2/5/2005: Peruvian "mermaid baby"

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Originally Posted by BrianR

I bet good cash money that some hospital here in the States will fund the family to come here and have the surgery done...it's happened before for Siamese twins and other birth deformities. Especially when said generosity gets good press for the hospital in question.

Brian

First, this is so sad. Imagine how the parents must feel. I feel awful that Elfin Bedwe'er was hurling his little guts out today. (bug?) But this? Shit.

But on to BrianR: I know someone who lived in NYC up near 168th street a few decades ago. She unwisely tried to break up a dog fight (her dogs) with her bare hands. Or arm as it was.

CHOMP!

She said at 2:00 am at the E.R. she was whisked ahead of all the gunshot and knife wounds and found herself surrounded by nearly every intern (is that the right word?) in the hospital, because unlike gun and knife wounds which were so commonplace, hardly any of them had seen a dog bite.

I guess with all the pit bull chic these days that may have changed.

So, in a round about way, yeah, I bet you're right. It might make good training and it couldn't hurt our image in the international press.