James Stabile Informational Newsletter

 March 2005

Too Strange, Weird or Just Funny....

According to the Associated Press, February 14, 2005, a man from Bakersville, California is suing a doctor for removing one of his testicles. The suit states that a biopsy was not preformed on the testicle in question. After the surgery, the testicle was found to be not malignant and didn’t need to be removed. The lawsuit claims he "has been caused to sustain severe and permanent physical and emotional injuries, including but not limited to the loss of plaintiff's testicle, as well as residual disfigurement, scarring and pain." He is asking for an undisclosed financial settlement. Well, I think the man has a point. However, if I were he I would be thankful that it was not malignant and that I was alive.

In Colombia, South Carolina birds got drunk from eating holly berries were flying into the windows of an office building. "It was like an Alfred Hitchcock movie," worker Denise Wilkinson said. "It was spooky. You could hear them where they flew into the glass." The heat and the supply of holly berries provided the impetus for the birds to “get drunk” and fly into the windows. Over 100 birds died. Ground’s keepers were going to cover the berry bushes with nets to keep the birds away from them. Also, they were going to pit strips of masking tape across the windows to alert the birds of the glass. Strange, but true. That goes to show you. Those airline pilots are not the only flyers to get into trouble from intoxicating behavior.