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TheBatPencil from Glasgow, Scotland Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#1: Oct 1st 2012 at 11:10:00 PM

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A man who had to be rescued after getting his head stuck inside a bin in Aberdeen has said he was trying to recover his hat.

William Middleton said he had been nicknamed "bucket heid" after a photograph of his ordeal were shared on social media sites by tens of thousands of people worldwide.

He was cut free by firefighters after the alarm was raised on Sunday.

He said: "I was looking for my hat. I was stuck for about 20 minutes."

Mr Middleton, 53, explained: "I couldn't get my head out. It was shocking. It was stinking. I'm now known as bucket heid."

One witness, who did not want to be named, said: "I walked around the corner and saw his walking stick on the ground and his bum sticking out and said 'that's Willie'.

"Me and my pals tried to pull him out but his ears were stuck."

Mr Middleton was taken to hospital for a check-up, but a photograph of his ordeal soon spread across Twitter and Facebook.

The incident happened in Aberdeen's Justice Street.

Must have been a Nice Hat.

And let us pray that come it may (As come it will for a' that)
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InverurieJones '80s TV Action Hero from North of the Wall. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#3: Oct 2nd 2012 at 6:34:55 AM

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Silly sod.

Was nothing to do with me, I was nowhere near there at the time. Even if I were, gluing old men's heads into bins is really not my style.

edited 2nd Oct '12 6:36:02 AM by InverurieJones

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TamH70 Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#4: Oct 2nd 2012 at 11:02:49 AM

[up]Who said anything about glue? What you talkin' bout, Willis? hehehehehe

Michael So that's what this does Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
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InverurieJones '80s TV Action Hero from North of the Wall. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#6: Oct 2nd 2012 at 1:34:12 PM

Yep. Next to the Hall of Justice.

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Michael So that's what this does Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
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#7: Oct 2nd 2012 at 1:36:02 PM

Can we now refer to this as the justice bin?

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#8: Oct 2nd 2012 at 1:37:22 PM

Aberdeen

Hey, isn't that where -

Jones: Was nothing to do with me

Likely story.

edited 2nd Oct '12 1:37:34 PM by Parable

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InverurieJones '80s TV Action Hero from North of the Wall. Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#9: Oct 2nd 2012 at 1:39:47 PM

[up][up] Yes.

[up] I couldn't possibly comment.

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