Brother Adam Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 A Kansas man has put his best foot forward — in a bucket of formaldehyde on the front porch. Ezekiel Rubottom, 21, of Lawrence, had to have his clubbed left foot amputated three weeks ago after a lifetime of medical problems. After the operation, he took it home. "I'm not sick or, like, a danger," he told the Lawrence Journal-World. "I just wanted my foot ... I just figured I'd do with it whatever I pleased." Rubottom's friends at the house where he's staying don't mind the body part in a bucket, but after a local kid told his parents about it Saturday, the cops came by and confiscated it. "We had to make sure that no crime had been committed," said Sgt. Dan Ward. On Monday, Rubottom went with police down to Lawrence Memorial Hospital (search), where he proved to them that the foot was his. Hospital official Karen Shumate said people often keep leftover body parts. "They've had women that want their uterus. People take tonsils. They take appendixes," she told the newspaper. "I think it's unusual that someone would want a foot, but it's within their rights because it's theirs." Now the foot is back on the front porch, where it floats in the bucket along with a porcelain horse and a can of Hamm's beer (search), forming what Rubottom calls "a collage of myself." Two toes have been snipped off as possible gifts to friends. "It's cool. It's all good," Rubottom said. "Now I've got my foot back. That's all I wanted."
Noel's angel Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 awww bless. He should get Gunther to plastinate it though-then he can put it on a shelf in his livingroom
azaelia Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 When I saw the title to this thread I started singing the theme song for Footloose... Loose, footloose Kick off your Sunday shoes Please, Louise Pull me offa my knees Jack, get back C'mon before we crack Lose your blues Everybody cut footloose!!
homeschoolmom Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 uh, no. A pliatinated foot would make a great doorstop or bookend... and Brother Adam, you're gross...
homeschoolmom Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 This reminds me of one of the stupid coversations we had in college: If you were alone in a romote area and severed a body part, would you bring it back to civilization with you or would you just leave it there? If it were a pinky, you could just shove it in your pocket... but a leg...?
Noel's angel Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 ohh,thats a good idea-or you could use it as a paperweight
homeschoolmom Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 do you have a lot of papers blowing around on your desk?
Carrie Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 [quote name='azaelia' date='Jul 27 2005, 04:48 PM']When I saw the title to this thread I started singing the theme song for Footloose... Loose, footloose Kick off your Sunday shoes Please, Louise Pull me offa my knees Jack, get back C'mon before we crack Lose your blues Everybody cut footloose!! [right][snapback]661406[/snapback][/right] [/quote] me too!
Old_Joe Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 [quote name='Brother Adam' date='Jul 27 2005, 01:51 PM']"They've had women that want their uterus. People take tonsils. They take appendixes," she told the newspaper. "I think it's unusual that someone would want a foot, but it's within their rights because it's theirs." [right][snapback]661290[/snapback][/right] [/quote] ..and bringing home a uterus or tonsils or an appendix isn't weird!?!
Old_Joe Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 maybe Rubottom should ship it to that Naked foot tickler in Florida. It'll keep busy, and keep him bothering people.
Noel's angel Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 I always said that if i had to get my appendix taken out, i would take it home with me
Old_Joe Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 [quote name='homeschoolmom' date='Jul 27 2005, 03:31 PM']I miss my spleen... [right][snapback]661512[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Don't you need that to live?
Brother Adam Posted July 27, 2005 Author Posted July 27, 2005 [quote name='homeschoolmom' date='Jul 27 2005, 03:49 PM']uh, no. A pliatinated foot would make a great doorstop or bookend... and Brother Adam, you're gross... [right][snapback]661408[/snapback][/right] [/quote]
homeschoolmom Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 [quote name='Brother Adam' date='Jul 27 2005, 03:36 PM'] [right][snapback]661527[/snapback][/right] [/quote] but in a [i]good[/i] way...
homeschoolmom Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 [quote]Don't you need that to live?[/quote] Maybe I'm dead and I don't know it...
kateri05 Posted July 27, 2005 Posted July 27, 2005 wouldn't that be funny? as long as you bequeath your homeschooling materials to me, they'll be NO problem : ps. if my obsession has started weirding you out just let me know and i'll knock it off its the one spot of joy during this time of uncertain crappy employment!
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