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British Teen Suffers Painful Shark Attack in His Bedroom
Fox News ^ | May 27, 2008

Posted on 05/27/2008 5:45:32 PM PDT by rawhide

One unlucky British teen suffered a painful shark attack without ever going near the water. In fact, he was bitten in the face by one of the sharp-fanged animals in his own bedroom

The “attack” happened at 14-year-old Sam Hawthorne’s home in Dudley, England

Hawthorne was sleepwalking when the teeth of a dead souvenir shark from a family vacation, that hangs on the wall of his nautical-themed bedroom, became embedded in his face

The teeth left blood pouring from the teen’s face

“It was like something out of a horror film,” she said. “The shark must have been embedded in Sam's cheek for about 15 minutes and he was in a lot of pain.”

In the end, Hawthorne came away with only a small scar. “It was the most frightening experience of my life,”

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TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: attack; shark; sleepwalk
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To: martin_fierro

Knock Knock

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21 posted on 05/27/2008 6:32:15 PM PDT by JoeSixPack1
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Paging Chevy Chase.
22 posted on 05/27/2008 7:10:43 PM PDT by Ukiapah Heep (Shoes for Industry!)
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23 posted on 05/27/2008 8:11:44 PM PDT by Peace Is Coming
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To: dayglored

Speaking of Monty Python and Brits being bitten.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCkFhafk26A


24 posted on 05/27/2008 10:06:09 PM PDT by neb52
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...
It was the most frightening experience of my life
The kid sleepwalks, so it's lucky for him the family doesn't live on a cliff overlooking the ocean. "Get a new hobby" ping. ;')
25 posted on 05/27/2008 10:14:37 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Profile updated Monday, April 28, 2008)
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My first thought from the title of this thread was that yet another guy just broke up with some superhero chick...

Mark


26 posted on 05/27/2008 11:00:37 PM PDT by MarkL (Al Gore: The Greenhouse Gasbag! (heard on Bob Brinker's Money Talk))
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