Can't resist this one

The BBC News website; the home of many a silly headline and stunning sentence. I simply could not resist posting the highlights of this story.

Long story short, a guy's hands were growing larger. A GP shook his hand and diagnosed him with a pituitary tumour which was causing an excess of hormones causing growth.

Observation The First: Props to the Doctor, he's hit a home run on that one. It would have seemed in bad taste, but if I'd pulled that diagnosis out of my arse it would have been Ric Flair-style "Wooo!"s and victory slides all over the place.

Observation The Second: The paragraph:

The GP said he knew something was wrong when he shook Mr Gurrieri's large, spongy feeling hand.

is a joy.

Observation The Third: The paragraph:

Mr Gurrieri thought his hands were getting bigger because of too much DIY and working in his restaurant kitchen.

makes me wonder if I can diagnose the guy as some sort of retard on the basis of a story on the BBC News website. [Wooo!]

Observation The Fourth: If you're as picky as me, and for some reason wish to be annoyed, read this story and keep an eye out for the comma use. It's an abomination.