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Undertoad 08-23-2003 01:16 PM

8/23/2003: Kidney sale
 
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The official caption: Liaqat Ali lifts his shirt to show scars from an operation after he sold one of his kidneys for around $1,800, in the village of Mateela, Pakistan, August 13, 2003. Pakistan is fast becoming a hotbed for trade in live kidneys, with hundreds of transplant operations taking place every year.

Note that I think they are saying this picture was taken on August 13, not that the operation took place on August 13.

Stonan 08-23-2003 01:30 PM

Kinda reminds me of the Futurama episode when Bender sold his body for a wad of cash. I wonder how long the live organ market will be around concidering this article: http://science.slashdot.org/article....id=126&tid=134

Nothing But Net 08-23-2003 01:42 PM

Now if I just knew where to buy fava beans, my repast would be complete. They don't have them at the local bodega, perhaps I should try Whole Foods Market.

xoxoxoBruce 08-23-2003 05:10 PM

I wonder how much the recipient paid for that $1800 organ?:eek:

Emrikol 08-23-2003 06:06 PM

I wonder how long it will be before snopes has to change their page. Oddly, this is the first thing I though of when I read this.

elSicomoro 08-23-2003 06:20 PM

So this is how we get Rho a new one!

juju 08-23-2003 07:12 PM

I bet you could if you'd be willing to risk letting foreign doctors do the operation. Could be risky, though.

xoxoxoBruce 08-24-2003 09:26 AM

That strike's me as pretty funny, Juju. If you'd be willing to use foreign Doctors, there's no reason to leave Philly. It's full of them.:rolleyes:

elSicomoro 08-24-2003 10:29 AM

Yeah, but you have to pay American prices.

dave 08-25-2003 06:49 AM

Snopes won't change the page, I would imagine, because the situation in question still hasn't happened.

e unibus plurum 08-25-2003 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nothing But Net
Now if I just knew where to buy fava beans, my repast would be complete. They don't have them at the local bodega, perhaps I should try Whole Foods Market.
Don't forget the nice Chianti. ;)

Now I know why Osama bin Laden is still kicking.:mad:

Bitman 08-25-2003 06:11 PM

I have five kidneys now. I'm indestructible!


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