Now if you are unemployed one would think that you’d want to be careful not to squander your money and keep a tight reign on things, but that doesn’t seem to be the attitude of a 39- year old inhabitant of the German town of Finsterwalde, who has just lashed out no less than £6000 having his ears removed to make his head look more like a skull.

He’s going to be really sorry later if he needs glasses, but as he keeps the severed ears in a jar, maybe he can get them re-attached if the worst comes to the worst!

Currently unemployed and not in a relationship (I wonder why), the man, known as MR SKULL FACE  has undergone no less than 17 extreme body modifications imaginable including forehead implants, forearm implants, back of the hand implants, an under the skin payment implant and tongue splitting, but he says the changes have not be made to make him look cool.

Well I’m not one to judge, but I’d say there was no risk of that!

Indeed he admits that his appearance has proved a huge setback to securing employment and finding a partner but thinks that people should accept him as a person and for his inner values.

I just wonder what sort of inner values would you expect from a man who deliberately sets about squandering money mutilating himself?

In the second hour today I was joined once more by MARGARET MILLS, with the story of First World War battalion, known as the Sportsmen’s Battalion who were based in Hornchurch during the early days of the First World War.

Before being recruited many members of this army battalion had been professional sportsmen, circus performers and media people, so quite a mixed bag!

If you missed what Margaret told me, you can catch it all here: –

I’ll see you once more next week,
Scott