If You Had Money Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Iss. 7
Posted on November 11th, 2008 by Mike under if you had moneyBeen a little while since the last IYHM. Figured it was time to bring it back, what with the news that Obama Inauguration tickets are going for five figures, and considering that the Federal Reserve plans to give out $2 trillion dollars to somebody, but would rather not tell us who the recipients are.
Money is depressing. Anyway…
For all you museum curator-types out there, check out this life casting of Cassius Clay.
Get this. They’re claiming that the sculpture contains DNA-loaded hair from Ali (3 chests hair and about 30 armpit hairs to be precise). Also, they claim to have destroyed the original mold, so only the one impression could be made.
And They’re claiming it all to the tune of $7,000,000! ($400,000 down payment required via Pay Pal).
Wow. Like I said, museums, institutes, Hall-of-Fames – you may apply. People who pull heists for a living, you’ve been informed as well. Regular schmoes like me, will have to throw in the towel on this one.
November 11th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
This has to be filed under the category of “WHY?”
Of course…there is the benefit of having 30 armpit hairs from Ali. I wonder what I could get for 30 of my armpit hairs?
November 11th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
[...] • Float like a butterfly, crack like a old vase: Would you pay $7,000,000 for a cast of Muhammad Ali? You could probably rent the real thing for half that price. [Steady Burn] [...]
November 2nd, 2011 at 1:14 am
I’ve said that least 1798431 times. The problem this like that is they are just too compilcated for the average bird, if you know what I mean