Patient shocks surgeons with green blood


	Patient shocks surgeons with green blood

cpltaiji

6-8-2007 11:05 AM

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science, general interest, bizarre, medicine, health

cpltaiji says:

Say "sulfhaemoglobinaemia" three times, fast! ---

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6-8-2007 11:13 AM

The REAL Napster

"Damnit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a bricklayer!"

6-8-2007 3:22 PM

Hawkeye_84

...had the condition been ignored, the man's ears would have become pointed and he would have begun speaking Vulcanese. Logically.

6-13-2007 5:14 PM

pokkets

Say that too much and your tongue will go green

6-14-2007 12:36 PM

Reddragonlady

I did it! I thed it fwee tums weel fash...

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