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[araucaria]

"Fish with 'human teeth' bit angler - South Carolina"



An angler had a shock in the US - when a mystery fish bit him back with distinctly human-looking teeth.

Frank Yarborough was fishing in Lake Wylie, South Carolina, when he hooked the fish which was 5lb and nearly 1ft 8ins long.

Assuming it was a catfish, he scooped his hand in the water to pull it out, only to find his fingers clamped between what appeared to be a set of dentures.

Robert Stroud, a freshwater fisheries biologist with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, has confirmed that samples from the fish have been sent off to determine the fish's species.

Stroud told WBTV: "This fish is more than likely a common species of Pacu, Colossama macropomum, originating from the Amazon River basin of South America and is quite common in the aquarium trade."

Pacus, a distant relative of the piranha, is a warm water fish, and not native to Lake Wylie. Biologists believe it was probably raised in an exotic fish tank and released when it got too large for the tank.

The fish is currently in a freezer in Mr Yarborough's Clover home, but unsurprisingly he has no plans to cook his catch.

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[amadent]

found this pic
scary what is swimming around

 

[rkm rdt]

"Don't tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish."

:fish2:

 

[araucaria]

So this is what an "economy" service is like..............

False Teeth on Sale. A paircosts only R20-00. (US$3.00)
Used ones cost only half the price-- R10-00. (1.50)

At Corner Bree and Rissik Street, Down town Johannesburg.

You have to try each pair until you find a pair that fits you perfectly!

PS: These are collected from Funeral Undertakers around Jo'burg.
(We are proudly South African---we use South African Undertakers only)

 

[rkm rdt]

*** can make anything!

 

[TheLabGuy]

You guys are killing me!!!!!!!!!!!! LOLOLOLOL

 

[dmonwaxa]

Check this out in photos

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[araucaria]

copied from news site/orange Gotta smile - is it P.C.?

Low-cut dentist dresses distract patients



A German dentist has bought low-cut dresses for herself and her nurses to distract patients as she works on their teeth.

Dr Marie Catherine Klarkowski, whose practice is in Munich, came up with the idea after watching the way male visitors to the local Oktoberfest enjoyed looking at the traditional low-cut Dirndl dresses.

So she ordered for herself and her 10 staff similar frilled blouses in the same style with low cut cleavages and tight bodices that work like a push-up bra.

Dr Klarkowski, 41, said: "The most important thing for us is to take away the patients' fear. The sight of cleavages gets patients narcotised and distracted from the pain rather quickly."

She added: "Some patients' mouths are already wide open on entering the practice - and that is just what a dentist wants."

For Dr Klarkowski the investment paid off - she has a third more patients since the change - all of them male.

She added: "It could be that the cleavage is a little distracting but in the end it's me who has to concentrate and the patient can perhaps think about something different and relax during the treatment."

One of Dr Klarkowski's employees, Larisa Hrustic, said: "I much prefer working in a dirndl, I enjoy looking good at work and it's a lot more fun since we had the new outfits."

Her practice has also been transformed into an "Alpine lounge" with open fireplace, deer antlers on the wall and wooden benches to greet patients.

Dr Klarkowski added: "Competition doesn't sleep - I know colleagues who have decorated their whole practice with Mickey Mouse and one even in Star Trek style."

popcorn

 

[kcdt]

So this is what an "economy" service is like..............

False Teeth on Sale. A paircosts only R20-00. (US$3.00)
Used ones cost only half the price-- R10-00. (1.50)

At Corner Bree and Rissik Street, Down town Johannesburg.

You have to try each pair until you find a pair that fits you perfectly!

PS: These are collected from Funeral Undertakers around Jo'burg.
(We are proudly South African---we use South African Undertakers only)

This used to happen in Appalachia a generation or two back....