The postings on the web at large following the story included queries about the retrieval of the mortified arm. One postulated the individual was wearing a Timex (or one was seeded later.) Remember the ad campaign " takes a licking and keeps on ticking? " Everytime something like this occures it becomes a race for book and movie rights before the 15 minutes of Andy Warhol fame fades. Lets take inventory; He lost an arm, has the spineless temerity to demand other's tongues and minds and doesn't have a leg to stand on. <img src="images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />