It's Fusilli Jerry!; Or, A Million to One Shot, Doc

A wonderful item from the November 14th issue of The Week magazine:

"A British priest required emergency surgery after a freak accident left him with a potato lodged painfully in his rectum. Trudi Watson, one of the emergency-room nurses who treated the 50-something clergyman, whose name has not been released, said the man claimed to have been 'hanging curtains naked in the kitchen when he fell backwards onto the kitchen table and onto a potato.' Added Watson, 'It's not for me to question his story.'"

1. Is the "painfully" above really necessary?

2. For those who are uninitiated, my title is a reference to the Fusilli Jerry episode of Seinfeld. As I've said, Seinfeld, despite the absurdity of some of its plots, often has surprising real-life parallels.

Tags: Fusilli Jerry, rectal potatoes, Seinfeld

Comments

[Clare D]

1.

Why haven't I heard about this? The BBC miss all the interesting news stories.

Very funny, Debra - especially your points.

[Tom]

2.

I have always warned people about the dangers of naked curtain hanging.

[Debra Hamel]

3.

Thanks for spreading the word, Tom! Naked curtain hanging has done more damage than good in my opeinion.