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Man Sells Baby to Pay for Gadgets

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the dead-batteries-instead-of-dirty-diapers dept.

nzgeek writes "This guy seems to have a serious gadget addiction: 'we're selling our son for $30k. There's nothing sinister about this, he's not going into child slavery or anything, Randy and Linda just really liked his demeanor, and they're keen on a Kiwi kid because they're usually so healthy. I hear $30 grand is really good value these days. So help me out: what would be a good swag of gadgets to get hold of for US$30,000?' " This one definitely raises a lot of important questions. $30k is a lot of gadgets, so you must choose wisely!

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  1. Let me be the first to say by FidelCatsro · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If this is not an april fools joke i shall eat my mac

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    1. Re:Let me be the first to say by GtKincaid · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Reminds me of a joke.. What do you call a slashdoter who RTFA ... A karma whore

    2. Re:Let me be the first to say by Seumas · · Score: 2, Insightful

      No kidding. April Fools is the worst day of the year on Slashdot. Slashdot treats April Fools day like that stupid gross uncle you always have around who thinks it's still funny to do the "hey, pull my finger!" gag.

      It's just stupid, juvinile, uninteresting and retarded.

      I like humor as much as the next guy, but there's never any humor in Slashdot April Fool's stories.

    3. Re:Let me be the first to say by TFGeditor · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I have never understood why anybody would post an article on /. then act all aghast over the /. effect. Do they really not know? Are they "testing" the effect? Are they CowboyNeal groupies?

      I don't get it.

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  2. Legality and April Fool by fembots · · Score: 2, Insightful

    First of all, the article is completely off-topic, it should be "AskSlashdot" not "Technology"!

    I don't know many countries that it is legal to sell your offsprings. So this raises an important question - if someone went to the airport today and announced that he was going to set off a bomb, can he use "Hey it's April Fool" as an excuse to get away?

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  3. sheesh by Bazman · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Better to not have the kid in the first place! Then you'll have loads of money to spend on gadgets and you wont have to put an april fools joke on slashdot.

  4. Re:HAPPY TROLLING REUNITING DAY by Fucky+the+troll · · Score: 0, Insightful

    I still want a petrified natalie portman to put hot grits down my pants.

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  5. Re:Rumor has it... by Seumas · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Slashdot should do one really amusing and clever April Fool joke each year. Much better than posting two dozen really pathetic ones. Or just have a special section each year where people can submit their April Fools spottings.

  6. Interesting by TheFlu · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Isn't it usually the other way around: Man sells gadgets to pay for baby?

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  7. Re:Complete text of article in case of slashdottin by CrackedButter · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Don't forget to duck!

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  8. Re:Rumor has it... by Captain+Nitpick · · Score: 2, Insightful
    ... that slashdot once ran an April Fools piece that was both funny and plausible. It was 1997, if I remember correctly.

    The sad thing is, the reason that this story isn't funny is that it's plausible.

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  9. Re:Sad by destinedforgreatness · · Score: 0, Insightful

    share your coffee with a mod while you're at it.

    and when you have sold the little blighter I'll take a dual 2.5 G5 as hush money : >

  10. Steve Jobs joins IKEA by Mr_Silver · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I preferred The Register's April 1st efforts with Steve Jobs joins IKEA.

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