Man Swallows Scissors

How does a grown man accidentally swallow a pair of scissors?
Lin Kong had borrowed a four-inch-long pair of nail scissors to use instead of a toothpick to clean his teeth after a meal.

But as one of his friends told a joke, the 27-year-old laughed and swallowed the clippers.

As he tried to cough up the scissors, the points, which were facing upwards, dug deeper into his throat, causing serious damage.

Surgeons in Putian, China used local anaesthetic and surgically removed the scissors. Link -via Unique Daily

Okay - this one has to be urban legend. When I read it, in order for the points to be facing up, wouldn't he have to have been trying to pick his teeth with the handle end?
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