The Ig Nobel Prize

• Literature – Presented to David B. Busch and James R. Starling, of Madison, Wisconsin, for their research report, "Rectal Foreign Bodies: Case Reports and a Comprehensive Review of the World's Literature." The citations include reports of, among other items: seven light bulbs; a knife sharpener; two flashlights; a wire spring; a snuff box; an oil can with potato stopper; eleven different forms of fruits, vegetables and other foodstuffs; a jeweler's saw; a frozen pig's tail; a tin cup; a beer glass; and one patient's remarkable ensemble collection consisting of spectacles, asuitcase key, a tobacco pouch and a magazine.
  

In a poor neighborhood in my city, a guy with light bulbs up there would be called the illuminated by doctors who are tending his wounds.
I remember reading the story when I was like 14 and traumatized ever since.