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Meanwhile IVF is north of $25k...

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[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 22 points 1 month ago (7 children)

What can you even do with a baby?

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 26 points 1 month ago

Trade it for beer, duh

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 19 points 1 month ago

Will it blend?

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No idea. Afaik it’s just a huge money pit.

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee, or a ragout.

And that's to say nothing of the skin, which will make admirable gloves for ladies, and summer boots for fine gentlemen.

[–] Archelon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

$1000 is a rather modest proposal!

[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ragù isn't French, but nice try.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Ragù is Italian, ragout is in fact French

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago

Sad and horrible things have been done with babies. Don't go looking for pictures or videos on the internet.

With the father's history of domestic abuse I just hope this couple doesn't produce another baby for the purpose of selling it.

[–] AsakuraMao@moist.catsweat.com 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Apparently you can paint houses with them, but you'd need a lot more than just one baby

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

How hard are you throwing these babies???

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Speculative investment.

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

“l'll give you an idea. Why as a pup, l myself fetched $30,000 on the black market. That was 1954 dollars. Now, for 50 grand, l'll track him and l'll find him. And the people that took him, l'll kick their butts. No extra charge.”