"Where's Captain Kirk?" He's on Ebay
Spizzenergi did a song years ago called "Where's Captain Kirk?" It's a neat punky (not true punk) tune that's fun to listen to. Unfortunely, the answer to the title of the song is: eBay. Captian Kirk, aka William Shatner has sold his kidney stone, yes, KIDNEY STONE!, on eBay for, get this: $25,000!!
It was sold to an online casino that also bought, get this, a grilled cheeese sandwich that kinda looked like the Virgin Mary. Where does an online casino exhibit such a collection?
But the biggest question here is why anyone, anywhere, for whatever reason would buy anyone's kidney stone. I'm sure some medical schools may be intrerested in these kinds of stones, but I would think they are generally free from the "donors." Why there is even a market for this kind of thing really scares me.
Capt. Bill, himself said: "This takes organ donors to a new height, to a new low, maybe. How much is a piece of me worth?" What does Mr. Shatner consider an organ? Does he really think he is an organ donor now? Does he mean to say other people should offer their stones up for donation? Or sale? Or even auction?
I'm wondering how many Trekkies were sending in bids from their parents' basements before the bidding got too high. I've seen some sad things in life, but (at least lately) this takes the cake.
What's next? Chachi's polyp? Or maybe Luke Skywalker's (that's Mark Hamill) toenail clippings? Frodo's stool sample?
It was sold to an online casino that also bought, get this, a grilled cheeese sandwich that kinda looked like the Virgin Mary. Where does an online casino exhibit such a collection?
But the biggest question here is why anyone, anywhere, for whatever reason would buy anyone's kidney stone. I'm sure some medical schools may be intrerested in these kinds of stones, but I would think they are generally free from the "donors." Why there is even a market for this kind of thing really scares me.
Capt. Bill, himself said: "This takes organ donors to a new height, to a new low, maybe. How much is a piece of me worth?" What does Mr. Shatner consider an organ? Does he really think he is an organ donor now? Does he mean to say other people should offer their stones up for donation? Or sale? Or even auction?
I'm wondering how many Trekkies were sending in bids from their parents' basements before the bidding got too high. I've seen some sad things in life, but (at least lately) this takes the cake.
What's next? Chachi's polyp? Or maybe Luke Skywalker's (that's Mark Hamill) toenail clippings? Frodo's stool sample?
posted by BG at 17:35
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