HAYDEN, Idaho — A man who believed he bore the "mark of the beast" used a circular saw to cut off one hand, then he cooked it in the microwave and called 911, authorities said.

The man, in his mid-20s, was calm when Kootenai County sheriff's deputies arrived Saturday in this northern Idaho town. He was in protective custody in the mental health unit of Kootenai Medical Center.

"It had been somewhat cooked by the time the deputy arrived," sheriff's Capt. Ben Wolfinger said. "He put a tourniquet on his arm before, so he didn't bleed to death. That kind of mental illness is just sad."

It was not immediately clear whether the man has a history of mental illness. Hospital spokeswoman Lisa Johnson would not say whether an attempt was made to reattach the hand, citing patient confidentiality.

The Book of Revelation in the New Testament contains a passage in which an angel is quoted as saying: "If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives his mark on the forehead or on the hand, he, too, will drink the wine of God's fury."

The book of Matthew also contains the passage: "And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for you whole body to do into hell."





What the hell?

I see Popcorn, Beverage and Reheat on the microwave. I don't see Hand. How the heck long you supposed to cook that?

I see Popcorn, Beverage and Reheat on the microwave. I don't see Hand. How the heck long you supposed to cook that?

That's just not right. If you want to cook it it should go in the oven. Microwave is ok for reheating hands but not cooking them.

For some reason this is making me thing of the Evil Dead Movies.....
http://www.best-horror-movies.com/images/Evil-Dead-Ash-choking.jpg

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The book of Matthew also contains the passage: "And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for you whole body to do into hell."
What the hell?

I'll keep it clean here, but........ how many teen boys would be only left-handed???

I'll keep it clean here, but........ how many teen boys would be only left-handed???

Don't you know that everyone is right handed until they commit their first sin.

That's just not right. If you want to cook it it should go in the oven. Microwave is ok for reheating hands but not cooking them.

ROTFLMAO!!!!:D:bow:

Is that what they call finger food?

Looks like his career as a Handyman will never pan out! ;)

Doesn't say what is name is, what say we just call him Lefty.

Is that what they call finger food?

Good one Olle. Wonder how long you could sustain yourself by cutting off body parts and eating them?

Good one Olle. Wonder how long you could sustain yourself by cutting off body parts and eating them?

As if the topic wasn't bad enough to begin with... :D But ok: How do you suggest that you do that after eating your other hand?

As they say. " Never bite the hand that feeds you". I wonder what he was gonna do with it? A little hollandaise sauce and some garlic? mmmmmmmmmm

Shhh........Hear that?







It's the sound of one hand clapping

Good one Olle. Wonder how long you could sustain yourself by cutting off body parts and eating them?

That was the theme of a pretty interesting Stephen King short story. Written first person. Creepy...

Maybe he just wanted one of those cool claw things

Maybe one of his friends called and asked him if he could lend them a hand...................haaaaaaaaaa:hurray:

Maybe he wanted to end the poker game by tossing his hand in. :hurray:

Maybe he wanted to end the poker game by tossing his hand in. :hurray:

I gotta hand it to ya, that's a good one!

One thing is for sure, he won't be looking for a handout.

That was the theme of a pretty interesting Stephen King short story. Written first person. Creepy...

Do you know the name of the book? Sounds like a good read. :yes:

Courtesy of Wikipedia:

"Survivor Type" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in the 1982 horror anthology Terrors, edited by Charles L. Grant, and collected in the 1985 volume Skeleton Crew. :D

Maybe he was giving it to a younger sibling as a "hand-me-down".

Or he was just taking a hands-off approach to the whole thing.