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Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« on: September 03, 2009, 11:24:20 AM »
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Lee Redmond, who until recently held the world record for her 25ft fingernails, has spoken of the car crash that robbed her of the impressive talons and, she says, her ''identity''. Ms Redmond, of Salt Lake City, Utah, had been growing her nails for 30 years when in February this year she was involved in an accident that left her injured and without her prized assets.

Speaking publicly for the first time since the loss of her nails, Ms Redmond said it was ''the most dramatic'' event in her life, but added: ''There's more to life than nails.''

The 68-year-old great-grandmother had nurtured her nails to a combined length of 28ft 4in (8.65m). She currently has 4.5ins (11.5cm) of nails and said she has no intention of growing them back to their full former glory.

To coincide with the launch of the 2010 edition of Guinness World Records, she spoke of her life since the crash.

She said: ''Losing my fingernails has been the most dramatic thing that's happened in my life. I think it was my grandson that said, 'Grandma, they are like your baby; you've taken care of them for 30 years and lost them in a second'. ...

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I hope the police finger the person responsible for the crash.
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Re: Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2009, 11:26:28 AM »
Well now she can fire whoever was scratching her butt and picking her nose. :-)
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Re: Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2009, 11:30:38 AM »
Quote from: bijou on September 03, 2009, 11:24:20 AM
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I hope the police finger the person responsible for the crash.
Nah, they'll just file this one away.   :-)
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Re: Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2009, 11:42:44 AM »
Some cop might try to polish his badge on solving this case.
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Re: Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2009, 11:45:12 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on September 03, 2009, 11:42:44 AM
Some cop might try to polish his badge on solving this case.
...just another way to claw his way to the top.
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Re: Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2009, 04:22:06 PM »
She was quick to point out that she really does enjoy wiping her own butt.
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Re: Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2009, 04:32:22 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on September 03, 2009, 04:22:06 PM
She was quick to point out that she really does enjoy wiping her own butt.
However the newspaper didn't print that.
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Re: Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« Reply #7 on: September 03, 2009, 05:07:20 PM »
Quote from: bijou on September 03, 2009, 04:32:22 PM
However the newspaper didn't print that.
Couldn't get 'em to toe the line.
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Re: Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« Reply #8 on: September 03, 2009, 05:14:27 PM »
So, somebody nailed her in a car crash, huh? ....and they didn't even try to reattach them.

25' huh?....I just get the feeling she was a DUmmie on SSDI because of her nails.
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Re: Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« Reply #9 on: September 03, 2009, 05:30:28 PM »
  How did she get in a car with 25 ' nails???
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Re: Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« Reply #10 on: September 03, 2009, 08:25:58 PM »
Quote from: Wayne on September 03, 2009, 05:30:28 PM
  How did she get in a car with 25 ' nails???

The better question would how did she manage to bath and ... wipe... with those.



Freaky Huh ?
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Re: Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« Reply #11 on: September 03, 2009, 11:21:40 PM »
Quote from: LC EFA on September 03, 2009, 08:25:58 PM
The better question would how did she manage to bath and ... wipe... with those.


Freaky Huh ?



I wondered that too....the germ factor here just creeps me out....yuck! :o
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Re: Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2009, 07:20:40 AM »
Quote from: bijou on September 03, 2009, 04:32:22 PM
However the newspaper didn't print that.

True, but I thought it might be a cute-icle thing to observe.
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Re: Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2009, 08:29:21 AM »
So she was driving along and got CLIPPED, did she?
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Re: Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2009, 08:42:37 AM »
Quote from: NHSparky on September 04, 2009, 08:29:21 AM
So she was driving along and got CLIPPED, did she?

yeah, and if it weren't for the fact that it was her hands that were involved, she'd be in a real [toe] jam.
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Re: Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« Reply #15 on: September 04, 2009, 08:52:56 AM »
Quote from: LC EFA on September 03, 2009, 08:25:58 PM
The better question would how did she manage to bath and ... wipe... with those.



Freaky Huh ?


  What ??? rubber tape measure ??? 25 feet total?? Obama measured them..???
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Re: Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« Reply #16 on: September 04, 2009, 08:59:40 AM »
I hope her insurance doesn't leave her and her nails hanging.  They may not cover cuticles.
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Re: Woman with 25ft fingernails tells how they snapped in crash
« Reply #17 on: September 04, 2009, 11:21:14 AM »
Quote from: Eupher on September 04, 2009, 08:42:37 AM
yeah, and if it weren't for the fact that it was her hands that were involved, she'd be in a real [toe] jam.
If she sues, the defense will just keep filing for extensions.
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