I have a feeling you can grant the nearly short-fingered person a bit of slack in the crazy department. There was probably a fair bit of shock involved in the process. I can see the logic functions getting clouded in panic and crazy quite easily. ... and they don't really provide a "how to" manual for when you lose your finger tips.

That's good, but it can't beat the classic:


Also, I sewed on some milk soaked fingertips. But I wanted to know if I was the crazy person, or the patient was.

I agree with Beck. Not applicable to fingers etc., and most likely appropriated from broken-teeth-in-milk approach. ... which I've heard of from mothers and sports coaches alike (not that I know of anyone who carries milk to a hockey/soccer/etc. game anyway...). It's supposed to do something for the fresh bone break?? I dunno exactly.


Is this something you've experienced relatively recently, Par?

Never heard of that... I can't see milk submersion helping in any way.

Yahoo answers also says no, but apparently you should put knocked out teeth in milk. That's the only relevant google result for "severed finger milk".

Question: Has anyone ever heard of putting an accidentally severed body part (e.g. a fingertip) in milk to preserve it for reattachment?

I've got an extra ticket to Matt Anderson and Wil tomorow night. (wednesday) show at 8 at the Horowitz. tix about $25 I think.

whoa, this is so cool: The Garden of Cosmic Speculation. Check it out!

hmm... is it nerdy that I'm debating signing up with Bullfrog Power for my electricity?



I think I'll get a feel for my baseline first and then buy into the green grid... but I seriously do heart these guys.