'
 
How can you lose a leg and not notice?!Its hardly a set of keys is it??

BangleMan Oct 29th 2008 2:35 pm

Re: 'Where's me bleedin' leg??'
 

Originally Posted by MissDemeanor (Post 6921876)
How can you lose a leg and not notice?!Its hardly a set of keys is it??

or a phone...

Blue Cat Oct 29th 2008 2:37 pm

Re: 'Where's me bleedin' leg??'
 

Originally Posted by BangleMan (Post 6921897)
or a phone...

:rofl::rofl::rofl:


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