{"id":2039,"date":"2002-03-21T19:59:50","date_gmt":"2002-03-22T00:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=2039"},"modified":"2002-03-21T19:59:50","modified_gmt":"2002-03-22T00:59:50","slug":"forget_the_tumm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2002\/03\/21\/forget_the_tumm.html","title":{"rendered":"Forget the tummy tuck … how about a wing job?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plastic surgeons think they may be within a decade of being able to build wings and tails for humans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Who would be interested in such things?” you ask? Well, the article has its own answer, but I have a different one.<\/p>\n

I mean, who has really been the driving force in such diverse new-technology areas as VCRs\/DVDs, the Internet, and, yes, plastic surgery? Who has been the money behind these areas, the drivers to get people involved with them? <\/p>\n

The porn industry, of course …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plastic surgeons think they may be within a decade of being able to build wings and tails for humans. “Who would be interested in such things?” you ask? 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