Ever get home from a nighttime out and think " what I fancy right now is a few tasty live Pisces to sober me up " ? No ? Me neither . Still , a chemical group of drunk men in the Netherlands thought it was a great idea . After a night of booze and drugs , they decide to down live fish from their marine museum . And one little fishy did n’t go down without a battle .
pen inActa Oto - Laryngologica Case Reports , doctors from the University Medical Center in Rotterdam tell the tale of an intoxicated 28 - twelvemonth - old man who “ got a surprise ” when he essay to bury a prickly catfish . He was obviously inspired by the TV showJackass , leading to the case theme ’s fantabulous title “ A jackass and a fish . ”
Quite rightly alarmed by the fact it was being swallowed , the Pisces the Fishes defensively stay out its shrewd spines and lodge itself in the gentleman’s gentleman ’s pharynx . Then , “ after several hours of stillborn self - lend oneself intervention with more beer , dearest and ice pick , ” he finally seek medical help .
He arrived at the hospital get hold of a two - minute home TV of what had bechance . compactly summed up by the case study ’s authors , here ’s a float - by - blow account of what the video entailed :
“ Drinking and shouting [ “ grote vis , grote vis ! ” ( “ big Pisces , openhanded Pisces the Fishes ! ” ) ] ; somebody A drinks from a field glass containing clear water and a unrecorded fish ; person A spit out water supply and Pisces , catches fish in his hands and throw fish on table ; fish flounders in distress on board ; agonized Pisces pass on over by person B to patient role ; patient gulps beer from bottleful and subsequently engulfs the fish ; patient unable to toast more beer as fish apparently got adhere in his throat ; patient gag vigorously ; patient clearly in hurt , chuck liquids ; patient in extreme distraint , uses two fingers to induce gag reflex , but apparently fish remains stuck ; mortal Cadministers wrong applied Heimlich manoeuvre ; patient still choke ; patient spews blood in bucketful . ”
The unfortunate fish was examine by scientists at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam , where it now rests in repose as part of theDead Animal Talesexhibition . The exhibition aims to show that when beast and mankind collide , there are often “ spectacular consequences for both parties . ”
As the author note in their story , “ this case illustrate how a reckless drinking game , imitatingJackassand / orA Pisces the Fishes Called Wanda , can turn into a dangerous and critical medical situation with serious aftermath . ”
Do n’t toast fish , kids .
