Double Arm Transplant: A German farmer who received the world’s first double arm transplant is doing well. Doctors pronounced the surgery a success after he was able to hold the hospital billing department off at an arm’s length. Brother and
Double Arm Transplant: A German farmer who received the world’s first double arm transplant is doing well. Doctors pronounced the surgery a success after he was able to hold the hospital billing department off at an arm’s length.
Brother and Sister: Shortly after they were married, an English couple received the unsettling news that they were actually brother and sister who were separated at birth. Upon receiving the news, the couple announced plans to relocate to West Virginia.
Crocodiles Dying: Authorities say as many as 26 endangered crocodiles have been found dead in northern India. Guess we don’t have to ask what kind of tears were shed for them.
Hip Replacement: Rumor has it that aging rock star Prince is scheduled to have a secret hip replacement. No wonder he wants to it secret. Its pretty difficult to look “hip” after you’ve had a hip replacement.
Best Beach: Coastal Living Magazine has named Lumahai Beach on the North Shore in its list of top 10 secluded beaches. In other magazine awards, Psychology Today named L.A.’s Venice Beach as the number one beach for psychiatric patients.
Memory Foam Mattress: I was shopping in Costco the other day and came across a display selling 12” memory foam mattresses. A mattress with a memory? I don’t wanna sound paranoid, but who would want a mattress that remembers everything you ever did in bed?
Liver Transplant: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple CEO Steve Jobs secret moved from California to Tennessee in order to get a liver transplant. At first I thought, why Tennessee? Then, when I thought about it, it all made sense. Tennessee is the home to Jack Daniel’s whiskey. Where else would they know more about dealing with destroyed livers than Tennessee?
AT&T Building Evacuated: Firefighters had to evacuate the AT&T building in downtown San Jose after strong fumes created by office worker cleaning an old fridge created a smell so noxious that it sent seven co-workers to the hospital and made twenty-eight others ill. The fridge must have been full of old AT&T calling plans.
Johnny Robish is a humor writer and former stand-up comic who lives on Kaua‘i. E-mail him at johnny@johnnyrobish.com
