News that makes me cry me a river....Not!

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<p>Do click the link and see her pix.</p>

<p>SALT LAKE CITY - A Salt Lake City woman who was in the Guinness Book of World Records for her long fingernails has had them broken off in a traffic accident.</p>

<p>Lee Redmond sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries in the Tuesday accident.</p>

<p>Redmond was the current Guinness record holder, with nails that hadn’t been cut since 1979. Her nails measured a total of more than 28 feet long in 2008, with the longest nail on her right thumb at 2 feet, 11 inches, according to the Guinness Web site.
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<p>I am sure her husband/boyfriend/significant other will require professional counseling. LOL</p>

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<p>Ewww, that’s just gross.</p>

<p>We used to have a female letter carrier at our office that had those icky long nails. Hers were probably 6-8 inches long and curled around like claws. She would come to my desk to deliver certified mail that needed a signature and I just hated when she would hand me the letters. I tried not to touch the nails but I’d invariably get grazed. Yuck. Still gives me the shivers to think about it. :eek:</p>

<p>What are these women thinking?</p>

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<p>For starters, her photo looks like some costume for a horror flick…the fingernails being a main aspect of that but the overall look too. </p>

<p>It is hard to analyze why anyone would do this other than a need for attention. </p>

<p>That said, the logistics are mind boggling…how her hands could deal with almost anything, I have no idea…getting dressed, cooking, writing, typing…you name it.</p>

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<p>“Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Lt. Don Hutson says she was ejected from an SUV in the crash and taken to the hospital in serious condition, the Deseret News reported Thursday on its Web site.”</p>

<p>I’m guessing she was unable to fasten her seatbelt.</p>

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<p>That is creepy. She looks like she could be Dr. Frankenstein’s wife or a scary tree. Maybe both.</p>

<p>I’m sure she likes the attention.</p>

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<p>I doubt she spends much time on the Internets.</p>

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<p>^^LOL! I doubt she has an iPhone. ;)</p>

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<p>The photo is absolutely stomach churning! WHY do it?</p>

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<p>There is a lady who comes into my office from time to time with creepy long nails. On one hand she has nails that have to be 10 inches long and are natural. On the other she has acrylics which are only like 5 inches. It skeeves me out.</p>

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<p>Ugh. I wonder if she was able to drive. And how did she dress herself? I remember years ago a friend of mine had put false nails on (before the era of today’s fancy super glued acrylic ones) for the annual office dinner dance. We were in the ladies room and I heard a ‘help’ from the stall - she could not pull her pantyhose up and I had to go into the stall and pull them up for her! </p>

<p>How did she pull up her pants with those nails. Or, to be a bit crude, deal with um - bathroom functions such as wiping her butt (sorry). Maybe it was a family affair.</p>

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<p>After throwing up I have the strength left to write and say simply…that is absolutely disgusting!</p>

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<p>Swimcat, I was wondering how she could possibly adequately bath with nails that long—I mean, attempting to do so could actually be dangerous with nails that long. I hadn’t even thought about everyday toilet necessities:eek: People who grow their nails like this are obviously disturbed. Surely, this woman must know how her unnaturally long claws gross out/alarm/terrify the rest of us. Why would someone choose to be such a social deviant?</p>

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<p>I saw her in TJ Max one time. Yes, she did drive herself, yes she did write a check herself. and YES it was completely creepy.</p>

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<p>They were ALL broken off? The only thing that would be worse is if she gave birth to 8 babies. </p>

<p>Why, oh why.</p>

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<p>That is positively disgusting!! lol…at least it took my mind off octo mom for 2 minutes! This world is full of…uhhh…umm…interesting people.</p>

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<p>Thanks, I just passed that along to all the people who send me weird stuff all the time!</p>

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<p>She was just oogy with those gross nails. </p>

<p>Glad she didn’t impale herself. Hope she enjoys a normal life without the talons!</p>

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<p>Delicate arch–how can driving and writing a check be done with nails like that?</p>

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<p>Eeeeeeewwwwwww</p>

<p>I can’t think of anything else to say.</p>