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Siobhan

Apr 16, 2003, 05:35 AM

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/030416/80/dxuu8.html

McCartney's "flu germs" for sale on Internet

LONDON (Reuters) - Fans of former-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney have been invited to bid for a tiny piece of musical history -- germs from a bout of flu that caused him to cancel a recent gig.

After two days on the ebay.co.uk website, the germs have received two bids, the highest for 1.2 pounds and come from fan Ian Mears who claims he caught the bug from McCartney when he met him earlier this month.

"I believe this is the same strain of flu, and effectively his virus," Londoner Mears told the Daily Star on Wednesday. "I had no cold on the Saturday, then on Sunday I spent most of the afternoon with Paul and by Tuesday I too had a cold."

Successful bidders will receive their germs by post. "The highest bidder will receive a resealable bag that I will cough into," he said. "Or if preferred, they can have a plastic container full of mucus."

L'Angelo Misterioso

Apr 16, 2003, 05:43 AM

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Rocky Rabbit

Apr 16, 2003, 06:39 AM

So people are bidding for a plastic bag!!
If people bid for this they must have more money than sense.

HMVNipper

Apr 16, 2003, 06:44 AM

I'm sorry, that is just SICK! Completely insane! graemlins/afraid1.gif

Reminds me, though, of a story I once heard Martha Quinn, one of MTV's original VJ's, tell about Paul...she did an interview with him, and during the interview he was drinking a cup of tea. They finished the interview, said their goodbyes, and she saw his used teacup sitting on the table with the dregs in it, and she DRANK THE DREGS! She said she figured if she was going to get a disease, who better to get it from than Paul! graemlins/laugh2.gif

Rellevart

Apr 16, 2003, 07:14 AM

Originally Posted By HMVNipper:
I'm sorry, that is just SICK! I think that's the point. graemlins/laugh1.gif

This is one of the silliest things I've seen in a long time. I would seriously wonder about the sanity of anybody who would bid on something like that though.....time for that little mental check-up, no?

beatlebangs1964

Apr 16, 2003, 07:55 AM

I think that is sick and sickening. graemlins/barf4.gif I heard about this on the radio this morning. What's next, a tissue Paul blew his nose on? Damn, there is NO limit to the revolting things people will buy based on the Beatle connection.

Anybody who would drink the tea dregs just because Paul drank from that cup and who would want to catch the germs that made him sick is, IMHO already sick! Yeah, they need a doctor all right and it sure ain't Dr. Robert!

I think this calls for some mental revision on the part of those who want to catch germs because Paul had them. :barf4: :dead1:

And yeah, Nip, you are right. I am sorry, but this is TOTALLY sick!

shyGirl

Apr 16, 2003, 09:18 AM

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Ah, the life of a celebrity.

durstie

Apr 16, 2003, 09:23 AM

I think the people doing the bidding are the ones that are trully is insane, the guy doing the selling is just desperate...
I once caught a cold from my comedian friend
Will Durst.

I’m Ringo and I play the drums.
Ay well I’m Paul and I play the uh uh bass.
I’m George and I play a guitar.
I’m John and I too play a guitar, sometime I play the fool.
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[ Apr 16, 2003, 09:33 AM: Message Edited By: durstie ]

onosideboards

Apr 16, 2003, 09:32 AM

i did a similar thing once...

the wallflowers (bob dylan's son Jakob's band) came to my college when they first made it big. i thought he was sooo hot and i was working the show so i just kinda followed him around all the time. anyway, just before the show, he was smoking a cig with the band...in the arena! this pissed me off so i quickly snatched it after he walked away. at first i was just going to toss it, but instead me and a friend took turns putting our lips on it so we could say we indirectly touched jakob's lips.

i kept it taped to his autograph for a long time but it got so gross that i finally tossed it.

gross, i know, but also a lot of fun!

beatlewho01-02

Apr 16, 2003, 09:58 AM

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Magill

Apr 16, 2003, 10:13 AM

How would they authenticate germs? Phlegm? Boogers? Ok...ya know what? I was hungry, but I'm not anymore! graemlins/barf3.gif

beatlegirl9977

Apr 16, 2003, 10:24 AM

Ohhhh my... that is just.... I'm at a loss for words. graemlins/afraid2.gif

Savoy Truffle

Apr 16, 2003, 10:42 AM

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HMVNipper

Apr 16, 2003, 11:08 AM

I should hasten to add that if I am going to catch a cold from Paul, I'd rather catch it because he gave it to me DIRECTLY, thank you very much... images/icons/wink.gif

Of course, the likelihood of that eventuality is virtually nil...

beatlebangs1964

Apr 16, 2003, 11:29 AM

By all means, I'd be quite prepared for THAT evenuality! Oh, wait! George said that in AHDN! graemlins/joker.gif

Still, I would never want to catch a cold or any other malady from anybody, even a Beatle.
This is very sick indeed. I think it speaks to stalker mentality

The sick lengths folks go to for star connections...bidding on a man's germs. That is just very revolting.

