The bone trade
April 29, 2002 4:26 AM Subscribe
Man, I hope this is true. I would love me a piece of some communist dictator or something. I wonder if I can buy a slice of Castro's lung.
posted by benbrown at 7:10 AM on April 29, 2002
posted by benbrown at 7:10 AM on April 29, 2002
benbrown You planning on eating it? That suggestion was the most surprising parts of the interview ...
posted by magullo at 7:55 AM on April 29, 2002
posted by magullo at 7:55 AM on April 29, 2002
Who knew ?
I wonder though, how do the parts get out there initially? I cannot see the families heading to the auction block with their loved ones. So, I am left to assume that at some point there is some grave pilfering? Or maybe some less then ethical mortuary workers?
An odd collectible to say the least. Or at least I think so.
I will stick to Vintage arcade games myself.
posted by a3matrix at 8:03 AM on April 29, 2002
I wonder though, how do the parts get out there initially? I cannot see the families heading to the auction block with their loved ones. So, I am left to assume that at some point there is some grave pilfering? Or maybe some less then ethical mortuary workers?
An odd collectible to say the least. Or at least I think so.
I will stick to Vintage arcade games myself.
posted by a3matrix at 8:03 AM on April 29, 2002
If life were only so colorful.
yeah, the author went a little too far into 'silly' for it to be believable.
also, he seems to have seen that pre-obit for reagan, and believed it...
posted by mdn at 8:44 AM on April 29, 2002
yeah, the author went a little too far into 'silly' for it to be believable.
also, he seems to have seen that pre-obit for reagan, and believed it...
posted by mdn at 8:44 AM on April 29, 2002
wow, cool. the bone trade needs a spot on ebay! i'd buy a presidential polyp :) it does sound like a scam tho, like isn't that what the pardoner(?) did in canterbury tales?
also i agree things'll go crazy when "you can start to grow duplicate organs out of soybeans" :) can't wait!
posted by kliuless at 10:08 AM on April 29, 2002
also i agree things'll go crazy when "you can start to grow duplicate organs out of soybeans" :) can't wait!
posted by kliuless at 10:08 AM on April 29, 2002
Obviously, creating elaborate hoax websites on silly subjects is going to be a major emerging art-form in the early 21st century. How long before we have college courses analyzing the field? Future art historians & archeologists will be pulling these sites out of the Wayback Machine.
My favorite quote from the link Slithy_Tove provides: "One of the strangest/cutest pieces of merchandise to surface recently is a sliver of green fluff, said to be sliced from the body cavity of Kermit the Frog."
posted by tdismukes at 10:30 AM on April 29, 2002
My favorite quote from the link Slithy_Tove provides: "One of the strangest/cutest pieces of merchandise to surface recently is a sliver of green fluff, said to be sliced from the body cavity of Kermit the Frog."
posted by tdismukes at 10:30 AM on April 29, 2002
it seems to be about a radio play/film: http://www.hwf-creative.co.uk/experience/html/case_bonetrade.htm.
The bonetrade.com site is registered to this HWF Creative as well, and, predictably enough, the film was written by the contributor to nthposition.com.
(Not very tough) case closed.
posted by gohlkus at 2:21 PM on April 29, 2002
The bonetrade.com site is registered to this HWF Creative as well, and, predictably enough, the film was written by the contributor to nthposition.com.
(Not very tough) case closed.
posted by gohlkus at 2:21 PM on April 29, 2002
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posted by Slithy_Tove at 5:09 AM on April 29, 2002