Man Saves Fish With Kiss Of Life!

[matcom]

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A former Belgian ambulance driver put his first aid skills to good use by reviving one of his pond fish with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, a newspaper said Tuesday.

Leo Van Aert was so happy about having saved the life of his cherished koi he wants to name it after one of his grandchildren, the Gazet Van Antwerpen said.

Van Aert, 57, was hosting a party at his home near the Belgian port of Antwerp when his wife noticed the koi -- a spotted Japanese carp -- floating on the surface of the garden pond.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=573&e=1&u=/nm/20031104/od_nm/belgium_fish_dc

[displacedtexan]

1. my sister tried that on her dying parrot...

after the dose of pepto bismol didn't work.

thanks! i collect odd headlines. this addition is priceless.

[displacedtexan]

2. my favorite 'odd but true' news story

September 16, 2003 - Wireless Flash
Job As Flatus Odor Judge Really Stinks
NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) -- Do you think your job stinks? You could be a Flatus Odor Judge.
That's just one of several of the Worst Jobs in Science according to the editors of "Popular Science" magazine, who just compiled the list for the latest issue.
Topping the chart for worst jobs are the odor judges at a Minneapolis gastroenterologist -- they're are paid to smell people's farts to determine potentially critical medical symptoms.
The second crappiest science job is being a Dysentery Stool-Sample Analyzer. That's a person who opens stool canisters and analyzes feces to test the effectiveness of the kit.
Meanwhile, the Barnyard Masturbator, a researcher who collects semen for insemination purposes, comes in third, beating out jobs like Prison Rape Researcher, Carcass Cleaner and Fish Counter.

[htuttle]

3. But, but...

Fish don't have lungs!

:shrug:

[KittyWampus]

4. Wonder If The Koi Went Through The Tunnel Of Death

or if its life flashed before its eyes... before returning to its gilled body.

Nice whimsical story. Now I can start election day off with a smile.