I couldn't be bothered writing it up at the time, but I am making amends now.

Galati - Romanian man Vasile Barbulescu faces months of surgery to correct self-inflicted damage to the old meat and two vege. He was anxious to go to the toilet, but there was none availible. Then he had a truly Darwinian idea - to use his ingenuity to correct the problem! After all, it's what makes apes and inteligent humans so successful.

So he found himself a piece of string, and tied it round his penis to keep his buissness in it's proper place 'till he got home. Unfortunatly, his penis didn't take too kindly to the string, and massive injuries.

"I tied it really tight" he later admitted to hospital staff. Words surely to make a grown man cringe.

If you like, I can try writing up some of the other bare bones news articles in the slush pile - just let me know and I'll see what I can do.

Submitted on 10/17/2005

Submitted by: Iain Macdonald
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James said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
Iain, if you want to write for the website, contact Darwin via our contact page...or take the moderator quiz! otherwise, this submission (as well as the original) needs better verification than ananova.com. Can you find a more reputable news source? Thanks!

Sheryl said:
Maybe Toss: Not Amusing
I think I've read this somewhere else (other than the first submission by Iain). I don't find this write up much better than the first one and Ananova is not reliable.

Greg said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
We wavered last time, looks like we're doomed to waver again. I agree the write-up isn't much better, but I wouldn't rule out the story. Having said that, I can't verify it either. Hmmmm. Neutral.

Jack said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
While I personally preferred the earlier version, I'll mark this for Darwin's Eyes, although a search through Google doesn't turn up any original source other than Ananova.

Tracy said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
A bit more info for Darwin - but we do need better verification than ananova - sorry!

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