Woman killed by Banana
 

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117...9-1242,00.html

She survived brutal Nazi and Communist regimes to ultimately be brought down by a banana.
Slovenian migrant Ivanka Perko died in hospital last week in bizarre circumstances - she suffered complications after she dropped a banana on her leg.

Comical to the end, the 73-year-old old quipped to friends and family while on her deathbed: "I can't believe after all this time it was a bloody banana that killed me."

A family friend told The Saturday Daily Telegraph yesterday that Ms Perko - who was treasured by her Blue Mountains community - had been ill for several months with a condition that made her skin delicate and fine.

"She had tried to open a banana and dropped it," the friend said. "The pointy end scraped down her leg and she died from complications."

Even her death notice revealed her strange demise, killed by a falling banana.

Friends said it was seen as an appropriate end to a unique and fruitful life.

As she was farewelled at St Raphael's Slovenian Catholic Church in Merrylands yesterday, Mrs Perko's only son Izzy Perko told of his mother's colourful migration to Australia, her love of all things Slovenian and her daredevil ways which had never waned.

"She escaped Slovenia with nothing but the clothes on her back and a pocket full of black pepper to ward off the guard dogs, and for that

I am most grateful," Mr Perko said.

Within the Slovenian community, Ms Perko was known for her vocal protests about the famous Kransky being labelled as a Polish or German sausage.

Her love of Slovenia, the official home of the gourmet sausage, was only subdued by her memories of Nazi occupation and the brutal regime of Yugoslavian dictator Marshal Josip Tito.

In her final years, Ms Perko remained a valiant volunteer for Meals on Wheels and the St Vincent de Paul charity.

Raph's Girl note: Further proof that Bananas are evil. :tcouch:

What the Hell? If my friends said that after I had been killed by a banana I would wail on them from the grave!

Every cartoon character ever is mourning.


Because they too feel that pain.

Wow a non-violent fruit kills a women? That sounds bizzarE!

even to my taste..

but there are things in this world that are strange..

ok I may sound like a complete jerk but this actully made my chuckle......
.....who the hell gets killed by a banana I'll never be able to watch cartoons the same way again now *cries* haha :lol:

I think since she joked about it, we're allowed to chuckle without remorse.

Death by banana. Man, that's not something ya hear every day.

For the record, bananas are not evil. They are wacky.



"St. Raphael" is also something I don't hear every day.

That is Ironic for sure... and strange I guess anything can kill you now a days Poor Lady .....I'll be careful next time I want a snack...

I guess natural selection still works...

Now I've heard everything.http://www.paulisper.com/tag/emoticon/20.gif

Dear God,
forgive me of my sins tonight and please forgive me for what I am about to do...:lol: she died eating a.banana!:lol:

Amen

Raphael is the patron saint of doctors and love (And Seattle! :evilgrin: ). One of the Arch Angels (he's also a Guardian Angel) along with Michael (whom Michelangelo Bounarati and in a way Michelangelo of the TMNT was named after) there's also St. Leo (lots of em! ) and St. Donato (Donatallo is actually a nick name for somebody named Donato like the artist Donatello who's real name was Donato Di Nicollo Di Betto Bardi).

Haven't ya ever heard of San Raphael, California?

:o ok RG you wll become my ONLINE teacher!

I would expect this kind of behavior from tomato but not from banana...

tsk tsk

Actually it's San Rafael hahahaah

My turtles like bananas.....

If you want to be REALLY precise, it's pronounced RAY-fee-el.:P

Returning to the subject, I find it cool that the old lady could still laugh at ansurdity of the situation. Heheh... I can imagine her grandchildren saying proudly, "My Grandmother was killed by a banana!"

Whats funnier...

Bannanas or cheese?



I kinda like this thread, It has a certain...appeal.

Actually, no I haven't. Or San Rafael. Or San RAY-fee-el!

But I've heard of St. Raphael... just not often, especially from TMNT fans. :) My brother is named after St. Michael. (I'm Catholic. :roll: )

Yeah... um... on-topic... I wonder what condition she had that affected her skin like that?