Posted on 06/27/2004 10:34:03 AM PDT by traumer
An Iranian newspaper has reported the controversial story of a woman who claims to have given birth to a frog. The Iranian daily Etemaad says the creature is believed to have grown from larva to an adult frog inside her body.
While it is unclear how this could have happened, the paper carries quotes from medical experts who say there are human characteristics to the animal.
It has been speculated that the woman, who has not been named, unknowingly picked up the larva while she was swimming in a dirty pool.
The woman, from the south-eastern city of Iranshahr, is a mother of two children.
The "so-called frog", as the newspaper puts it, has yet to undergo precise genetic and anatomic tests.
But it quotes clinical biology expert Dr Aminifard as saying: "The similarities are in appearance, the shape of the fingers and the size and shape of the tongue."
Medical history recounts stories of people who believed they had frogs - or even lizards or snakes - living and growing in their bodies.
One of the most famous was the 17th Century case of Catharina Geisslerin, known as "the toad-vomiting woman" of Germany.
When she died in 1662 doctors are said to have performed an autopsy, but found no evidence animals had ever lived inside her body.
"Hello, my baby.. hello, my honey... hello, my ragtime gaaal"
Maybe the husband was French?
Sorry to intrude on your amphibian frolics. I just needed to point out what medieval idiots these Islamo-ramuses are.
That's a loaded question! Take it back and put the safety on before you give it back.
LOL!
I have a barbecue going on in 45 minutes. Fly on in:) I have a nice pool too:)
I'm feeling a bit froggy today.
Get it?..Frogs...Jump.
BobS, I'd love to spend the afternoon, grilling chicken, roasting some corn and sipping some chilly libation.
Unfortunately, I Freep between calls at work and they have my ankle chained to the desk.
George Costanza (from Jerry Springer's show): "It moved ! "
LoL. I thought of that, too. lol
Throw something on the grill; I'll be there in a couple hours.
This thread has some great graphics !!
LoL
Okay, you are an Iranian woman, living in a community where honor killings for adultry are common. Your husband arrives home from work at the bomb factory one day and you jump out of bed nekkid. There in the bed is a frog you have been intimate with for the past several months. You have to come up with a story. Hubby has his hand on the detonator. So you say, "Um, um, OMG, I just gave birth to that thing!"
Lame as it is, it saves your life.
When I am the chef, ladies just lay around and burp! Or swim!
Is that moose cheese I see in the photo?
"Le Ribet."
"There in the bed is a frog you have been intimate with for the past several months."
Reminds me of the joke about the drop dead gorgeous woman out with a man so ugly he made M. Moore look like a human.
When asked what she saw in him. She retorted: "Bless his soul, He may not look like much but he can lick his eyebrows.
TOP TEN REASONS WHY IT'S GREAT TO BE A FROG
10. Babes are always kissing you because they think you'll turn into a prince.
9. Flies in your soup are a bonus.
8. You're above toads on the food chain.
7. Green goes with absolutely everything!
6. Pond Scum is a term of endearment.
5. Most restaurants have a "no croaking" section.
4. Amphibians are at a minimum risk of appearing on Geraldo.
3. You can scratch hard to reach places with your tongue.
2. You can donate your body to science for big bucks!
1. It sure beats being a newt.
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