Rellevart

Apr 16, 2003, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted By beatlebangs1964:
This is very sick indeed. I think it speaks to stalker mentality. I don't know. I think it's somebody who thinks they're being funny or somebody who's trying to get his name in the paper (amazing! It worked!) rather than anybody who's sick or deranged, to tell you the truth. Ok, they're NOT being particularly funny, but hey.....

HMVNipper

Apr 16, 2003, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted By angelgodiva:
I should have directed John to toss his used toilet paper into a plastic bag whenever he used the bathroom...I could be rich, do you hear me, RICH!!!!
I read this to my husband and he said he had some idea but never knew how deranged some Beatles fans are. (Typical comment)Wait a minute, Angel...he lives with YOU and doesn't know how deranged some Beatles fans are??? graemlins/laugh2.gif

Just kidding, dear... images/icons/wink.gif

I'm not even going to go there with the toilet paper comment, lol! Though I do think John'd be having a really good laugh over this story!

angelgodiva

Apr 16, 2003, 02:17 PM

Why, I oughta...

Hari Krishna

Apr 16, 2003, 02:45 PM

I wonder if it would bid higher if it were his boogers! graemlins/laugh7.gif

Guitar Devil

Apr 16, 2003, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted By Hari Krishna:
I wonder if it would bid higher if it were his boogers! graemlins/laugh7.gif graemlins/laugh2.gif

I didn't believe this was true at first, but people are crazy and times are still strange...

OnlySleeping

Apr 16, 2003, 08:30 PM

I read this and LAUGHED like crazy! The guy who's selling... talk about cheeky. images/icons/wink.gif What's even more scary is that someone bid on it... maybe they were just playing along with the joke? :-/

beatlelover45223

Apr 16, 2003, 08:50 PM

Sick, obviously needs to get a life, pitiful I guess, says it better, all of them graemlins/thinker.gif

angelgodiva

Apr 17, 2003, 12:47 AM

I should have directed John to toss his used toilet paper into a plastic bag whenever he used the bathroom...I could be rich, do you hear me, RICH!!!!
I read this to my husband and he said he had some idea but never knew how deranged some Beatles fans are. (Typical comment)

Beatlelover

Apr 17, 2003, 12:58 AM

WOW!! that's just crazy!! I love Paul as much as the next fan but I wouldn't want a bag of germs, not even from Paul. That's just sick:barf5:
Those people must be out of their minds!! graemlins/shakehead2.gif
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ChicagoMolly

Apr 17, 2003, 10:08 AM

It's a joke, right?? graemlins/images/icons/confused.gif * graemlins/images/icons/shocked.gif

onosideboards

Apr 17, 2003, 10:30 AM

i think the auction got pulled. i can't find it on either ebay site.

beatlebangs1964

Apr 17, 2003, 10:42 AM

The whole thing is disgusting, really.

Anybody who would even WANT somebody else's germs regardless of who that person might be is in dire need of mental health.

lennonluvr9

Apr 17, 2003, 07:14 PM

That's going a bit to far. Who would want that? i mean, paul's a nice guy and i love him to death, but really I would never want his cold germs...

ImaginePeace78

Apr 17, 2003, 08:30 PM

Why are people so weird and digusting...who the hell wants Paul's flu germs! Come on! This is going too far...
-Kristi

Magill

Apr 17, 2003, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted By onosideboards:
i think the auction got pulled. i can't find it on either ebay site.You're right. It did get pulled. Someone said the bidding for it wasn't too infectious. graemlins/laugh2.gif

onosideboards

Apr 17, 2003, 09:32 PM

Originally Posted By Magill:
<blockquote>Quote:<hr />Originally Posted By onosideboards:
i think the auction got pulled. i can't find it on either ebay site.You're right. It did get pulled. Someone said the bidding for it wasn't too infectious. graemlins/laugh2.gif <hr /></blockquote>tee hee!!! graemlins/jumping.gif

shyGirl

Apr 18, 2003, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted By onosideboards:
i think the auction got pulled. i can't find it on either ebay site.It did get pulled because the guy who put it on auction said it was all a joke. He posted his explanation on a McCartney board:

http://mccartney.artscience.net/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40093