Eyeball accidentally delivered to hotel guest

An eyeball on its way from Queensland, Australia to Hobart for transplant was accidentally delivered to a random hotel guest instead. A spokesperson for the Australian Air Express shipping company stated that the error was a "failure in an internal handover process." The eyeball was recovered and successfully transplanted. From The Courier-Mail:

Hotel worker Gabriel Winner - who requested the name of the hotel not be used - says the agitated guest brought the esky to reception early yesterday morning.

``The guy left.. me with a box with an eyeball in it,'' he said.

``He got the box and signed for it and opened it in the middle of the night.

``I thought this is just too weird. I went and put it in the fridge because I didn't know what else to do with it. It was more than a little disconcerting.''

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[#1 posted by Raines Cohen , January 25, 2008 9:42 AM]

"Sorry sir, that was intended to go to the ballroom"

[#2 posted by Fat Chick , January 25, 2008 9:47 AM]

What do you do with an eyeball in a box, anyway?!?!

[#3 posted by Takuan , January 25, 2008 9:53 AM]

do a Timberlake collaboration?

[#4 posted by Antinous , January 25, 2008 10:04 AM]

I've taken delivery of eyeballs. They stare out at you from their little plastic containers, sitting on their little gauze pads. Even when you're expecting them, trust me that it's still freaky. Especially when they're labelled with demographic info like: 13 year old female, bike accident.

[#5 posted by mellowknees , January 25, 2008 10:08 AM]

"Room Service, how can I help you?"

"Uh, yes, I thought I ordered a HIGHBALL..."

"Excuse me, sir?"

[#6 posted by nabru , January 25, 2008 10:18 AM]

LOL @ Mellowknees.

[#7 posted by DreadLetterDay , January 25, 2008 10:25 AM]

The eyeball was successfully transplanted???

Is that even possible?

Me - monoccularist since 2001.

[#8 posted by Myku , January 25, 2008 10:31 AM]

...Ah, you never forget the first time someone gives you an eyeball.

[#9 posted by dculberson , January 25, 2008 10:37 AM]

I absolutely love that he put it in the refrigerator. That was smart, yes, and might have saved the eyeball. But who expects to think that clearly when you are given an eyeball in the middle of the night?

[#10 posted by Antinous , January 25, 2008 10:41 AM]

#7,

Corneal transplant probably.

[#11 posted by Halloween Jack , January 25, 2008 1:52 PM]

#5: win!

I got a coffee mug as a gift for a friend of mine once that had a ceramic eyeball in the bottom; the idea is to serve coffee to someone who doesn't know what's in the bottom of the mug, and wait for the spit-take. I wish I'd gotten one for myself.

[#12 posted by elsmiley , January 25, 2008 2:48 PM]

#5: I just spit coffee all over my clean white shirt!