In some ways I think it allows the mom to live out a fantasy about "having" the star's child.
A lot of stars look attractive through a combination of grooming, plastic surgery, exercise and makeup. These kids won't have that. On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Isn't that the truth, Mr Worf? > > > On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 4:55 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> The problem is that they will only "look like" the famous person. Some >> stars kids just don't look attractive. >> >> On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 4:15 AM, Martin Baxter >> <martinbaxt...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Mr Worf, this'll put us a step closer to Star Trek's Eugenics Wars. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 4:11 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sperm bank says that you can have kids that "looks like" a celebrity. >>>> >>>> >>>> A Star is Born, Cryogenically Designer babies going celeb route By HASANI >>>> GITTENS<http://www.nbcbayarea.com/results/?keywords=%22HASANI+GITTENS%22&author=y&sort=date> >>>> Updated >>>> 3:00 PM PDT, Thu, Jan 7, 2010 >>>> >>>> Print Share Buzz >>>> up!<http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz?publisherurn=nbc_bay_area378&guid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcbayarea.com%2Fnews%2Fweird%2FA-Star-is-Born-Cryogenically.html&targetUrl=> >>>> retweet<http://button.topsy.com/retweet?nick=nbcbayarea&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcbayarea.com%2Fnews%2Fweird%2FA-Star-is-Born-Cryogenically.html&shorturl=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fa0xf5D&title=A%20Star%20is%20Born%2C%20Cryogenically> >>>> 0diggsdigg FACEBOOK >>>> >>>> Getty Images >>>> >>>> Want a baby with the body of Adam >>>> Brody<http://www.nbcbayarea.com/topics?topic=Adam+Brody>, >>>> the face of Bill Gates<http://www.nbcbayarea.com/topics?topic=Bill+Gates>, >>>> or >>>> the handsomeness of Tom >>>> Hanks<http://www.nbcbayarea.com/topics?topic=Tom+Hanks> >>>> ? >>>> >>>> Now you can have it, for a price... kind of. >>>> >>>> A Los Angeles <http://www.nbcbayarea.com/topics?topic=Los+Angeles>sperm >>>> bank announced today that it has started posting photos of celebrities >>>> who resemble their donors to give prospective clients a better idea of what >>>> their potential offspring might look like. >>>> >>>> "The number one client question we get is: 'Who does this donor look >>>> like?' " said Scott >>>> Brown<http://www.nbcbayarea.com/topics?topic=Scott+Brown>of California >>>> Cryobank <http://www.cryobank.com/Donor-Search/Look-A-Likes/>. "We >>>> decided this would be a great way to give thorough and consistent answers. >>>> Clients love it. Look-a-Likes has only been available for a week and our >>>> website traffic is up 50 percent." >>>> >>>> Brown said the sperm bank is choosy, accepting fewer than 1 percent of >>>> people who apply to be donors. The screening process includes genetic >>>> testing, regular blood tests, a three-generation family medical history, >>>> and >>>> a sperm count/quality in the top 15 percent of the population, he said. >>>> >>>> A group of employees spent six months putting together the photos and >>>> matching them to donors. >>>> >>>> Clients can search for attributes such as height or eye and hair color, >>>> and the database will return a list of donors who each have two or three >>>> celebrity look-alikes. Users also can choose from an existing library of >>>> celebrities to generate a list of matching donors, according to California >>>> Cyrobank, which was started in 1977. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >>>> Mahogany at: >>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody >>> hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! >> Mahogany at: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ >> > > > > -- > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/