King of the Hill referenced my real-life farm accident—this is actually me.

I love the idea that you watched them make a joke about a guy losing both arms in a tractor accident and then calling 911 with a pencil in his mouth and thought “haha I wonder who that’s about”

Are you John Thompson then? That’s insane. Edit: just saw your user name lol For those wondering the clip in King of the Hill is Peggy in the hospital.

King of the Hill Season 4 episode 1

Lol def share over on r/kingofthehill

Dude I’ve seen your accident mentioned in memes and social media posts since I was like 9. Awesome to hear you’re doing ok and that you’re KotH famous!

I remember your story from when I was younger, always admired how resourceful you were in saving yourself.

robot chicken and a few other did their own bits I think aswell.

Episode in question is S04E01, [Peggy Hill: The Decline and Fall](https://kingofthehill.fandom.com/wiki/Peggy_Hill:_The_Decline_and_Fall) wherein Peggy Hill must learn to cope with disability after her skydiving accident.

This is actually pretty wild. I saw your recent AMA but already knew your story from that King of Hill episode.

Woah that was you! I remember reading about you, seems like you're doing well?  You seem like a brave badass. *Only Listnook would act like losing and having both arms reattached was as common as stubbing a toe. 

Are you the one who waited for help in the bathtub so you wouldn’t get blood on the carpet?

Oh shit I have read your story multiple times over these many years and all I can think of is how I would just have passed out and died.

Maybe you don’t realize how famous your story was.

Have you done an AMA?

[Seinfeld stole my real life farm accident](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ73NKS3B1c)

My guy your story has traveled far and wide. Heard about you when I was in elementary school

Good to see you aren't up in arms over being in a comedy show

Dude I love The Dollop they did on you. You're a beast.

My nephew died in an accident and a few years later I was watching a movie and the main character read about the accident out loud from a newspaper. It was like a gut-punch and I almost couldn’t believe what I was hearing.

I remember reading the story of your accident. And the one thing that stuck with me was deciding to sit in the tub because you didn't want to get blood on your mom's new carpet (or white carpet). I remember discussing it among a few people (we were kids reading about the accident) we all kind of came to the conclusion that that's not a thought we would have had. But everyone I knew growing up, used that pencil dialing reference to mean "that's how far I'll go to accomplish this goal/task". You were a symbol of strength and perseverance. But as an adult, I've been in and seen accidents where shock makes you do the craziest things, or focus on things that aren't of crucial importance at that moment. Also, as an adult, I may have taken the wrong lessons and impressions away from that story. But then again, living in a rural farming community, we were used to Ranchers that had horrible accidents and usually made it through. We didn't see it as horrible. It was a reinforcement of don't touch the PTO or other spinning bits by yourself. You became a h******* guy in our eyes.

Maybe you could be featured in The Pitt next

Link the clip here.

I know your story but not from koth. Hope you are doing well! 

I’m pretty sure I saw this on TLC when I was a kid and before TLC became the side show channel. Posts about it also make their way onto FB with frequency.

I learned about you on the Dollop podcast years ago.

I heard about you way before King of the Hill. From my mom. Every time I worked on my uncles farm. Big respect. You are amazing.

I learned about you from The Dollop! Im a huge King of the Hill fan and I never put that together for whatever reason. It is truly an insane thing and you were so resourceful in surviving. I would’ve laid down and let myself die lol

OP you're a legend

Really cool! High five 🫸🫷

I’m sure it’s a trial to be so well-known but as someone who grew up on a farm thank you for sharing your story. I have 7 siblings and it would have been so traumatizing if that happened to someone in my family. My dad always emphasized the dangers surrounding anything with a PTO. Hearing about your accident magnified the caution we used with machinery. I hope you continue to publicize the dangers of being casual about using farm machinery. Also the importance of farm chores being age-appropriate so children stay safe. So many children really love helping around the farm but need to know the dangers.

Was this North Central Indiana? I know there was a kid at a nearby school system who had his arms ripped off by a thresher in the late 80s

Thats amazing. Glad youre here with us brother. Hope life is giving you some smiles. Being referenced in king of the hill would be the peak of my life 100%

I'm pretty sure Willam Dafoe tells his best recollection of your story in season 1, episode 4 of Fishing with John. [Here.](https://youtu.be/LMRQb-RRt5g?si=Qzog3QFNwCMUXxEA) Incidentally, my mom also told me your story when I was like 7. I dont know why... but the tales of your bravery reach far and wide.

Was that your AMA all those years ago?

