Obituary

RETURNED VOLUNTEER DIES BY ELECTROCUTION

 

An unnamed volunteer had only been back in the United States for 2 weeks when she met her untimely demise. She had returned from the small African country of Malawi after two years of service there and found difficulty readjusting certain small details of American life. Unfortunately one such detail cost her her life.

 

During her two years in Africa she became accustomed to sticking metal objects into electrical outlets in order to plug in European appliances. At first wary of such a forbidden action, she soon became used to sticking whatever object was closest - pen, tweezers, keys, screwdrivers - into the "ground" of the three holes in the socket.

 

After two weeks back in the US this unfortunate volunteer had a temporary lapse of mental function during which she reverted to what had become habit. While attempting to plug in a toaster, she jammed her last key into the third prong above.