Heard the One ABout The Old Woman Who Swallowed A Fly.....?

Well, here's the real thing. Not only did she swallow a fly, she went on to swallow a horse taking a diversion on the way to swallow a goat as well!!....not in the lyrics of the song but perhaps she was attracted in some way!

To quote the obvious from the article:
Critics stated that this litany of neglect was a damning indictment of Lewisham’s Social Services Department. ‘At each stage, Mrs Teasdale should have been given appropriate mental and medical attention, instead she was just left to continue swallowing these animals under the tragic misapprehension that each would somehow catch the last one – when it is clear that her plan was seriously flawed on several fronts. Who knows how many other old ladies there are swallowing large domesticated animals?’

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