Wednesday, January 18, 2006




Heavy on kidney accretions, short on shame

Shatner, pictured here with his good looks, pride and urinary tract firmly in tact.



















Oh, William Shatner - what won't you do for a laugh?

Everyone's favorite Priceline whore (and destroyer of Beatles songs - thanks for reminding me, CT) has taken what initially sounds like a great idea and turned it predictably creepy. As a way to raise money for Habitat for Humanity Shatner put a kidney stone that had recently been surgically removed from his innards up for sale.

Who better to buy such a dubious trophy than Golden Palace? The online gambling site rivals Shatner for dubious promotion; in the past they have shelled out money for a Britney Spears pregnancy test and a potato shaped like Pete Townshend (don't forget the streaking thing). They shelled 25,000 dollars for Captain Kidney's nephrolithiasis. Hooray for Habitat for Humanity; shame for humanity (oddly quiet in all of this is Jimmy Carter - where's the peanut-heavy stool sample, huh?).

Never fear, because this story gets even more predictable. If someone of vague celebrity can sell their penis crystals, why can't a random eBay seller do the same? (*Note - the auction was removed after just one day) That's right, for a bid higher than the current $1.00 you too can own your very own someone else's kidney stone. I'm thinking this is not the IT to which the eBay commercials are referring.


Posted by Joel at 1/18/2006 10:06:00 PM