For once, some San Franciscians are right

Surprise, surprise, a minority in San Francisco is actually right, and making itself heard.

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An exhibit showing Chinese bodies and organs is drawing protests from Chinese-Americans who say the display of corpses is offensive to their culture.
Fiona Ma, a Chinese-American San Francisco supervisor, said Friday she is working with city attorneys to draft legislation that will keep exhibits like "The Universe Within" out of the city unless organizers can verify the consent of people who donated the bodies or their families.
"Chinese culture has very strong beliefs about death," said Ma, who represents a heavily Chinese district. "Chinese people are very private and wouldn't want to have their bodies displayed for commercial purposes."
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The collection of bodies and organs was once used to instruct medical students in Beijing.

Yes, a San Francisco museum is displaying actual, human, once-living corpses. I emphasizes that the corpses are real because I usually have a hard time believing that dead humans would be put on display, and I assume others have the same difficulties. By the way, these bodies were originally donated for science. Makes you reconsider getting a donor card, doesn't it?

A persistent trait in civilization is respect for the dead. In other words, civilized societies will dispose of corpses in meaningful, respectful ways. Obviously, replacing bodily fluids with a plastic and displaying corpses like mannequins for the amusement and curiosity of others is not exactly respectful.
I do not believe that I need to elaborate my opinions, because (I hope) you agree.


Instead, here are 12 other things to do with a corpse:
1: throw them in the passenger seat of the car and enjoy handicapped parking spaces.
2: cut off the feet for surprisingly good doorstops. Toenails need a bit of adjustment to not scratch the door, and sometimes the big toe should be removed, but that's about it.
3: skin can be used for just about everything. Just look at the nazis for ideas (hint: very effective with #4).
4: run a few wires along a spinal cord, attach a bulb, and you have an adjustable desktop lamp. If you want to go the extra mile, you can use the skull as a lampshade; it is usually attached to the spine, so even less work!
5: got a dog? He'll know what to do.
6: Remove a finger with bolt cutters, go to Wendy's, and order chili. DISCLAIMER: SUCCESSFUL LAWSUIT NOT GUARANTEED.
7: Put the tongue on a stand and spray water on it every few hours. You'll never have to lick stamps again.
8: Ever see a necklace made of shark teeth? Tell friends that yours is the victim!
9: Why use cruise control when you have a life-size autopilot?
10: put the corpse in a kneeling position, cut at the knees, and enjoy the coffee table. Perfect conversation piece, by the way.
11: if you can stab through ribs, the torso makes a wonderful knife rack.
12: play the proper "trick", and those brats will never stop at your house for Halloween again.