Ripley’s Believe It Or Snot
By Wyatt Earp | January 15, 2011
Apparently the name “Sangermano” means “lucky bastard” in Italian.
[Darco] Sangermano was hit in the temple by a stray bullet while wandering around the famously rambunctious city during its new year celebrations, which involve fireworks and occasional gunshots.
As the sky exploded with various displays, he was struck by a stray .22 calibre bullet in the side of the head, behind his right eye. Although it lodged in his nasal passage, it appears the gods were on his side, as the bullet did no serious damage.
Bleeding profusely, he was rushed to hospital in the first minutes of the new year. But while waiting to be seen by a doctor, the patient astonished doctors by sneezing and propelling the bullet out through his right nostril.
The worst part? He wiped the snot-covered bullet into his shirt sleeve.
Topics: Snarkasm | 8 Comments »
January 15th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Rumor has it, that the reason why men’s jackets have buttons on the cuffs was a practice started by Napoleon, who ordered buttons sewn on to his officers’ uniform sleeves to keep them from… Well, the rest is snot hard to figure out.
January 15th, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Lucky is right, I hope he bought a lotto ticket that day too!
January 15th, 2011 at 4:37 pm
Every time I sneeze I loose brain fluid……….
January 15th, 2011 at 6:16 pm
I wonder if you could be charged with unlawful discharge for sneezing it out
January 15th, 2011 at 7:04 pm
First time in Naples Italy, I saw a guy ” clear his air passageway” by blowing his snot right on the street. The bullet does not surprise me…
January 15th, 2011 at 8:44 pm
Sound like a screwup by the infamous incompetent Fredo. Next time shoot him with a bigger gun
January 15th, 2011 at 10:53 pm
Good thing it didn’t go off/explode… Death by sneeze. heh
January 16th, 2011 at 3:03 pm
Proof – Wow, that’s ingenious!
Old NFO – No kidding.
LDIV – If that happened to me, I’d be a vegetable by now.
Roger – That’s a classic hockey player’s move. Um, so I’ve heard.
Crusty – “I can handle things, I’m smart, not like everybody says.”
DL474 – Instant nose job!