TODAY WE BESTOW FOUR BONEHEAD AWARDS
I Know You! I Never Forget a Pelvis
Bonehead award one goes to someone, not yet determined, who is responsible for printing an Ottawa woman’s pelvic examination results, complete with her name, on the flipside of a real estate brochure distributed in Ottawa.
Canadian News 21-Feb-03
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If Boys Can Play With Snow Balls, Why Can’t A Woman Play With Snow Breasts?
Bonehead award two goes to a Kent, North Carolina man who phoned police to complain that he was offended at seeing a snow woman. That’s about all there is to it. He was offended because the snow woman had a bust.
But it gets worse.
Crystal Lynn, the snow woman creator, claims that a police officer threatened to charge her with disorderly conduct if she didn’t remove or cover up the snow bust. She covered the bust with a cloth. “It’s just snow,” said the confused and frustrated Lynn.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) 18-Feb-03
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Is That Cherry Sauce On My Dessert Spoon?
A United Kingdom orthopedic surgeon, Godrey Charnly, says that he was given a DESSERT SPOON to scoop out debris from a worn hip socket during a surgery at Plymouth’s Derriford Hospital because the hospital claims they can’t afford to buy the proper surgically approved “sharp spoon.”
He tossed the spoon onto the floor, refusing to use it, made do with what he had, purchased one for $225 for the hospital from his own pocket, and then quit. He’s now suing for constructive dismissal.
UK Sun 20-Feb-03
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How Do You Spell “Incompetent” In Sign Language?
Bonehead award four, a “government as good as it gets” bonehead award, goes to the unidentified highway department that came up with this sign:
Found in Dear Webby's Humor Letter (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!)