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It’s Cold And Flu Season: SNL’s “Hibernol”

November 19th, 2010 by in Better Health Network, Humor, Video
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Thanks to former student Allison Miller for reminding me about this clip from the Saturday Night Live (SNL) archives:

*This blog post was originally published at Gary Schwitzer's HealthNewsReview Blog*

An Earful And A Mouthful: Insulted Woman Bites Off Man’s Ear

April 30th, 2010 by in Better Health Network, Humor, News, Opinion, True Stories
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So I’m listening to the radio [yesterday] when I hear a story about a woman who was called “fat” by a 24-year-old man at a party. What does she do?

The Omaha World Herald is reporting that she bit off more than she could chew by literally biting off his ear.

Police at a Lincoln, Nebraska hospital responded to a call in the emergency room at 3:25AM on April 28th when the unnamed, one-eared man claimed 21-year-old Anna Godfrey bit off his ear for calling her “fat” at a party. The ear chunk is missing in action. Read more »

*This blog post was originally published at The Happy Hospitalist*

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