Offer to return severed finger comes too late


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May 12, 2005. 11:21 AM

Offer to return severed finger comes too late

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) ? The man who found a severed fingertip in a tub of frozen custard has made a belated offer to return the digit, but doctors say it's too late to reattach it.

Clarence Stowers found the piece of index finger in the dessert he purchased from Kohl's Frozen Custard earlier this month in the coastal town of Wilmington.

Stowers had refused to give it to the shop's owner or a doctor who was treating 23-year-old Brandon Fizer, the worker who accidentally stuck his hand in a mixing machine and had his finger lopped off at the first knuckle.

Stowers put the finger in his freezer, taking it out occasionally to show to television cameras.

Several days after the May 1 incident, Stowers changed his mind and "offered to give the finger back if it can be reattached," said his lawyer, Lee Andrews.

But medical experts say a finger must generally be reattached within hours.

Stowers has not heard back from Fizer, Andrews said Wednesday.

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentSe...id=968332188492

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What a ass

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AGREED

Well, i guess, on the positive side, this means that poor fellow can get a porcelain finger like Margot in The Royal Tenenbaums has. That's what i'd do if i got my finger cut off.

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Surely the poor guy who had his fingertip cut off can sue the hell out of his a$$!! Not entirely sure what he'd sue for.. but seems you can sue for pretty much anything in America these days anyway... and if that isn't a worthy case then I'll be damned to know what is!!

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