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He’s Got the Humor Thing Nailed

Dante Autullo, 32, was building a shed for his Orland Park, Ill., backyard, using a nail gun. He managed to shoot the buddy helping him in the hand, but his friend only got a scratch. It was, perhaps, a warning: a few days later, Autullo shot a nail, and the gun recoiled and whacked him in the head. “I felt like I got punched in the side of the ear,” he said, but he couldn’t find where the nail went. He shrugged and continued on, not realizing he had shot a 3-1/2 inch nail into his head. Did he think that maybe the nail was lodged in his brain? “It crossed my mind,” he admitted, “but not in the way I wanted it to.” It wasn’t until 36 hours later, when he started feeling sick, that he went to the hospital to find out what was wrong. A CAT scan found the nail, which was removed in two hours of surgery. He says he was in too much of a rush, which caused the accident. “Besides the nail,” he quipped, “I’ve had a lot on my mind.” (RC/Tinley Park Southtown Star) ...As long as he doesn’t now consider himself “holy” we’re all good.