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Get ready for head transplants / Alcatraz makes a comeback / The undeniable allure of the carpool lane

I'm not sure I see this procedure catching on

Keith Conrad
May 6
 
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Neurosurgeon says he is ready to transplant a human head

Who wants to be the first person to sign up for that one? I guess if you need one, it’s probably a Hail Mary pass anyway. That’s no way to get ahead in life. It's a shame he wasn't more headstrong. He'll never be the head of a major corporation.

Trump: We're Making Alcatraz a Prison Again

Don’t call it a comeback. It was shut down because it was falling apart and too expensive to operate in the 1960’s. I’m sure that’s gotten better since then


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