Dr. Geisel, may your Eternal Rest be broken only to bring succor for lovely Croatia, the jewel of the Adriatic.
I should not nibble, here or there,
I should not nibble anywhere.
I do not like it, Baby Zlat,
I dare not munch on infant fat.
A one-year-old boy has been bitten 30 times by a group of more than a dozen other babies at a nursery in Croatia.
Frane Simic was covered in a series of deep bite wounds all over his body, including his face.
He was attacked after the class nanny stepped out of the room to change another baby’s nappy.
Dr Sime Vuckov, head of the hospital in Rijeka which treated the boy, said: ‘Biting between young children is not uncommon.’
‘But I have never seen anything like this.’
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…while the wounds were expected to heal, the trauma suffered by Frane may leave permanent mental scars on the boy and his parents.
Can someone tell me what the shit is going on?
Brutus
October 24, 2003, 6:36am
2
We’re born a fierce people, I tell you…
Yanomamo reference, Brutus ? <blink blink>
Brutus
October 24, 2003, 6:50am
4
Since I had to google, “Yanomamo”, no.
slortar
October 24, 2003, 11:50am
5
Don’t let him fool you–I’ve seen Brutus spend many a hazy afternoon getting in club fighting contests with other Dopers.
His walled compound is pretty spiffy, too.
Brutus
October 24, 2003, 1:06pm
6
DAMN SKIPPY!
Every good and decent Michigander of Croatian descent has a compound! Where the hell else will I make my stand when the Armies of Babylon come a’ marchin?
I remember when huge packs of hungry toddlers roamed the plains and could strip a full-grown cow to the bones in just a couple of minutes. If only such powers could be used for good instead of evil…
FREE HAT! FREE HAT! FREE HAT!
Hat McCullough was forced to defend himself against those 28 toddlers. If he hadn’t killed them, they would have killed him!
Seriously, though, at least I doubt the kid will remember anything that happened when he was one. But this is too weird.
Zebra
October 24, 2003, 1:56pm
9
This is why I would never work in child care.
…didn’t they attack Jane Fonda in ‘Barbarella’ ?
JeffB
October 24, 2003, 2:04pm
11
Well, I seriously doubt that 12 babies attacked another baby.
[aside]The title on the window for the link is “Headline news from Sky News - Witness the event”. Unfortunately…[/aside]
How many teeth does the average infant have, anyways?
According to a recent survey of breastfeeding Mothers, the number equates to that of a miniature mako shark.
Why do you think we’ve called them “anklebiters” for so long?
Well, I know it’s a sensational news source, but that title appears to run throughout the site. I’m not sure I see the problem.
**When do teeth start to form? **
Teeth start forming under the gums even before a child is born. During pregnancy, a woman can get her child’s teeth off to a healthy start by following her doctor’s advice and eating a well-balanced diet. A child’s first tooth generally breaks through the gum at about 5 or 6 months of age, but this can vary quite a bit. Some children already have a tooth when they are born. It may be a real tooth or an extra tooth. To find out, your pediatrician may have your child see a pediatric dentist. Other children may not get their first tooth until after 1 year of age.
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Shit, I remember my cousin Marc and I playing “the Biting game” as really small kids (I was four and he was two)-we’d growl and snap in each other’s faces.
Kids usually go through a “biting stage”, actually, but this is weird.
Guin , sorry I missed this last night. Happy 17k!!!
THIS IS NOT MY FAULT. I DID NOT USE ELDRITCH POWERS TO CAUSE THIS PERVERSITY TO HAPPEN. REALLY. Carry one now, nothing to see here . . .
Jester
October 26, 2003, 6:27am
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Help! Help! A baby ate my dingo!