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
my sister in law sent this to me a little history to go with this story. she has ms then a few months ago discovered a breast lump had a mamo on a tues and by thurs was in surgery having a double mastectomy, has had chemo and radiation, while we were in va she came to visit (she lives in nc) and had a fall in the driveway ended up in er got 8 stitches above her eye and her eye is still black after almost 3 weeks, anyway while in the er because she hit her head and is on a blood thinner a ct scan was done and a new lesion was found on her brain, she's now had an mri and is scheduled for brain surg on tues. and she can still laugh about things like this, she's one amazing person..... sorry this is long thanks for allowing me to share