Brains for sale
HS
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[font color="blue"]This brought a chuckle to an otherwise dreary Monday.[/font]
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," the doctor 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, very risky but it is the only hope." "Insurance will cover the procedure, but 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 explained to the entire group, "It's just standard pricing procedure. We have to mark down the price of the female brains, because they've actually been used"
SEND THIS TO A SMART WOMAN WHO NEEDS A LAUGH AND TO THE MEN YOU THINK CAN HANDLE IT!
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," the doctor 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, very risky but it is the only hope." "Insurance will cover the procedure, but 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 explained to the entire group, "It's just standard pricing procedure. We have to mark down the price of the female brains, because they've actually been used"
SEND THIS TO A SMART WOMAN WHO NEEDS A LAUGH AND TO THE MEN YOU THINK CAN HANDLE IT!
Comments
However, being the enlightened male of the species I am, I do see some humor in it. Although I have always been a champion of women's rights (supported the ERA so women could be drafted just like men), I refuse to take this as the male-bashing it truly is. I will not pull a Howard Dean with his "I Have A Scream" speech. I am above the fray. x;-)
>pull a Howard Dean with his "I Have A Scream"
>speech. I am above the fray. x;-)
It was also Dean who explained that speech by saying that he (and I paraphrase) would lead with his heart, not his head. No further comment is needed.
Oh my gosh, I just bashed a democrat! x:'( But he is a male. x;-)
It is a good joke, though.
I took it to be simply a humerous anecdote no "dis" intended Ray and Beag. Trust me, I needed this laugh today with the weeks that I've had lately.
And what's with this snow storm anyway? One minute I'm hearing 1-3 inches, the next I'm hearing 18+!!! Why can't weather people make up their minds?
Our Executive AA printed off the weather forecast from the local paper's website because we have guys travelling to NJ today and coming back tomorrow. The forecast even admitted that different sources are saying different things, but they all agree snow is coming - just not sure when, how much, and where. I hope it stays mostly in the NJ area.
Thanks for the laugh - I sure did need it!
We should be able to get our a@#$$ to work and school in this piddling wet stuff. It's not as if we are from the left coast!x:D
I'm ducking now.