Australian Woman Swallows Spoon for Laughs

A young Australian woman got more than she bargained for during a dinner conversation when she laughed so hard she accidentally swallowed a spoon.

The 26-year-old ingested a teaspoon when she was overcome by the giggles while eating spaghetti, The Sunday Telegraph newspaper said.

After removing the spoon "with great difficulty" in a 90-minute operation, doctors at Canterbury Hospital advised the woman to grow up and eat her spaghetti with a fork.