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Woman Swallows Cell Phone After Argument
Associated Press ^ | 12/23/05

Posted on 12/23/2005 6:39:51 PM PST by kingattax

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) - It was a conversation stopper. A lovers' dispute over a cell phone took a serious turn early Friday morning when the woman ended the spat by swallowing the phone whole.

Police said they received a call at 4:52 a.m. from a man who said his girlfriend was having trouble breathing. When they arrived at the house they found the 24-year-old woman had a cell phone lodged in her throat.

``He wanted the phone and she wouldn't give it to him, so she attempted to swallow it,'' Detective Sgt. Steve Decker of the Blue Springs Police Department. ``She just put the entire phone in her mouth so he couldn't get it.''

Police said an ambulance transported the woman to St. Mary's Medical Center in Blue Springs. A hospital spokeswoman said she couldn't give details about the woman's health since police have not released her identity.

Decker said police had closed investigations on the swallowing, the first such incident of its kind here.

``This is the first I've heard of this happening,'' said Decker. ``I don't know what kind of phone it was. I don't know if it was on ring or vibrate, either.''

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KEYWORDS: cellphone; swallow
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1 posted on 12/23/2005 6:39:51 PM PST by kingattax
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I hate when that happens ...


2 posted on 12/23/2005 6:40:29 PM PST by Babu
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3 posted on 12/23/2005 6:40:37 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (None genuine without my signature)
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To: kingattax

Calling Deep Throat ...


4 posted on 12/23/2005 6:41:12 PM PST by catpuppy
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

thanks....posted 2 min apart


5 posted on 12/23/2005 6:41:27 PM PST by kingattax
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No doubt, she will sue the phone manufacturer.


6 posted on 12/23/2005 6:42:18 PM PST by Brilliant
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Decker said police had closed investigations on the swallowing, the first such incident of its kind here.

How do they know it's so rare? I mean, do they keep statistics on the number of cell phone swallowing incidents?

Obviously, it was dangerous for this woman to have that phone. Good thing she tried to eat it, though -- otherwise he might've taken it away from her and used it against her.

7 posted on 12/23/2005 6:43:26 PM PST by Luke Skyfreeper
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To: kingattax

"Can you feel me now?"


8 posted on 12/23/2005 6:43:34 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew
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``I don't know what kind of phone it was. I don't know if it was on ring or vibrate, either.''




But here's the telephone number: 321-222-5555


9 posted on 12/23/2005 6:44:03 PM PST by Brilliant
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"I don't know if it was on ring or vibrate, either."

HINT: You can tell by the orifice.

10 posted on 12/23/2005 6:48:09 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew
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To: kingattax

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11 posted on 12/23/2005 6:52:03 PM PST by MotleyGirl70
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To: kingattax

Trying to swallow her words?


12 posted on 12/23/2005 7:14:04 PM PST by Mr. Brightside
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To: kingattax

Darwin practice. Better luck next time.


13 posted on 12/23/2005 7:19:11 PM PST by Buck W. (Yesterday's Intelligentsia are today's Irrelevantsia.)
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``She just put the entire phone in her mouth..."

That girl has talent....

14 posted on 12/23/2005 7:42:42 PM PST by Born Conservative (Chronic Positivity: http://www.livejournal.com/users/jsher/)
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To: kingattax

I love it when people do things that make me feel like less of a dumb Sh*t!


15 posted on 12/23/2005 8:17:55 PM PST by MilspecRob (Most people don't act stupid, they really are.)
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To: Born Conservative

I guess she answered the question: "Does she swallow?"


16 posted on 12/24/2005 1:08:29 PM PST by Tahoe3002
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To: kingattax

...Perhaps she'll die!


17 posted on 12/24/2005 3:40:49 PM PST by Graymatter
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To: kingattax

I wonder if telemarketers have her number? Another memorable Christmas Eve ....


18 posted on 12/24/2005 3:47:12 PM PST by Cvengr (<;^))
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Nah,..she'll probably just go into Roaming first.


19 posted on 12/24/2005 3:48:33 PM PST by Cvengr (<;^))
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