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The man with no memory: Navy vet wakes up, speaks only Swedish
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| 10:24 AM EDT, Tue July 16, 2013
| Elizabeth Cohen
Posted on 07/16/2013 2:16:17 PM PDT by BenLurkin
He didn't recall serving in the U.S. Navy. Or of being born in Florida.
When doctors told him he had five tennis rackets in his hotel room, he couldn't say why.
When they showed him photos of himself with others, he didn't recognize them, or himself.
And he didn't speak a word of English.
The man said his name was Johan Ek.
And he said it in Swedish.
That was back in February.
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TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: amnesia; boatwright; ek; johanek; michaelboatwright
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To: slumber1
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07/16/2013 5:05:03 PM PDT
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TurboZamboni
(Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
To: OldNewYork
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07/16/2013 5:06:07 PM PDT
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TurboZamboni
(Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
To: AZLiberty
Nope, couldn't be akvavit. Drank that stuff once and i couldn't remember ANYTHING, let alone how to speak a foreign language.
CC
BTW, it tasted like gasoline flavored with caraway seeds.
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07/16/2013 7:59:02 PM PDT
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Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: TurboZamboni
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Dr.Deth
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