Okay, I'll admit I enjoy a good laugh. I especially enjoy it when it stems from a true story. I'll even laugh at someone else's misfortune. However, this past weekend I was amazed by reaction to a story that came from my "hometown."

Allow me to summarize. A convenience store in McKeesport, PA allowed someone to use a microwave for something wrapped in paper towels. When a strange smell came from the nuker the clerk opened it and discovered what appeared to be a severed human penis. Long story short, it was a fake penis and it was all some sort of scam to pass a drug test or something.

What surprised me about this whole thing was that numerous people were disappointed that it was a fake penis. How can you be disappointed it's a fake penis? That's crazy! What about the poor guy that supposedly lost his penis? Have I lost my mind? Are the people I know really that awful?


Meanwhile for the best coverage of the "incident" check out everyone's favorite source of McKeesport Pride: The Tube City Almanac

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