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Bar puts out ad for severed human toes

The Downtown Hotel in Dawson City, Yukon, suffered a major blow last month when the Canadian establishment's signature cocktail -- a drink containing a mummified human toe -- was ruined by a troublemaker known only as "Josh from New Orleans."

The "sourtoe" cocktail dates back to the 1973 and for $10, customers can add the leathery digit to any drink. The tradition is not to consume the toe, just let its black, wrinkled flesh touch their lips as they imbibe the surrounding liquor.

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