Vasectomy for an Ear infection?

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-08-21 10:42pm

Say What? Man with Ear Ache Gets Vasectomy
Thu August 21, 2003 08:32 AM ET
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - A Brazilian man who went to a clinic to have an aching ear checked ended up having a vasectomy after mistakenly believing that the doctor had called his name.

A manager at the Doctor Jose Carlos de Espirito Santo clinic in the town of Montes Claros in southeastern Minas Gerais State told Reuters on Wednesday Valdemar Lopes de Moraes, 39, entered the vasectomy room when Aldemar Aparecido Rodrigues' name was called.

"He was called by the full name and yet thought it was him. But the strangest thing is that he asked no questions when the doctor started preparations in the area which had so little to do with his ear," Vanessa Guimaraes said.

"He later explained that he thought it was an ear inflammation that got down to his testicles," she added.

De Moraes, a farmer who has two children, did not want to reverse the operation, performed last week, and showed up for an ear exam on Wednesday at the same clinic.

"A local newspaper said he is going to sue us, but he did not tell us about any claims," Guimaraes said.

Sr.mal · Post by **Sr.mal** » 2003-08-21 10:49pm

Hey free surgery. Like free food, it tastes better, and I am sure his wife thinks so as well.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2003-08-21 10:50pm

No more birth control issues.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-08-22 01:04am

"He later explained that he thought it was an ear inflammation that got down to his testicles," she added.

o_O

Not very educated is he...

SpacedTeddyBear · Post by **SpacedTeddyBear** » 2003-08-22 01:37am

Hey, at least he can do it whenever and wherever and not worry about having to feed another mouth.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-08-22 08:43am

Their stupid are now self-sterilizing themselves?

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-08-22 08:50am

Admiral Valdemar wrote:Ther stupid are now self-sterilizing themselves?

Long overdue.....

X · Post by X » 2003-08-22 11:44am

I nominate him for a Darwin Award.

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2003-08-22 11:46am

X wrote:I nominate him for a Darwin Award.

Why, because he had an ear infection that prevented him hearing the tannoy, or because he doens't have a medical education?

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-08-22 11:46am

You know, he could be really stupid, or he could be really, really clever.

X · Post by X » 2003-08-22 12:50pm

innerbrat wrote:
X wrote:I nominate him for a Darwin Award.
Why, because he had an ear infection that prevented him hearing the tannoy, or because he doens't have a medical education?

I retract my nomination.

After reading the Darwin Award site again, I realized that they are supposed to be funny stories about people killing themselves by being idiots.

Since the procedure can be reversed, and he redeems intelligence points as some people have brought up (no more birth control issues), I guess he's not that stupid.

So no Darwin Award; it's just a funny story, is all.

Zoink · Post by **Zoink** » 2003-08-22 01:23pm

innerbrat wrote:
X wrote:I nominate him for a Darwin Award.
Why, because he had an ear infection that prevented him hearing the tannoy, or because he doens't have a medical education?

For letting a knife near his "area" without fully understanding what going on, he said he just "assumed".

Straha · Post by **Straha** » 2003-08-22 03:51pm

X wrote:
innerbrat wrote:
X wrote:I nominate him for a Darwin Award.
Why, because he had an ear infection that prevented him hearing the tannoy, or because he doens't have a medical education?
I retract my nomination.

After reading the Darwin Award site again, I realized that they are supposed to be funny stories about people killing themselves by being idiots.

Since the procedure can be reversed, and he redeems intelligence points as some people have brought up (no more birth control issues), I guess he's not that stupid.

So no Darwin Award; it's just a funny story, is all.

Darwin awards have been given out for sterilizing yourself, not just killing yourself. Now if he does reverse the procedure then he loses the award.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-08-22 04:59pm

Zoink wrote:
innerbrat wrote:
X wrote:I nominate him for a Darwin Award.
Why, because he had an ear infection that prevented him hearing the tannoy, or because he doens't have a medical education?

For letting a knife near his "area" without fully understanding what going on, he said he just "assumed".

Assumption is the mother of all fuck-ups. The guy got what was coming to him, sucks to be him, though really he just did his part for the human race. Darwin will be proud.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2003-08-22 05:19pm

Or, you know, maybe he was just sick of having kids and came up with this clever scheme.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-08-22 05:36pm

He already has two children so I think any Darwin award for removing himsel f from the gene pool would be inappropriate since he has already spawned.

But he misheard the name being called, and the doctors failed to pick up on this with any sort of preliminary questioning or any sort of other check. This isn't utter stupidity, just a misfortunate accident that so far appears to have few tragic consequences

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2003-08-22 07:41pm

Straha wrote:
X wrote:
innerbrat wrote: Why, because he had an ear infection that prevented him hearing the tannoy, or because he doens't have a medical education?
I retract my nomination.

After reading the Darwin Award site again, I realized that they are supposed to be funny stories about people killing themselves by being idiots.

Since the procedure can be reversed, and he redeems intelligence points as some people have brought up (no more birth control issues), I guess he's not that stupid.

So no Darwin Award; it's just a funny story, is all.
Darwin awards have been given out for sterilizing yourself, not just killing yourself. Now if he does reverse the procedure then he loses the award.

He is ineligible for a Darwin because they must be PERMANENTLY, irreversibly removed from the gene pool