The Transplant

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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'm

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 great length of time, someone asked,

"well, how much does a brain cost?"

the doctor quickly responded, "$5,000 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 so 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 actually been used."

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Very Very Good Fran HEEEeeeeeee

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This one's great!

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Sadly I couldn't laugh - we recently had a man ask if his father-in-law would be able to have a brain transplant. In fact, considering how important (the father) he was to the man's wife, he (the son-in-law) was prepared to be the donor. Where to start?!

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Sadly I couldn't laugh - we recently had a man ask if his father-in-law would be able to have a brain transplant. In fact, considering how important (the father) he was to the man's wife, he (the son-in-law) was prepared to be the donor. Where to start?!
How very tragic. That must have torn at your heart BIG TIME!
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