January 25, 1999

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1999 in Louisville, KY, a man received the first hand transplant in the United States. In June of 1999, his other hand sued for spousal support as it claimed the man, Henry Stodgins, now ignored it in favor of his newer, younger hand. The spousal support documentation outlined several complaints, including no longer being allowed to use the TV remote, being forced to clean Mr. Stodgins’s ears and nose, and no longer being allowed to perform its wifely duties. Judge Rhineholt Collins threw the complaint out and asked why he couldn’t get a nice, clean bestiality case, instead of these weird nutjobs.

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About Joel Byers

Born in North Georgia and educated at some very fine public institutions. Real education started after graduating from college and then getting married and raising two boys. Has the ability to see the funny and absurd in most things and will always remark on it, even if it means getting the stink-eye from his victims.
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