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[sasha031]

Woman Sells Ad Rights To Pregnancy On eBay

ST. LOUIS -- If the human body is the last frontier for advertising space, then St. Louis resident Asia Francis is helping chart new territory -- the big, pregnant belly.Francis, 21, auctioned off the advertising rights to her pregnancy on eBay. The winning bid of $1,000 went to a California Internet company, giving it exclusive rights to temporarily tattoo its brand-name on Francis's belly and broadcast the birth of her daughter live on the Internet. The baby is due any day.

The concept of a human billboard is hardly new.Twenty-one year old Andrew Fischer of Omaha, Neb., earned more than $37,000 last year by bearing a corporate logo on his forehead for a month. Michele Hutchison of Lanhorne, Pa., auctioned ad rights for her baby's clothing on eBay last year, seeking $1,000 for a months' lease.For big companies, the idea is simple. Do something outrageous or strange, grab some media attention and cut through the clutter of advertising messages that bombards consumers.The pregnant belly is prime real estate for auction because its likely to get people talking, Hayes said.
http://www.local6.com/news/7917211/detail.html

[zbdent]

1. Gee, I thought this was going to be a thread on

the movie "The Aristocrats" . . .

:evilgrin: