UCLA and UT in Galveston had some issues with what happened to bodies after they were donated. As in parts being sold and the seller keeping the money. There is a real trade in skin, ligaments, bone, etc. The mortician would know much more about the trade from that end, but it's real. I'm an organ donor, but I…

Exactly. She was in terrible health, and I doubt a thing would have changed. She was in her home country.

And, yes, there has been a black market trade in body parts from cadavers donated to at least one medical school. Maybe two. Maybe.

You or your family would need to be in contact with a specific researcher or lab before your death. Your estate would have to pay for the removal and fixation of your brain. Bodies donated to medical schools are usually segmented and shipped out. Only a few end up as anatomy cadavers. But your hand might go to a…

Wow. Just read this to edumacate yourself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackface

Being from Houston, all I can think about is the paralegal who drowned in a parking garage elevator during Tropical Storm Alicia.

Old-school hearted.

Let's start with adults, consent, privacy and a few other things. Think about them. What does an unconsented upskirt photo of my cunt have to do with the KKK other than both being hallmarks of abusive males? The internet IS the real world now. No more excuses.

Death Row was at The Walls, in Huntsville until an escape. They moved death row to the Terrell Unit, but Mr. Terrell was still alive and was not pleased. The name of the unit was changed to Polunsky.

Damien, were you aware that so many non-famous people were pulling for all three of you? Did that give you a bit of a boost, at least?

I knew I recognized my former Island home! Pelicans do fly low, but you're more likely to have to dodge them on the Causeway (which is in the air, where they fly), not I-45. The video's a scream.

Well, Jackooo. Because Christians impose their religious beliefs when a citizen needs those services. You want to have your Advance Directives honored? Don't go to a Catholic hospital, because it's their way, not yours. It's a Christian price, but a price all the same.

Thank you, Anne.

Not surprised. Heh. And on May Day, Yom HaShoah and who knows what else.

@Hannapdx: Part of that scared the bejebus out of me when I was initiated.

@FelonKeller: In a peanut factory.

@tinfoilhattie: I should be in my motel room in Dallas by then. Yay!

Scrooge woman here. And I missed it this year.

The faintest, faintest smile crosses the Guv's face after the question.