Book four : Chapter three
Peronal
ODDITIES
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Bob Loturco, 60, is disabled and barely surviving on a social
security pension. He decided to ease his retirement years by
selling one of his kidneys to someone in need. He has emphysema
but is not dying, and believes he can survive just fine with one
kidney.
Problem: The law prohibits the sale of organs. Solution: Loturco is advertising his kidney for long-term (99 years) lease. |
Richard Shields of Pittsburgh lays claim to one of the oddest streaks
of luck ever - having cheated death countless times.
When he was 18, Sheilds appendix burst open. He was unconcious for a week, and declared dead by two doctors. But when a nurse began washing his bdy for the funeral, Shields woke up and asked her what she was doing. In his 75 years, Sheilds has suffered three broken necks, a heart attack, a triple bypass, a broken back, pneumonia, a large blockage in a blood vessel, and a skin-eating fungus. He even broke his neck whilst recovering from a broken neck. He was assigned hazardous duty in World War II - his task, to find live enemny mines and mark them with a roll of toilet paper. His comment: "I'd have to say I've been truly blessed." |
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"I like to lick girls' sweaty armpits in the summer. The smell really
turns me on, especially if they have hair." Singer Iggy Pop, in an interview with Rolling Stone. |
Known only as Deborah and William M (to protect their 8 children), a Florida couple
who have lived together as husband and wife for more than 20 years
have been charged with incest after it was discovered that they are brother and
sister.
Authorities say that all but one of the children - aged from one to nineteen - have emotional problems and are of below average intelligence. |
| A Eureks, California woman was thrown in jail for disrobing in a grocery store and sitting on some pheasant eggs in an effort to hatch them. |
Warning: THE PRACTICIONER, a British medical journal, has
determined that bird-watching may be hazardous to your health.
The magazine, in fact, has officially designated bird-watching
a "hazardous hobby," after documenting the death of a weekend
bird-watcher who became so immersed in his subject that he grew
oblivious to his surroundings and consequently was eaten by a
crocodile.
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| Mrs. Caroline Squires of Cincinnati filed for a divorce from her husband in 1949 on grounds of desertion. She testified he'd stepped out "for a beer" on the Fourth of July, 1917, and had never come back. |
Even HUMAN CANNONBALLS can have bad days ... On two occasions, Miss 'Rita Thunderbird' remained inside the cannon despite a lot of gunpowder encouragement to do otherwise. She performs in a gold lamé bikini and on one of the two occasions (1977) Miss Thunderbird remained lodged in the cannon, while her bra was shot across the River Thames. |
| According to acupuncturists, there is a point on the head that you can press to control your appetite. It is located in the hollow just in front of the flap of the ear. |
George Lumley, aged 104, married Mary Dunning, aged 10, in
Nortallerton, England on August 25, 1783. She was the
great-great granddaughter of the woman who'd broken her
engagement to Lumley, eighty years before.
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| Tibetans, Mongolians, and people in parts of western China put salt in their tea instead of sugar. |
In 1976 a Los Angeles secretary named Jannene Swift
officially married a 50-pound rock. The ceremony was
witnessed by more than 20 people.
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