Star Trek alum William Shatner, who played sci-fi icon Captain James T. Kirk, wants his kidney stone back -- so he can auction it off on eBay. Shatner apparently thinks his kidney stone will appeal to fans who want the "ultimate piece of Star Trek memorabilia". I can pretty much guarantee you, if you're the type of Star Trek fanboy who would think it's really keen to have William Shatner's kidney stone in a jar next to all your unopened Star Trek collectible figures: this will never, ever, make you more appealing to the opposite sex.
Imagine: you actually have a date, and she (or he, let's not be presumptuous here) has actually come back to your sweet digs in mom's basement for a nightcap. Just as you swoop in to make your big move, your date spies The Jar on your shelf. "Um, what's that?" If you can think of a way to explain you are the proud owner of William Shatner's kidney stone in a way that still gets you laid, you're a better actor than he is.
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11-17-2005 @ 2:29PM
Measure said...
Interesting Idea, Shatner. Too bad Ebay will close down your auction, because they don't allow the sale of body parts. Even removed ones.
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11-17-2005 @ 9:19PM
Tucker said...
A kidney stone is not a body part. It is a foreign object. That's why it has to be removed. He's not planning to auction his kidney.
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11-18-2005 @ 12:05AM
Canton said...
A kidney stone is not an organ, but it certainly qualifies as human waste (very painful waste, too, from what I hear), and eBay doesn't allow that, either:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/remains.html
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11-18-2005 @ 11:53AM
Eric said...
Anyone ever see the movie "Slacker"(not SlackerS), where it had the one scene where the girl was trying to sell Madonna's papsmear?
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11-18-2005 @ 4:57PM
Akbar Fazil said...
honestly. If someone was able to purchase said stone. Do you not think the person who is crazy enough to do so AND get a date of any kind would only attract the people who would think owning a piece of Shatner?
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11-18-2005 @ 5:00PM
Akbar Fazil said...
CORRECTION:
5. honestly. If someone was able to purchase said stone. Do you not think the person who is crazy enough to do so AND get a date of any kind would only attract the people who would think owning a piece of Shatner would be interesting (and probably assist them in getting laid)?
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11-19-2005 @ 1:43AM
News VRRRM said...
Trafficking in human organs is indeed a federal felony in America, but a kidney stone is no more an organ of the human body than a pearl is the organ of an oyster.
It wasn't Shatner who claimed that his kidney stone is "the ultimate Star Trek collectible."
Here's the straight dope: a complete transcript of Shatner's interview on Jimmel Kimmel Live, with a video clip, via VRRRM...
http://vrrrm.com/tv/Kimmel/05/ShatnerKimmel51114.php
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