"In the past they might have enjoyed careers as circus performers."

Or, erm, working girls.

Maybe it was one of those deals that fits in your ear? I know that's not generally the whole phone, but maybe it's what they meant.

It was also reported on the BBCs website which gives it an air of credibility.

I'll resist the temptation to make a joke about what else she can fit in her mouth.

I should have said large, rigid, and metallic to make it more clear why her swallowing ability seems so out of the ordinary.

An update on the story:

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/12/26/swallowing_cell_phone_may_not_be_voluntary/

Swallowing cell phone may not be voluntary

December 26, 2005

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. --A woman who police thought deliberately tried to swallow her cell phone during an argument with her boyfriend was apparently the victim of an assault instead, authorities said.

Police have a suspect in the bizarre incident that sent the 24-year-old woman to the hospital last week, Sgt. Allen Kintz said. Police would not say whether the boyfriend was the suspect and would not explain exactly what they believe happened.

"It appears she didn't voluntarily swallow this phone," Kintz said. "It's not quite the way it was first portrayed."

Early Friday, police responded to a call from a Blue Springs man who said his girlfriend was having trouble breathing. Police arrived to find a woman with a cell phone lodged in her throat.

Police were initially told the boyfriend wanted the phone and the woman tried to swallow it so that he could not get it.

The story was reported in the Joplin Globe 2 days (I think, or maybe it was 3 days) BEFORE it ever appeared on the internet. It was a front-page story in our little news rag...

This actually hapened to me back in the Eighties, except my big mouth girl friend swallowed a pay phone. I had to follow her around for three days just to get the phone back. Plus, SHE WAS CALLING COLLECT. Oy, vey.

"Police said they received a call at 4:52 a.m. Friday"
How exactly did he dial the phone?

There's a reason the police don't want to comment on what they think really happened, apart from not being able to keep their faces straight, I suspect.

On the other hand, there *are* some really tiny phones around, like this Panasonic model that you could conceivably shove in someone's throat if you were determined enough. There's pic of it in Popgadget's October archives (I think) with a US quarter for comparison.

Ever see Zoolander? Hellooo?
..it could happen.

The phone apparently wasn't actually fully swallowed, so it wouldn't really have to be small enough to pass through her throat. Just small enough to fit in her mouth and get stuck in the opening of her throat. I've seen plenty of cell phones small enough for that, since they wouldn't really have to be all that small.

For all of you people that think it is funny. It isnt I personally knew the girl and does not think this is a thing people should be saying stupid stuff about it. If everyone knew really what really happen then you would understand and for the person that said it wasnt actually fully swallowed yeah actually it was.

You guys are a bunch of idiots. If only you guys knew really what was going on. And no why would some1 be stupid enough to do that? Def not her because personally i knew her and i knew the type of relationship that she had had with him so all you guys just need to shut up about saying all the stupid little comments maybe if you would know the person you would know that she would not be stupid enough to do it herself.

She was smart enough to go out with a guy that would "force" her to swallow *laugh*

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