Someone played a little joke on Bob Dougherty, of Nederland, Colorado.   He had to use the facilities while shopping at a Home Depot.   He should have looked before he sat.   Someone covered the toilet seat he used with glue.   And Bob became stuck to the potty.

Bob, recovering from heart bypass surgery at the time of this incident, says he felt "tremendous panic" when he realized he was stuck.   He yelled and yelled for help.   An employee heard him and informed the head clerk but that person thought it was a hoax.   Eventually the store called for paramedics who unbolted the seat and were leading Bob out of the store when he fainted.

It took all of fifteen minutes for the store to realize there was a problem and call for some professional medical help.   Bob is suing the store but not because he feels they are to blame for the practical joke.   He is suing because they ignored him.   Said Bob, "They just let me rot."

Follow-up:

Since it is a light weird news day, I wanted to follow-up on this story.   Reuters is reporting that Bob is "suffering from post-traumatic stress, which has triggered diabetes and heart complications."   He says, "I have these nightmares every night where I am locked in this dark room, with no windows, no doors, no fresh air, no route for escape.   I wake up in these cold sweats."   Bob is seeking "unspecified damages for help with medical and psychiatric bills, for humiliation and for the diabetes he said he has developed as a result of the stress."

Second Follow-up:

The Houston Chronicle reports today that this is not the first time Bob has claimed to be glued to a toilet.   Ron Trzepacz, former director of operations for the town of Nederland, where Dougherty lives says Bob told him in the summer of 2004 he was glued to a toilet seat in the town's visitor center but pulled himself free.   Trzepacz says he inspected the toilet seat in question but found no evidence supporting the claim.