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Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Tooth Number 14 -- What Am I Bid?
I read today that William Shatner, the actor who turned one decent role into much more than he deserved, sold the kidney stone he passed for $25,000 and gave the money to Habitat For Humanity. A neat gimmick. Though his bank account didn't benefit, he did get his name in the news again, and that's what counts.I have so far avoided kidney stones (thank goodness) but on this very day I am able to offer for public auction tooth number 14, a troublesome molar for many years, which has just been extracted with skill and persistence by my excellent periodontist, Dr. Michael Perl. I, too, will donate all proceeds to charity -- the Jack Abramoff and Tom DeLay Prosecution Fund.
I will start the bidding at -- what? -- a dollar and a half? Do I hear a buck? Come on now -- it's a fine little tooth, though it is now in little bitty pieces. Fifty cents? Well then, that's what happens when you aren't William Shatner.
Posted by:Lary Bloom at 2:59 PM
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