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Man swallows scissors

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(April 1) -- Talk about a badly timed joke. After eating a meal, a Chinese man was using a four-inch pair of nail scissors to clean his teeth when one of his friends cracked a joke. He couldn't help laughing -- and the scissors slid down his throat. London's Daily Mail reports that Kong Lin, 27, tried to cough up the scissors, but the points got stuck in epiglottis, the thin flap of tissue that covers the windpipe during swallowing.

Lin was rushed to a hospital in Putian, China. Surgeons extracted the scissors in half an hour, but they couldn't use anything stronger than a local anesthetic, the Mail reported. Knocking him out completely would have relaxed his throat, allowing the scissors to move deeper.

Submitted on 04/02/2009

Submitted by: Kevin
Reference: http://news.aol.com/article/man-swallows-scissors-x-ray/408719- Today I think

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
The kicker for me is the x-ray picture included in the article. Thanks, Kevin!

James said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
I don't suppose a chopstick or...wait, how about a TOOTHPICK...would have been more appropriate, now would it?? The X-ray is quite cartoony, as is what happened!!! Thanks!

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