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what a load of crap! have you read cez's
emails?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 11:13
PM
Subject: [Mwnci Chat] the brain
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 2:54 PM
> The Brain
>
> In the Hospital the relatives gathered in the
> waiting room,
where
> their family member lay gravely ill. Finally, the
> doctor
came in
> looking tired and somber.
>
> "I'm afraid I am
the bearer of bad news," he said as
> he surveyed
> the worried
faces, "The only hope left for your
> loved one at this
> time is
a brain transplant. It's an experimental
> procedure,
>
semi-risky, and you will have to pay for the brain
>
yourselves."
>
>
> The family members sat silent as they
absorbed the
> news. After a
> length of time, someone asked,
"Well, how much does
> a brain
> cost?" The Doctor quickly
responded, "$5000 for a
> male brain, and
> $200 for a female
brain."
>
>
> The moment turned awkward. Men in the room
tried not
> to smile,
> avoiding eye contact with the women, but
some
> actually smirked. A
> man, unable to control his curiosity,
blurted out
> the question
> everyone wanted to ask, "Why is the
male brain so
> much more?"
>
> The doctor smiled at the
childish innocence and then
> to the
> entire group said, "It's
just standard pricing
> procedure. We have
> to mark down the
price of the female brains, because
> they've been
> used."
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