A boy in my town lost both his arms when he fell into an auger. They weren't able to reattach them, unfortunately. Farm equipment is terrifying.

I remember watching you on the Phil Donahue show back in the day.

Holy shit I've never heard of this story before and I'm absolutely dumbfounded how you survived so much. I assume that when people sever an arm, much less two, they bleed out in minutes... how the hell did you survive so long without bleeding to death? 

There’s an amazing episode about your accident on the podcast The Dollop! If you’re open to it they would love to have you on a bet.

Are you the kid from the Waramps commercials?

That’s awesome! I was familiar with your story, but never made the connection. You have the same first and last name as my dad and grandpa.

You seem to be popping up a lot around here recently  Did you have a movie/album/podcast coming out soon? 

I read this as ant farm accident and was very confused. Glad you’re doing ok!

Holy c***, I've read about you before. Hope you're doing well. Crazy that the joke has flown under your radar for all these years!

I remember for some reason our creative writing teacher in high school showing us a VHS recording of your feature on the Phil Donahue show

this kind of thing happens constantly with mike judge shows since they just pull half their scripts from local news archives anyway. it is wild that they kept the pencil detail in there though. honestly most writers would have cut that for being too unrealistic for a sitcom guest bit.

I really enjoyed the /r/dollop on you. You're a badass that wouldn't give up, go you!

Holy shit, I wrote a report on this when I was in school. Hope you are doing well!!!

I'm impressed you got past the bleeding and had enough wits to get help! Wow

Holy shit. I heard of you from the Dollop. How are you man?

First heard about you in the Dollop. Glad to know you can enjoy king of the hill.

Pretty sure I saw your story dramatized on an episode of Rescue 911 or a similar tv show back in the day.

That’s so cool! I mean, not the accident of course. Wild story and had no idea it was even true. Now I’ll scream your name when watching that episode :) you will live on FOREVER!!!

Your story was also basically plagiarized by The Good Doctor in season 3 episodes 18 and 19. I recognized it immediately.

I had the police show up to my house when I was home alone because I did something dumb as a kid lol. I was 8 and that episode had just rerun on tv so I tried dialing 911 a few times with my nose and eventually got it. I freaked out when they answered so quickly and hung up. They came out and knocked on my door. Fun times 🤣

Holy Shit! I remember reading about you! Your journey has been absolutely crazy. I feel like I am meeting a real life celebrity lol. I am glad you are doing good, I remember watching that and thinking about you. I wish you the best!

You are my hero!

Did Randy Travis write a song about it claiming it happened to him?

Next step is killing fitty men, get a reference in the fourth season of the revival.

I just wanted to say hello and wish you the best. Your story is incredible and it’s hilarious that you recognized yourself in an animated show.

Thats actually wild,

Yeah, you're famous. How are you doing now?

I read about you on Cracked over a decade ago

I mean, you're pretty famous. I'm not sure if other fiction shows have mentioned you, but I've heard your story many times in person. I had a particular bad day at work once, the first order is ever had at that job. It was maybe 1.4% as bad as your day. I told people I was glad for it, because then, no matter what happened after that, they could say, "Well at least it's not as bad as that one day." So, and least you have that going for you.

Just looked at your profile. Incredible that that they were able to reattach them successfully.

Think about now, most people don't even have land lines anymore so there's not many phones out there with physical buttons. How could someone get their cell phone out of their pocket with no arms? I guess you could shout "hey [digital assistant name here] dial 911!" and hope for the best as you try to talk to your hip.

Well I'd be screwed if I had to push buttons on a phone with my nose ;) I need to use you as an example when I inevitably rail against the "bUt thEy shoULd HAvE dieD froM tHeir wounDs" people whining about a show. Yes, they *could* have died from their wounds, but they didn't. Hence the show being based on their life. But also, respect.

I remember this story (the real one with you, not King of the Hill lol) from way back. I think my elementary school teacher was talking about it!

Wow. Crazy. Your story is amazing, and you are an inspiration, etc.. I’m wondering though. I’ve seen a lot of you lately, I don’t know where I guess just video pop-ups or whatever but I literally have never heard of you and in the past few months I’ve seen you all over the place. Did something change in your life recently or did you start doing more interviews or something?

… I had no idea that they were referencing a real story. I thought it was a joke. That’s crazy.

Well done you. I am amazed you didn't bleed out while looking for the pencil. The whole experience must have been awful.

I'm from ND too. Lived here when you had your accident. I worked on my grandpa's farm at the time. You made it impossible to complain about anything for quite a while. Hope you are doing well.