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"Police were called over a practical joke involving a fake severed hand.  Paul Plummer, an amateur make-up artist, left the prop on the pavement outside his house so his nieces could laugh at the reactions of people passing by. One concerned resident contacted the police as they thought the fake hand with a severed finger was real.  Plummer then had to explain the situation to police as they began to cordon off the street in Nottingham. The 34-year-old told the Nottingham Post: &amp;quot;My sister&amp;#039;s children were round and I made it look as though my finger had come off to make them laugh. &amp;quot;The kids are used to it, so we left it in the street so they could see people walking past wondering what it was.&amp;quot; A spokeswoman for Nottinghamshire police said: &amp;quot;Instead of pointing the finger, we advised Mr Plummer about his actions.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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