After a fun-filled weekend in northern Illinois, I got back to Lawrence just before 5 a.m., woke up at about 2:30 in the afternoon, then got called into work because someone was sick. When I walked into the newsroom, I saw that Tuesday's newspaper had the lead headline: "Amputee happy to be reunited with foot."
I thought it was a joke. But it was true -- some guy whose foot was amputated three weeks ago kept it in a five gallon bucket of formaldehyde on his porch. He would show it to anyone who wanted to see it, and neighbors complained. The police briefly confiscated the foot, but he wasn't doing anything illegal, so he got it back. It's a very odd story, but it was one of our most-read articles in a while (Eric put his best foot forward in writing it). But sometimes it's weird what the best news of the day is.
1 comment:
Glad you had fun in Illinois. Wish I could've come.
I'd give anything to be reunited with my severed foot.
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