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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 sombre.
"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,
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, 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."
room, where their
family member lay gravely ill. Finally, the doctor
came in looking tired
and sombre.
"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,
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, 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."
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