Re: psychoceramics: Kidney Harvesting

["Andrew C. Bulhak" <a--@z--.net>]

This is actually an old and well-known urban legend.  It was in the
alt.folklore.urban FAQ several years ago (when I last looked at it).
I believe www.snopes.com or www.urbanlegends.com may have something
on this

 -- acb

[Johannes Scmidt]
> >> Dear All,
> >>
> >> The following cautionary story (apparently true) was forwarded by 
> people working for a law firm in London.
> >>
> >> A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM DOMINIC F. SANTILLO READ: A friend 
> of mine from UT passed this story on to me from the
> >Daily Texan, the University of Texas newspaper. Apparently it
> >occurred during Fall Premier, a UT tradition that is a celebration of
> >the end of mid-terms.
> >>
> >> This guy went out last Saturday night to a party. He was having a 
> good time, had a couple of beers and some girl seemed to like him and 
> invited him to go to another party. He quickly agreed, and decided to go 
> along with her. She took him to a party in some apartment and they 
> continued to drink, and even got involved with some other drugs (type 
> unknown).
> >> The next thing he knew, he woke up completely naked in a bathtub 
> filled with ice. He was still feeling the effects of the drugs, but 
> looked around to see he was alone. He looked down at his chest, which 
> had "CALL 911 OR YOU WILL DIE! written on it in lipstick. He saw a phone 
> was on a stand next to the tub, so he picked it up and dialed. He 
> explained to the EMS operator what the situation was and that he
> >really didn't know where he was, what he took, or why he was really
> >calling.
> >>
> >> She advised him to get out of the tub. He did, and she asked him to 
> look himself over in the mirror. He did, and appeared normal, so she 
> told him to check his back. He did, only to find two 9-inch slits on his 
> lower back. She told him to get back in the tub immediately, and they 
> sent a rescue team over. Apparently, after being examined, he found out 
> more of what had happened. His kidneys had been stolen. They are worth 
> $10,000 dollars each on the Black Market.

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