According to Ananova, a Croatian lumberjack is suing his local health authority because he says his life has changed since he was given a woman’s kidney:
He says his life changed from enjoying heavy drinking sessions with pals to prefering housework after the operation.
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"I have developed a strange passion for female jobs like ironing, sewing, washing dishes, sorting clothes in wardrobes and even knitting."
He pointed out that before the kidney transplant he would not have been seen dead doing the housework, and expected his wife to do it all, but now found it both relaxing and fulfilling.
I cut down trees, I skip and jump, I like to press wild flowers
I put on women's clothing, and hang around in bars
I cut down trees, I wear high heels, suspenders and a bra
I wish I'd been a girlie, just like my dear papa
Nah, the lawsuit doesn’t stand a chance.
I think sometime I'm going to find some LSD test to perform on all my local water supplies, because I have a sneaking suspicion this post is just a hallucination of mine. If not, I think we should test that guy's neck of the woods.
Posted by: BronzeDog | January 16, 2006 at 11:17 AM
Sure, sure, it's all fun and laughter until the knifes come out...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026663/
Posted by: has | January 16, 2006 at 03:21 PM
wow..i was just reading the article and the lumberjack song came on internet radio..hmm..what could it mean?
Posted by: izittrue | January 25, 2006 at 02:52 PM
I dont know about this one.
I would reserve judgement because i have heard of things like this before.
There could be a correlation between the operation and the fact that he has now got womens bits in him.
I would say 50/50 true or false on this one before i dismissed it straight away.
Posted by: Seoplebian the Seo Consultant | February 04, 2006 at 06:18 PM
Personality is stored in the brain. Unless he had a brain transplant, I don't see any way that could happen. Since the story is just one anecdote, devoid of proper controls, there's no way we can find a cause for his change in behavior. As far as we know, it's an excuse to do the right thing and be more helpful around the household after he had a brush with his mortality.
Besides, the whole organ donation/personality transfer thing started as an episode of the Outer Limits, didn't it?
Posted by: BronzeDog | February 05, 2006 at 08:52 AM