GOSSIP: Just what he kneeded!

Following a successful operation in a leading Bangkok hospital to replace a worn-out knee joint, a foreigner was delighted to be heading home just days later. After settling the bills, the fellow was given his various belongings – pyjamas, toiletries and towels. There was, however, one additional package he hadn’t expected. Delving inside, he was absolutely horrified to discover, neatly and hygienically wrapped, his old knee. The decision whether to keep it or hand it back was taken in a nano-second. With a shudder, he said, thanks, but no thanks.