Unless, Mr Worf, some movie mogul gets word that the kid is so-and-so's genetic spawn, and decides to do a bit of grooming, at studio expense, in exchange for a picture deal.
On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 7:29 PM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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/ > > -- "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
