The patient's family gathered to hear what
the specialists had to say. "Things don't look good. The only chance is a brain
transplant. This is an experimental procedure. It might work, but the bad news is that
brains are very expensive, and you will have to pay the costs yourselves."
"Well, how much does a brain
cost?" asked the relatives.
"For a male brain, $500,000. For a
female brain, $200,000."
Some of the younger male relatives tried to
look shocked, but the older men nodded in understanding, and a few actually smirked. Then
the patient's daughter asked, "Why the difference in price between male brains and
female brains?"
"A standard pricing practice,"
said the head of the team. "Women's brains have to be marked down because they're
used."
