Calif. man attempts self-surgery with butter knife

Associated Press ^ | July 26, 2011

[Free ThinkerNY]

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) -- Police say a Southern California man stuck a butter knife into his belly in a failed bid at self-surgery to remove a painful hernia.

Glendale police Sgt. Tom Lorenz says officers called to the 63-year-old man's home Sunday night found him naked on an outside patio lounge chair with a 6-inch butter knife sticking out of his stomach.

[Grizzled Bear]

This might seem a bit far fetched, but I think he may have been mentally ill...

[TheOldLady]

Idiot. Everyone knows you use a steak knife for home surgery.

He must have missed that day at med school.

[West Texas Chuck]

I was thinking more along the lines of “here, hold muh beer, watch this y’all!”

[dixiechick2000]

Okay.......one question.......how does one go about using a butter knife as a scalpel?

This poor guy is either very mentally disturbed, or is very ignorant on knives, and each one’s particular usage.

[Slings and Arrows]

All of the above.

[dixiechick2000]

That’s what I figured. ;o)

[csense]

I think he just managed to stick it in, and that’s about it. Numbskull should have used an x-acto.