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Celebrities have parts of their bodies sawed off by trained surgeons and auctioned off to the working class via Ebay.
Marc Quinn's frozen head
http://www.answers.com/topic/marc-quinn
could get some of them to donate their heads... [xenzag, Jan 20 2006]
Survivor Type
http://dwalin.wom.r...urvivor%20Type.html
by Stephen King. Stranded celebrities forced into self-amputation, perhaps for your reality tv viewing pleasure. [calum, Jan 20 2006]
Shatner sells part of his body for charity
http://www.news.com...79765-13762,00.html
"wants visitation rights.." [ConsulFlaminicus, Jan 21 2006]
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Somehow I dont think you would be able to get Brad Pitt to chop off his arm for this. |
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Celebrity Big Brother contestants maybe. |
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I'm sure Gary Coleman would let a toe or two go. They would make delightful earrings. |
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It's a double-edged sword. On the one hand, participating in such an auction would make a celebrity very popular, which is all they're after, but on the other hand, they would lose some of that "celebrity perfection" and people wouldn't be so jealous of them and by their merchandise, therefore ratings would drop. So basically they'd cancel each other out and nothing would change. That said, I'd like to see how many would be willing to mutilate themselves for the sake of popularity. + |
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"On the one hand, participating in such an
auction would make a celebrity very
popular..." |
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Not to me. I'd hope that they'd leave the
limelight and seek professional help. |
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//It's a double-edged sword on the one hand// Shirley a single edge would suffice? |
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//could get some of them to donate their heads// [xenxag] Seems likely - most of them don't seem to have any use for it. |
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also check out Rick Gibson's foetus earrings + |
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It seems to me that the weak point here is the consent of the celebrities, most of whom will decline. There are many cases where I (and I presume others) would donate considerable sums to charity for the amputation of certain celebrity appendages, but to maximise revenue the decision must be made by the public not the celebrity in question. |
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//It seems to me that the weak point here is the consent of the celebrities// Who mentioned consent? |
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That would suck for celebrities. Are you suggesting having people vote on who loses an arm, a finger, a penis...? |
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I'll go twenty bucks for Celine Dion's vocal cords, but only if you use an *untrained* surgeon... |
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...and go in via the anus. |
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Each week a celebrity would release a new portion of their body so that eventually the highest bidder might have them entirely. This would most benefit B grade celebrities. |
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I would quite enjoy a collection of celebrity toes - each autographed and displayed in glass cases with the previous owner's photograph - taken post-procedure showing the missing appendage. |
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//I would quite enjoy a collection of celebrity toes// Sounds like something a worrying stalker might say! My advice, get a job as pedicurist to the stars. Or don't. |
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//trained surgeons//
//an *untrained* surgeon//
Skilled or unskilled, perhaps...since they are all trained? |
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How about a souvenir bag of cellulite from the plastic surgeon in L.A? |
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impossible to authorize. i may easily be purchasing lard from a mere proletariat. |
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True, but if it was shit that doesn't stink, do you think it could come from no other than a real celeb? |
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You'll be a celebrity someday, [benfrost]. Mark my words. |
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i would bid on Tom Cruises head, to play football with, I would bid on William Hungs throat, so no one would ever have to hear his voice again. I would also bid on Jennifer Love Hewitts body. (For pure scientific purposes only) |
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