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I had no idea how I could title this post without seeming flippant so I didn't.

It seems as though almost everyday I come across something related to our economic problems that surprises, shocks and ultimately saddens me. This is one more example.

From MSNBC.com...

Seeking quick cash in a tanking financial market, would-be sellers of a variety of body products — sperm, eggs, blood plasma, even human hair — are filling waiting rooms and swamping agencies with inquiries.

Increasingly, industry officials say people are hoping to trade spare body fluids, tissues and other parts for payments that can range from $20 to $50 a pop for blood plasma to $60 to $100 for a shot of sperm, $200 for a shiny ponytail and up to $7,000 for a fertile egg.

“I just got laid off and I really need the money for house payments” is how the owner of a 32-inch reddish-brown braid put it on Nov. 3. “They’re donating due to economic things,” said Jacalyn Elise, an executive partner with the Murietta, Calif., hair clearinghouse,