Attempted suicide
A middle-aged man, despondent over the breakup with his lover, attempted suicide by swallowing a Bic® pen. He was taken to the ER and rushed into surgery. The surgeon removed the pen and then used it, writing on the patient's chart, “Writes first time, every time.”
If you don't see the humor in this, you're probably too young to have seen the old Bic® pen commercials, which I described in this short podcast (look for the "A commercial you'll never see!" podcast in the True Emergency Room Stories section). Incidentally, you don't need an iPod or other MP3 player to play the podcast. You can listen to it on your computer, or play it on your MP3 player after downloading it.
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