man ignites self with own flatulence

ananova | 4/15/02

[galt-jw]

Ananova :

Patient having op on backside breaks wind, causing fire

A Danish man having surgery on his backside broke wind and set his genitals alight.

A surgeon was removing a mole on his backside with an electric knife when the man broke wind, lighting a spark.
His genitals had been washed with surgical spirits and caught fire.

He's suing the hospital for pain and suffering and loss of income.
He says he had to take extra time off work and can't have sex with his wife. The hospital says it was an unfortunate accident.

"When I woke up, my penis and scrotum were burning like hell," the man told Danish Newspaper BT.

Surgeon Dr Jorn Kristensen said: "No-one considered the possibility the man would break wind during the operation, let alone that it would catch fire. It was an unfortunate accident."

The 30-year-old patient said: "I've had to be booked off work for longer than expected and, besides the pain, I can't have sex with my wife."

The operation which was being carried out at the Kjellerups hospital, was aborted immediately after the accident.

Reports says it's unlikely the doctor will face disciplinary action.

Story filed: 11:33 Sunday 14th April 2002

[galt-jw]

watch for the nbc miniseries.

[Constitution Day]

Poot!

er, I mean Ping!

[Pokey78]

Or Fox special: When Genitals Ignite.

[dead]

I had a friend in college who used to do this. He could shoot a ten inch flame out of his butt.

He's a cop now, but he probably still does it.

[sanchmo]

He's suing the hospital for pain and suffering and loss of income

I can't say it...
It's too easy.

[tom paine 2]

I hate it when that happens.

[Clemenza]

He's a cop now, but he probably still does it.

There's a good interrogation technique.

[galt-jw]

i guess this should have been posted in "breaking" news. hey punners, lets rock.

[Destructor]

We have a new definition for "bad day!"

[greyfoxx39]

Ping!

[Constitution Day]

He's a cop now, but he probably still does it.

Just another weapon in his arsenal!

[general_re]

Break-like-the-wind ping.

[midwestmidnight]

Reminds me of a song!

"...nuts roasting on an open fire..."

[Pokey78]

And playing in the background was the Ohio Players "Fire".

[exdemrat]

Just another weapon in his arsenal!

heh heh...What a disaster.

[general_re]

There is a solution. Or two.

[RichInOC]

Word of advice to Dr. Kristensen...give your patients Beano.

[hopespringseternal]

There is a video somewhere of a guy lighting a fart and setting his butt on fire when the fart diffused through his jeans a little too slowly.

[Jack Wilson]

Or leading story on networks :"Is Surgery 100% Safe? Or Have Hospitals Been Leading Us Down the Primrose Path?"