Real tits send fake tits to Aceh
Australian medical aid to quake-ravaged Indonesia included breast implants
I was a bit let down to discover that 'other "inappropriate" goods' just meant expired drugs and (later in the article) unusable equipment. The phrase brings to mind so many more interesting, spam-ish possibilities. (Via Flying Chair.)
A health specialist complained on Thursday that medical aid sent by Australia to victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia included breast implants and other "inappropriate" goods.
Jan Rice said on ABC radio that she traveled to the worst-hit province of Banda Aceh with a government AusAID delegation three months after the disaster and found the donated implants in a store room.
Rice, a specialist in wound care from Monash University's Victoria College of Pharmacy in Melbourne, said she also found drugs that were out of date and other useless supplies.
"I found a box with breast implants in it and drugs out of date," she said.
I was a bit let down to discover that 'other "inappropriate" goods' just meant expired drugs and (later in the article) unusable equipment. The phrase brings to mind so many more interesting, spam-ish possibilities. (Via Flying Chair.)
posted by Nicholas at 7:55 PM
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A pal of mine helped to sort out donations from Singapore to the Tsunami relief group. Some well-meaning people donated fresh milk and fruit - which is very kind but would have all gone bad by the time they were shipped over. Just goes to show that good intentions just aren't enough.
It's all about improvisation, though. Breast implants might do very well as floating markers for crab traps or something. :)
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