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Japan's lonely hearts turn to dolls for sex, company Posted: 2 years ago by Bornbad
Real love is hard to find for one Japanese man, who has transferred his affection and desires to dozens of plastic sex dolls.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 28 [+].
DOCTORS REPAIR REVENGE 'SURGERY'(careful@work) Posted: 3 years ago by Bornbad
The penises of philandering husbands appear to fly across the sitting rooms of unhappy couples at an alarming rate
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 23 [+].
Hex the six legged kitten dies Posted: 2 years ago by pocksucket
Hex was born with a sibling partially absorbed into his body. Surgery was planned to correct the various complications this raised but Hex died before it could be done.
Previous story here.
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 384 [+].
Got wood? Got plastic wood? Posted: 3 years ago by Bornbad
The eventual result will be strong, lightweight plastics that would degrade in a landfill. That's "Good wood", right?
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 50 [+].
World's Most Polluted River Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
The Citarum River in Indonesia is so polluted that ""Their occupants no longer try to fish. It is more profitable to forage for rubbish they can salvage and trade -- plastic bottles, broken chair legs, rubber gloves -- risking disease for one or two pounds a week if they are lucky."
Comments: 2 Score: [-] -4 [+].
BMW GINA: light visionary model concept car Posted: 1 year ago by wildminou
The GINA concept uses a textile fabric starches over a wire frame, instead of the traditional steel and plastic body shell. Even if you don't care much about car, it's impressive
Comments: 9 Score: [-] 338 [+].
View-Master 3-D travel reels head into the sunset Posted: 9 months ago by dollyllama
The iconic reel of tourist attractions with their clunky plastic viewer, are being discontinued by Fisher-Price, ending 70 years of bringing 3-D photos to the masses.
Comments: 7 Score: [-] 569 [+].
Buffalo Bills' Everett has surgery for severe neck injury Posted: 2 years ago by cb__
Tight end Kevin Everett fell unconscious to the ground and never moved after a helmet-to-helmet hit during a tackle in tonight's game against Denver.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 62 [+].
Insulin can prevent scarring Posted: 9 months ago by Ankabout
Scientists have found evidence that injecting insulin right after tissue damage (like after surgery) can greatly reduce the scarring from said procedures or injuries. They say it can even work for burn victims.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 270 [+].
Angry pilot drops his pants Posted: 9 months ago by Bornbad
A pilot furious at being searched before flying dropped his pants and exposed himself to security staff, then raged: “Do you want to search this?”
*should have put it in a clear, one-quart, re-sealable plastic bag*
Comments: 9 Score: [-] 509 [+].
New Artificial Bone Made of Wood Posted: 4 months ago by Bingo
Italians scientists have developed a new artificial bone made from wood should be an improvement over the plastic and metal that are now used for implants. Derived from organic material, the new bone substitute will promote faster healing.
To create the bone substitute, the scientists start with a block of wood — red oak, rattan and sipo work best — and heat it until all that remains is pure carbon, which is basically charcoal.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 294 [+].
Builder loses nuts and bolts Posted: 2 years ago by misswinkle
Unwilling to wait two years for sex-change surgery, man castrates himself at home. “None of them seemed to understand. They kept asking if I was gay or a transvestite. I’m not.
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Remote Control Vasectomies? Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
A team of researchers from Australia's University of Adelaide have created a vasectomy that works by plugging up the vas deferens. The plug is inserted with a needle so there is no need of surgery. The plug can then be withdrawn from the vas deferens by a radio-remote device should the man change his mind about having children.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 159 [+].
Family Sues Neurorsurgeon For Experimenting On Children Posted: 7 months ago by 2manyusernames
The hospital and surgeon that abandoned a patient are facing larger problems. Several families are suing them for performing unnecessary and experimental surgery - surgery that has left some of the children worse off than they were.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 294 [+].
Got Moobs??? Lose them here. Posted: 3 years ago by Bornbad
A promotional video I made for Dr. Mordcai Blau, M.D., P.C., one of the premier plastic surgeons in the field of male breast reduction surgery.
Comments: 6 Score: [-] -27 [+].
Submarine packed with 5 tons of cocaine seized Posted: 2 years ago by Dangerman
Tipped off by three plastic pipes mysteriously skimming the ocean’s surface, authorities seized a homemade submarine packed ...guess how much the dope was worth
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 135 [+].
Judge detains man accused of keeping arsenal in Bellevue locker Posted: 10 months ago by Bornbad
Prosecutors say Struve stored the 37 machine guns, two grenade launchers, 54 grenades and C-4 plastic explosives in the storage locker. *They say a fire could have been disastrous*
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 84 [+].
Study reveals 2/3 of prostate cancer patients do not need treatment Posted: 2 months ago by bernardblack
In the largest study of its kind, more than 4000 prostate cancer patients were tracked. Findings from the study show that aggressive cancer requiring surgery has a certain protein indicator. More than 60% of the patients lacked the indicator and could be treated with careful monitoring.
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Baby born drunk, Doctors say Posted: 2 years ago by readingitall
Doctors take away his giant plastic keys.
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Cataract surgery - new developments Posted: 2 years ago by rambler
Replacing worn-out eye lenses has never been simpler or better.
From today's "The Economist", my favourite source of non-economic news.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 159 [+].
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