Shatner Sells Kidney Stone for Charity
By Associated Press
Published January 18, 2006, 8:20 AM CST
LOS ANGELES -- An online casino has a piece of Capt. Kirk. Actor William Shatner has sold his kidney stone for $25,000, with the money going to a housing charity, it was announced Tuesday. Shatner reached agreement Monday to sell the stone to GoldenPalace.com.
"This takes organ donors to a new height, to a new low, maybe. How much is a piece of me worth?" he said in a telephone interview.
GoldenPalace.com is noted for its collection of oddities, which includes a partially eaten cheese sandwich thought to contain the image of the Virgin Mary.
"This is a bold new addition to our fleet," GoldenPalace.com Chief Executive Officer Richard Rowe said in a statement.
The money will go to Habitat for Humanity, which builds houses for the needy.
"This would be the first Habitat for Humanity house built out of stone," joked Darren Julien, president of Los Angeles-based Julien's Auctions, which handled the sale.
Shatner, who played Kirk on the original "Star Trek" TV show and won an Emmy for his role on "Boston Legal," passed the stone last fall.
The stone was so big, Shatner said, "you'd want to wear it on your finger."
"If you subjected it to extreme heat, it might turn out to be a diamond," he added.
Shatner said the idea of selling the stone came up after "Boston Legal" raised $20,000 for Habitat for Humanity. With the money for the stone, Shatner said there is about enough funding to build half a house.
GoldenPalace.com originally offered $15,000 for the stone but Shatner turned it down, noting that his "Star Trek" tunics have commanded more than $100,000. His counteroffer was accepted.
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Anyone want to buy some ear wax? Some toenail clippings perhaps? I've got some bellybutton lint I'd be willing to part with. Dammit, man, you are an artist, not an ICON!!!!  _____________________
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I. can't. get. behind. that.
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This just disturbs me...
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01-18-2006 11:54
Just imagine how much his pickled balls will go for (or maybe a picture of Leonard Nimoy kissing them).
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Good god man, who would want to tickle his balls ??
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Wow. As if his ego wasn't big enough before!!
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Jeske please kill this thread - I was so glad to see Kirk die in that movie and then he came back and well he got kiiled again whew but then he came back again and again and again - PLEASE STOP!!!!!!!!!!! I can't take anymore!!!
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Jeske please kill this thread - I was so glad to see Kirk die in that movie and then he came back and well he got kiiled again whew but then he came back again and again and again - PLEASE STOP!!!!!!!!!!! I can't take anymore!!! The movie where he died was stupid. Oh no... a falling bridge .... ahhh >_< _____________________
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Wow. As if his ego wasn't big enough before!! A friend of mine shows horses (Morgans), and she's met him a few times. She said he's the most arrogant SOB you'd ever want to meet, and if you ask him a Star Trek question, expect to get shut down fast. But he'll talk all day long about his horses. If you were hounded day & night by Star Trek Fanatics you'd be wary of 'em too! _____________________
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01-18-2006 13:41
Wonder how much he'd get for that 'Shatner-Turbo-2000' toupee of his
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To me it would be worth 53 cents and a pack of Bazooka bubblegum but, having absolutly no dignity left whats selling a kidney stone? It did go to a ...cause. Better than pissing it away on booze and pr0n although with most charities its almost the same. Keep in mind Habitat for Humanity(Humanity International) is a Christian Ministry based non-profit organization that out of $170 million dollars it recieved in 2004 ($15 million donated by the gubment no less) spent $52 million on building houses world wide and spent $49 million on fundraising and education, $6 million on 'management expenditures' alone... $21 million in investments. Praise god and pass the collection plate cuz we need to buy some AOL stock. $210K a year just for the chief executive officer. That $25,000 bought a sheet of plywood and a dozen nails. To top it all off the money used to build housing is usually in the form of loans. Man, what a racket.
On the other hand, the local chapters have been known to do some good for some people but each affiliate is tithed at 10% so each local affliliate has that much less to work with they can reap the benifit of $39 million spent on education and fundraising.. Sorry, end of rant. _____________________
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01-18-2006 20:53
Imagine what fanatical fans would pay for one of his turds (and I'm not talking about Star Trek V).
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To me it would be worth 53 cents and a pack of Bazooka bubblegum but, having absolutly no dignity left whats selling a kidney stone? It did go to a ...cause. Better than pissing it away on booze and pr0n although with most charities its almost the same. Keep in mind Habitat for Humanity(Humanity International) is a Christian Ministry based non-profit organization that out of $170 million dollars it recieved in 2004 ($15 million donated by the gubment no less) spent $52 million on building houses world wide and spent $49 million on fundraising and education, $6 million on 'management expenditures' alone... $21 million in investments. Praise god and pass the collection plate cuz we need to buy some AOL stock. $210K a year just for the chief executive officer. That $25,000 bought a sheet of plywood and a dozen nails. To top it all off the money used to build housing is usually in the form of loans. Man, what a racket. On the other hand, the local chapters have been known to do some good for some people but each affiliate is tithed at 10% so each local affliliate has that much less to work with they can reap the benifit of $39 million spent on education and fundraising.. Sorry, end of rant. So basically you're saying Jimmy Carter is one pissed off little peanut farmer? Or did I read this wrong? _____________________
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Since the founder and CEO was booted out (under circumstances a bad TV movie of the week would be proud of) who's salary was $79,000 and replaced by a CEO making $210,000. Yeah, I'd say so.
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