http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6714063.stm
TV kidney competition was a hoax
A Dutch TV contest which purported to show a dying woman choose a patient
to receive her kidneys was a hoax.
The donor in the show was in fact an actress - though the three people
vying for an organ were real
To paraphrase the Bard, I was not this angry since I came to the Netherlands.
How *dare* they! To perpetrate a hoax such as this, and couch it as reality-
huh? Survivor, you say?
To quote Emily Litella, Never mind...
Brent Wodehouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...it's a hoax THIS time...
I'm sure someone thought the pitches for The Swan and Who Wants To
Be A Superhero? were jokes at first, too.
Daryle
On Jun 1, 2007, at 5:25 PM, Martin wrote:
To paraphrase the Bard, I was not this angry since I came to the
Netherlands. How *dare* they! To
For awhile, I did think it was goling to be real, because I know that American
law would *never* allow such a contest, hence its being done in the
Netherlands, where prostitution is big business (hence damn near anything
goes). Now...I don't know anymore.
Daryle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
