Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine: The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits

November 19, 2015 7:12 AM

This week on Sawbones, Sydnee and Justin are back with, and we don't think we're exaggerating here: The weirdest story they've ever told.

FYI, here's Mary Toft's Wikipedia page.

posted by Cash4Lead (4 comments total)

The noise I squeaked out when Sydnee was describing how she did it caused my coworker to come over to check on me. Of course, I then made her listen to it.
posted by MaritaCov at 12:30 PM on November 19, 2015 [2 favorites]

So I've known about Mary Toft for awhile (due to my love of hoaxes, medical mysteries, and just plain weird shit), and it's funny that Sawbones decided to cover it now because I've decided that the next time I need to be in costume, I'm going to be Mary Toft.

I have it all figured out. I have a beat-up cheap and ridiculous "medieval wench" Halloween costume covered in fake blood from that time I was a La Tricoteuse. I can easily add a pocket to it. And I happen to know people who make tiny red rabbits on a laser cutter.

So I want to wander the streets, occasionally dropping rabbits here and there. And it will be obscure, and ridiculous, and delightful.
posted by Katemonkey at 3:58 PM on November 20, 2015 [2 favorites]

Also on the blue.
posted by unliteral at 12:58 PM on November 21, 2015 [1 favorite]

This is one of those sawbones episodes where I'm pretty sure I could *hear* the look on Justin's face. Just the right mix of gross and "what were you thinking old times people?" without being all grim and deathy.

Katemonkey that is a great costume idea! If only this episode had come out before Halloween..
posted by selenized at 10:35 AM on November 24, 2015