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Thursday, December 14, 2006
11:54:00 AM EST
Hearing Here, There and Everywhere -- The Beatles
"World's Tallest Man Saves Dolphin"
No, really, this is an actual, true headline for an actual, true news story. I sat there for several long minutes trying to figure out exactly what the circumstances might have been in which the tallest man in the world is on hand to save a dolphin. And none of them even came close to how it actually went down:
The world's tallest man has saved two dolphins by using his long arms to reach into their stomachs and pull out dangerous plastic shards.
Mongolian herdsman Bao Xishun was called in after the dolphins swallowed plastic used around their pool at an aquarium in Fushun, north-east China.
Attempts to use instruments failed as the dolphins contracted their stomachs.
This is another one of those times were I take a real close look around me to make sure I'm in the same universe I thought I was. Because, honestly, that's just weird. Who was the veterinarian who said "I know! Let's get a really tall guy to do this!"? How did that thought process go? And if the tallest man in the world passed up on the opportunity, would they have called, say, Shaq? Or Yao Ming? I guess I just don't understand the whole line of causality here.
On the other hand, it's nice to know that this fellow has another line on his resume. Aquariums, if your dolphins ever swallow some plastic, you know who to call! Provided you speak Mongolian.
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11:54:00 AM EST
Hearing Here, There and Everywhere -- The Beatles
Here's a Headline I Wasn't Expecting to Read Today
"World's Tallest Man Saves Dolphin"
No, really, this is an actual, true headline for an actual, true news story. I sat there for several long minutes trying to figure out exactly what the circumstances might have been in which the tallest man in the world is on hand to save a dolphin. And none of them even came close to how it actually went down:
The world's tallest man has saved two dolphins by using his long arms to reach into their stomachs and pull out dangerous plastic shards.
Mongolian herdsman Bao Xishun was called in after the dolphins swallowed plastic used around their pool at an aquarium in Fushun, north-east China.
Attempts to use instruments failed as the dolphins contracted their stomachs.
This is another one of those times were I take a real close look around me to make sure I'm in the same universe I thought I was. Because, honestly, that's just weird. Who was the veterinarian who said "I know! Let's get a really tall guy to do this!"? How did that thought process go? And if the tallest man in the world passed up on the opportunity, would they have called, say, Shaq? Or Yao Ming? I guess I just don't understand the whole line of causality here.
On the other hand, it's nice to know that this fellow has another line on his resume. Aquariums, if your dolphins ever swallow some plastic, you know who to call! Provided you speak Mongolian.
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I agree.. This story is very odd!! I'm glad the whole mishap ended happily. I'm smelling, a made for TV after school special on the horizon.. Remember those?! IJulie
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How interesting! Bet he never thought he would being do that when we woke up that morning!
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