Bizarre News - July 18, 2015

Greetings fellow Bizarros:

Sure, you can go to Mexico for cheap drugs, cheap dentistry, even cheap surgeries. There was that famous story of the woman who went to Mexico to have her breasts enlarged to 36 double-Hs (or something ridiculous) because no licensed surgeon in the U.S. would do it. But you might want to draw the line at baby deliveries after you read this story.

A baby in Mexico, was rushed to a pediatric specialist after medical students cut off his private parts, thinking they were cutting his umbilical cord, according to a complaint filed by the parents.

The father of the boy, Diego Rangel Izaguirre, said that doctors tried to cover up the injury by keeping him away from the newborn for hours. Because apparently that is accepted medical practice in Mexico.

The mother of the boy said that he should have been left in the care of professionals and not medical students.

But never fear; the little tyke had his wee winky sewn back on and hospital officials insist that the baby is healthy and that the operation was minor...even if he ends up with a crooked pecker later in life.

The couple filed an official complaint with the hospital, which has launched an internal investigation.

Bizarrely,
Lewis

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*-- British Columbia cats being shaved by mystery prankster --*
CAMPBELL RIVER, British Columbia (UPI) - Residents of a British Columbia town said they are afraid to let their cats wander the neighborhood because someone keeps shaving them. Jo-Jo Yarjau of Campbell River said her 12-year-old cat, Tabby, came home with a square-shaped patch shaved into her belly in January and the feline has since come back with patches of hair missing four more times. "The first time it was the base of her tail as well, and under her belly," Yarjau told CTV News. "It looks like a razor did it because it looks like her nipples were cut, and that's a pretty defining factor of what's going on." Neighbor Vance Assu told the Campbell River Mirror he started noticing patches of fur missing from his 4-year-old cat, Twilight, "in February or March" and the incidents became a regular occurrence. Assu said his family has tried keeping Twilight in the house, but the feline refuses to cooperate. "He doesn't want anything to do with being in here, other than to eat and have a nap," he said, "but even that is very rare. We've tried keeping the litter box inside, but he simply won't use it." Yarjau said Tabby is too old to change her behavior to become a strictly indoor cat. "She'll go crazy. She's 12. You can't just do that all of a sudden," she said. Yarjau said her family only lets Tabby out at night to avoid the shaving, which thus far has only occurred during the day. She said she fears for the feline's life. "We only let her out at night now," she said, "because it's never happened at night. She's not allowed to wander during the day anymore, because one day she just might not come back."


*-- Spanish mayor institutes daily nap time for entire city --*
ADOR, Spain (UPI) - A Spanish mayor has become the first in the country to issue a proclamation creating an official afternoon nap time for the entire city. Mayor Joan Faus Vitoria of Ador in Valencia declared 2 to 5 p.m. as the official time for the city's residents to take their afternoon siestas. The edict asks residents to keep quiet during the siesta hours and the mayor recommended children be kept inside to prevent noise from traveling into open windows. The mayor said the nap time was chosen due to the high afternoon heat making 2 to 5 p.m. the ideal time to take a break from working in fields. Vitoria said there will be no penalties for violations, and the edict should be treated as "merely a suggestion" rather than an "obligation." A study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism in February espoused the health benefits of an afternoon siesta. "Our data suggests a 30-minute nap can reverse the hormonal impact of a night of poor sleep," said study author Brice Faraut of the Universite Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cite in France. "This is the first study that found napping could restore biomarkers of neuroendocrine and immune health to normal levels."


*-- READER COMMENTS --*
Lewis, the story about the dildos hanging from transmission lines in Portland seemed a little sexist to me. I think the residents should demand that the city display a variety of sex toys including, but not limited to; flesh lights, butt plugs, both male and female sex dolls and, of course, inflatable sheep. We don't want to discriminate.

Lewis, about the Florida woman who doesn't realize she'd been shot for 4 whole days - what the hell?! How do you not know you've been shot for 4 days? If I stub my toe, get a paper cut, or trim my nails too short I know right away. I'd know if I'd been shot. What was this lady, drunk? How did she not know? -Chuck
[Hey, it's Florida! What do you want?]

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