Kook Dentist Martin Van Butchell
Martin Van Butchell was one of the most popular dentists in eighteenth-century Lodnon London. People were fascinated by his "outrageous personal appearance and outlandish, extreme and socially unacceptable personal and professional behaviors."
Besides pulling teeth, he also specialized in the treatment of ruptures and anal fistulas. But here's the best part: "When his first wife, Mary died, Martin arranged for her body to be embalmed and publicly displayed in his dental office for advertising purposes."
There's more about Van Butchell in Wikipedia.
Besides pulling teeth, he also specialized in the treatment of ruptures and anal fistulas. But here's the best part: "When his first wife, Mary died, Martin arranged for her body to be embalmed and publicly displayed in his dental office for advertising purposes."
There's more about Van Butchell in Wikipedia.
Comments
What's so weird about that. Keith Richards is still "above ground" and no one seems to think that's odd.
Posted by DownCrisis on 04/23/09 at 12:46 PM
'Outrageous personal apearance' ~ what, no pics of this dude? I can't possibly be expected to make informed comments without 8 x 10 glossies.
Posted by Skitt in SW USA on 04/23/09 at 12:55 PM
Lol Dumbfounded ~ I hadn't thought about that - duh! Also, I assumed the Lodnon was a typo for London..
Posted by Skitt in SW USA on 04/23/09 at 01:04 PM
I wonder who will be remembered as the most popular dentist of our times.
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 04/23/09 at 01:26 PM
Completely off topic, but this is for Jules.
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Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 04/23/09 at 01:29 PM
Lodnon sounds like a very interesting place, but what I meant to type, of course, was London.
Posted by Alex on 04/23/09 at 01:44 PM
Anal fistulas! All right! This guy is awesome! I love anal fistulas! Either that or I'm trying to see how many times I can type 'anal fistulas' before I get bored. You know, anal fistulas? And there it is.
So anyway, yeah. Displaying the wife for all to see. I think if I had a really nasty ex who died, I might do that out of triumph. Otherwise, WTF?
So anyway, yeah. Displaying the wife for all to see. I think if I had a really nasty ex who died, I might do that out of triumph. Otherwise, WTF?
Posted by MohawkWarrior on 04/23/09 at 03:13 PM
Dumbfounded, have you been to Nodnol? I passed by, and had to take a dump in the field. It wasn't pleasant.
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 04/23/09 at 03:22 PM
I hope that's not one of his dental instruments he's holding...
Posted by Skitt in SW USA on 04/23/09 at 06:45 PM
I'm putting an embalming/display cause in my will. If anyone wants to come see my wife, they can look into my glass eyes first.....
Posted by mrjazz on 04/24/09 at 09:48 AM
ANAL FISTULA!!! Sorry, it got funny again.....
Posted by MohawkWarrior on 04/24/09 at 06:00 PM
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