Weird News Walk-Through

Yes, you too can insert fake boar tusks into the mouth of an unconscious dental patient, taking photos of her beastly overbite to share with colleagues in the office, and still have the state Supreme Court get your back. The ” kindhearted, fun-loving” dentist who practices in Olympia, Washington was sued by Tina Alberts, the woman who later saw photos of herself wearing the unwelcome swine smile. But the doc’s insurance company refused to cover the damages saying the practical joke wasn’t legitimately covered. So, he sued them, and he won. The Washington Supreme Court ordered the dentist’s insurance company to cover the money won by Alberts claiming that prank “was an integral, if odd, part of the assistant’s dental surgery and ‘conceivably’ should trigger the professional liability coverage of his policy.

Last time I checked, the definition of “integral” was ,”essential or necessary for completeness.” How does a body of intelligent and respected state Supreme Court justices come to the conclusion that placing faux pig teeth into the oral orifice of a sedated employee in order to mock her later is a vital part of a dental practice? Is it any wonder our medical costs in this country are astronomical?

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If you’ve survived the wrath of Zeus once before, and now dance in wet, bare feet on stormy days high atop tall metal towers trusting in the old adage that lightning never strikes twice, a Hamlin, Pennsylvania man would like with you. Zeus, too.

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The creators of LOST could take a lesson in creepy from the people responsible for the gruesome discovery of five severed kangaroo heads on a beach near Brisbane, Australia. A mother and her two children came upon the animals, sans bodies, then alerted the authorities. She says her daughter was traumatized by the findings.

Man, is there any doubt? I know plenty of kids who are scared of clowns and mascots and Santa Claus after some well-meaning but tragic occurrences, but that pales in comparison to the headless marsupials that will be haunting these kids’ dreams for the rest of their lives.