April 10, 2003, 22:12
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Knife thrower hits assistant, seeks replacement
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BBC News
Knife thrower draws blood on TV
Viewers watched in horror as a knife thrower missed his aim and cut his assistant's head live on ITV1's This Morning programme.
Circus performer Jayde Hanson, 23, was demonstrating his skills when one of his knives hit his assistant and girlfriend, 22-year-old Yana Rodianova.
As she clutched the side of her head, the show's presenter Fern Britton shouted: "Oh my God, there is blood, quick - get her off."
A This Morning spokeswoman said the wound was only "a nick" and that Ms Rodianova was "absolutely fine".
"You don't really expect that kind of thing from a world record-holder," she said.
More than a million viewers had been watching Thursday's episode of the daytime show, made by Granada.
Mr Hanson, part of the Cottle and Austen Circus, was showing how many knives he could hurl at his partner in 60 seconds.
He had been trying to emulate his world record-breaking stunt performed on National Circus Day of 120 knives thrown in two minutes.
"He felt confident as he has been throwing his mother's kitchen knives since the age of 10," This Morning's website reported.
Mr Hanson, the son of an elephant tamer and trapeze artist, is advertising for a new assistant.
Ms Rodianova, who bears two scars from previously misdirected throws, says she wants to concentrate on her hula hoop act.
Mr Hanson's previous assistant reportedly left the job after being hit in the foot - her third injury from a wayward knife.
Mr Hanson said recently: "In 11 years of performing, I've only hit my assistant on five occasions."
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If I were his assistant, I'd be concentrating on my hula hoop act too.  
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Edit: Reformatted quote.
Last edited by Winston; April 10, 2003 at 22:21.
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April 10, 2003, 22:13
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i was under the impression that it was all fake...optical illusion and what not...
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April 10, 2003, 22:14
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Re: Knife thrower hits assistant, seeks replacement
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April 10, 2003, 22:15
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And liberals say that the urban poor can't find work. 
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April 10, 2003, 22:16
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Originally posted by orange
i was under the impression that it was all fake...optical illusion and what not...
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Well, it could be a publicity stunt, I guess.
I'm sticking with my hula hoop rings for the time being though.
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April 10, 2003, 22:16
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Pass. 
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April 11, 2003, 21:16
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if you want to get out of the gene pool fast...
don't think that love relationship will last that much longer...
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April 11, 2003, 21:27
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Yes, I think I would go the hula hoop route as well...
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April 11, 2003, 21:33
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Ms Rodianova, who bears two scars from previously misdirected throws, says she wants to concentrate on her hula hoop act.
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Classic
If those were her actual words..., priceless .....
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April 11, 2003, 23:35
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I thought someone had made a thread about an article from the Onion but I was pleasantly surprised.
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April 12, 2003, 00:34
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Is the knife thrower offering a Darwin Award as part of the payment package on offer?
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April 12, 2003, 01:23
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I hear the death benefits are pretty good. 
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