Saturday, December 13, 2008
Look! someone wan to buy yr sperm. i saw tis through a web and i think is prett interesting. So read on!
Online ad: your sperm wanted for $150
An online ad offering to pay $150 for a cup of semen has sparked anger in the local Internet community, with many Netizens offended by the audacity of the poster's message.
The ad was a simple one: "donate one ice cream cup size of ur sperms for experiment - SGD150".
Very little information was included in the ad's description, as the poster only provided a mobile phone number and three simple sentences "for research. please indicate race. just 1 ice cream cup with sperms."
Communication between buyer and seller was also stated as limited to SMS messages only.
Originally posted on the online classified ads website Criagslist, the advert made its way to a local online forum when a forum member spotted it and posted the link.
The forum thread has since received many replies, and many Netizens believe that the man who posted the ad was up to no good.
Some Netizens have even identified several suspicious points about that ad that might suggest the poster was not a professional conducting research with the semen purchased.
According to Chinese evening daily Lianhe Wanbao, various forum members have commented that an ice cream cup sized quantity of semen is not a small amount, and is much more than what is required for research.
Other Netizens have also pointed out that the broken English and lack of details in the original ad also hinted at the fact that the man who posted it was not a researcher of any kind. They also pointed out that the word "semen" should be used instead of "sperms".
A large number of Netizens expressed that they felt the man is likely to use the semen purchased for illegal dealings.
A Wanbao reporter tried contacting the man requesting for more information about his offer and wanted to know if he was a researcher.
The SMS reply received 3 hours later read: "Student. Cash money. 1 cup small one like ice cream"
The man did not reply to further questions when the reporter sent another text message asking to know what will be semen be used for.
Further attempts at trying to contact him about the offer were also not returned.
According to Wanbao, those who donate their semen to the local sperm bank will not be paid, and will only receive reimbursement for transport.
Labels: news taken from asiaone, someone wan to buy yr sperm, Wanbao
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