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Hermann Carl Albert Gutzmann, Sr. (29 January 1865 – 4 November 1922) was a German physician. He is considered the founder of phoniatrics as a medical discipline. ... He died of sepsis in November 1922 after suffering a stab wound from a gramophone needle.
Who knew gramophones could be so dangerous?
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drh
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travisgreyfox
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Re: Who knew gramophones could be so dangerous?
I think we have all punctured ourselves wayyy too many times with our needles. Well, I guess I should speak for myself 
I just never thought it would kill me.
I just never thought it would kill me.-
gramophone-georg
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Re: Who knew gramophones could be so dangerous?
Sounds like Bolshevik to me...drh wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 7:11 pm From one of today's featured articles on Wikipedia, the encyclopedia anyone can edit:
Hermann Carl Albert Gutzmann, Sr. (29 January 1865 – 4 November 1922) was a German physician. He is considered the founder of phoniatrics as a medical discipline. ... He died of sepsis in November 1922 after suffering a stab wound from a gramophone needle.
"He who dies with the most shellac wins"- some nutty record geek
I got PTSD from Peter F's avatar
I got PTSD from Peter F's avatar
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1913Concert
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Re: Who knew gramophones could be so dangerous?
That calls to mind an expression my folks used for talkative people when I was a kid: "Vaccinated with a phonograph needle"
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pallophotophone
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Re: Who knew gramophones could be so dangerous?
Originally said by Groucho Marx in "Horsefeathers" "You haven't stopped talking since I came here- You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle"