jasg
September 4, 2013, 11:50pm
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Had to share this bizarre story - a bar in Dawson City is missing a toe because a customer swallowed it.
April_R
September 4, 2013, 11:52pm
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the article doesn’t pull up for me. Can someone post the text of it in this thread
April_R
September 4, 2013, 11:55pm
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NM
http://www.vagabondish.com/man-intentionally-eats-bars-famous-human-toe/:
The Sourtoe cocktail is a Yukon bar’s claim to fame, consisting of a shot of whiskey with a bonafide pickled human toe in it. The Downtown Hotel in Dawson City reuses the toe from drink to drink, so it was somewhat of a loss to the establishment when a man ordered the drink and consumed it toe and all.
The patron willingly paid the $500 penalty for eating the toe and apparently this is the first time the toe has been swallowed on purpose. Eight other toes have gone missing in the past, but those instances were unintentional. The man is said to have been on his way out of town and decided to go out with a bang and blow the money he’s received back on his damage deposit for the privilege of having the full Sourtoe cocktail experience.
The bar’s signature drink is still available, with another toe that was kept on hand in reserve, however the fine for not returning the toe has been raised fivefold.
April_R
September 5, 2013, 12:09am
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I found video of the incident
Odd place for a toe. Something must be afoot.
EmilyG
September 5, 2013, 1:54am
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Oh yes, we were discussing that in the CanaDoper thread.
arches eyebrow at that one
Just when you think people can’t get any dumber you learn of a bar serving shots with a freakin’ toe in it. And morons actually buy and consume alcohol served in such a manner. What a bunch of f-in’ dumb asses.
Where the hell is this bar acquiring all these severed toes? And how the hell is this even permitted to go on?
lieu
September 5, 2013, 2:07am
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Dawson City, eh? I knew you could pick your toes in Poughkeepsie.
Joey_P
September 5, 2013, 3:16am
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Diverted medical waste? That would be my guess.
toofs
September 5, 2013, 4:09am
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You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don’t wanna know about it, believe me.
this guy had already toed the line previously.
April_R
September 5, 2013, 4:18am
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Nope, they are generally donated from folks who lost their toes to frostbite.
96.1 The Eagle, WODZ-FM Radio, a Townsquare Media station, plays the best classic hits music in Utica, New York.
The Downtown, a Coast Hotel in downtown Dawson City welcomes pets and includes a free airport shuttle, free wi-fi, a gift shop and an on-site restaurant.
How is it legal to serve a drink with a human toe in it?
This is my question as well.
My guess:
Notice the toe was black (not negroid, black) - that was frostbitten in all probability.
JoseB
September 5, 2013, 8:25am
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usedtobe:
This is my question as well.
My guess:
Notice the toe was black (not negroid, black) - that was frostbitten in all probability.
Actually, Dawson City is in Canada. Cite.
…was it in a toe-away zone?