Tuesday, December 9, 2008

World Today: Kiss of Deaf and Handshake of Death

BEIJING (Reuters) - A young woman in southern China has partially lost her hearing after her boyfriend ruptured her eardrum during an excessively passionate kiss, local media reported Monday.

The 20-something girl from Zhuhai, in southern Guangdong province, went to hospital completely deaf in her left ear, the China Daily said, citing a report in a local newspaper.


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Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Zimbabwe advised residents to avoid handshakes and body contact in an effort to curb the spread of a cholera epidemic that has killed at least 565 people.

“It is well known that shaking hands, as is our custom, can spread cholera, especially at public gatherings like funerals and weddings,” Health Minister David Parirenyatwa said in a telephone interview today. “We are urging Zimbabweans to uphold high standards of personal hygiene in our effort to curb the outbreak.”


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Wow I've heard of kiss of death but kiss of deaf is new. LOL some deafeningly passionate moments those two were having there. Good news the girl is going to get her hearings back in two months time. Apparently this kiss isn't new at all in the medical lexicon, it happens sometimes when passion meets physics. Extreme vacuum and pressurized suction physics mix with all those Bernoulli's principles and what nots. To all couples out there be careful when making out, I know some of you extremist *cough* fool *cough* are savage enough to perform this act of passion. Also, take precautinary measures for other types of kisses as well, like make sure you brush your teeth and eat chewing gums after eating durians before you go for the Frenchy. "Muackzzzz... haaaahhh... smell that durian bebeh? yeaaaaahhhh..." now THAT'S A KISS OF DEATH FOR DURIAN-FEARING ANG MOES!

And oook next we have handshakes of death... I guess for health reasons its best to not give handshakes or perhaps other body contact. However I do wonder how business deals are going to be finalized (usually handshakes with smiles towards the camera). Hope things will be better in Zim soon. Sounds like a lot of things are going on there, from the 11.2 million percent inflation and now this cholera outbreak.

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