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Old 06-02-2011, 04:59 PM   #26
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Upon reading this story I gave my kidneys a hug and thanked them for not giving renal failure.
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Old 06-02-2011, 05:01 PM   #27
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The only organ I would give up is half my liver since that shit can regenerate.
Other than that... hellllll no
One can be born with a single kidney and not even know it

Liver cells have an extremely long turn-over rate (i think they take decades) so no, that would be as bad as killing brain cells
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I rather pull a robbery and risk going to jail for 1-2 yrs, than trading my organ for an electronic device which will be worth nothing in 2 yrs
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Old 06-02-2011, 05:35 PM   #29
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there's a slight risk he can die within the first 3 months though
burry him and his ipad2 together
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Old 06-02-2011, 05:57 PM   #30
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This reminds me of one of the Southpark episode where Cartman buys an Ipad.

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I'd sell mine for 200k flat cash and a new car
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Old 06-03-2011, 02:04 AM   #34
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thats china
"wasn’t actually qualified to remove his kidney in the first place"
"kind broker who arranged the trade was sadly also the kind of organ broker who keeps his phone in a perpetually off state"
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