Lessons from Kansas - Amputation

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Originally uploaded by dangunderman.

Apparently, if a part of yourself gets removed during a medical procedure, you're allowed to keep it for yourself. The first time I became aware of this was when Chad, a kid in my 2nd grade class, brought his tonsils for show-and-tell.

Alas, it doesn't stop there. Ezekiel Rubottom of Lawrence got his foot back after it was amputated a few weeks ago.

He keeps his foot in jar full of formaldehyde along with a porcelain horse and a can of beer. He's an artist, you see.