Tale of Sheffield vicar with potato stuck up bottom goes viral on Facebook - again

The story of a vicar who was supposedly admitted to hospital in Sheffield with a potato stuck up his bottom has become a viral hit - again.
A vicar went to hospital with a potato stuck up his bottom.A vicar went to hospital with a potato stuck up his bottom.
A vicar went to hospital with a potato stuck up his bottom.

The bizarre story first surfaced in The Sun in 2008 - and began circulating online again four years later.

Now the incident - which the vicar claims happened when he fell on the vegetable while hanging curtains in the nude - has once again started doing the rounds on Facebook.

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According to the original report, the clergyman, in his 50s, told medical staff at Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital that the accident was definitely not due to a sex game.

He had to undergo surgery to extract the spud from his backside, according to tabloid, eight years ago.

The paper reports how.A&E nurse Trudi Watson was quoted as saying: "He explained to me, quite sincerely, he had been hanging curtains naked in he kitchen when he fell backwards on to the kitchen table and on to a potato.But it’s not for me to question his story."

She went on to reveal other objects removed from people’s bottoms, including a cucumber, a Russian doll and a carnation.

The tale has once more sparked an interest, with people sharing the link to the story on Facebook and Twitter.