Tue 15 Aug 2006
A patient broke wind while having surgery and set fire
to his genitals. The 30-year-old man was having a mole
removed from his bottom with an electric knife when his
attack of flatulence was ignited by a spark. His
genitals, which were soaked in surgical spirits, caught
fire. The man, who is suing the hospital, said:
“When I woke up, my penis and scrotum were burning like
hell. Besides the pain, I can’t have sex with my wife.”
Surgeons at the hospital in Kjellerups said: “It was an
unfortunate accident.”
August 18th, 2006 at 1:15 pm
These should really be published under “Jokes” or “Joke News”, since it can’t really be funny news unless it really happened… and this didn’t.
August 18th, 2006 at 1:48 pm
As far as I can tell, it happened. I forwarded the scan of the news-clipping to the poster.
October 12th, 2006 at 9:56 pm
jbravo - where did you get the scan from? I also have a scan of the article but cannot find any information on it. Would really appreciate it if you know what paper it was published in and when. Thanks.