Human organs from pigs

[Guy Profumo]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36437428

I thought they'd tried this with ear transplants from pigs back in the 1970s.

(It was discontinued when everyone involved in the trial said all they could hear was crackling)

[hobbes]

Human organs from pigs

I thought this was going to be about David Cameron, but of course, that's human organs in pigs.

[IronSeaPower]

Human organs from pigs

I'll just stick with Oinkment.

[Jah Womble]

Human organs from pigs

Well, I've heard rasher decisions in my time.

[Guy Profumo]

Human organs from pigs

Ha'm still not sure about this.

[hobbes]

Human organs from pigs

These puns are boaring.

[IronSeaPower]

Human organs from pigs

They are surely porcines of things to come.

[Stumpy Pepys]

Human organs from pigs

The swines!

[Rogin the Armchair fan]

Human organs from pigs

Did they choose to announce this at the start of Ramadan just to take the piss?

[Diable Rouge]

Human organs from pigs

All very MadAddam.

[Guy Profumo]

Human organs from pigs

Hasn't ad hock reported into this thread yet?

[WOM]

Human organs from pigs

That would add a real twist to the tail (tale...see, it works better out loud...).

[Sean of the Shed]

Human organs from pigs

Rogin le fan du fauteuil wrote: Did they choose to announce this at the start of Ramadan just to take the piss?

Someone should face the chop for this.

[ad hoc]

Human organs from pigs

Guy Profumeau wrote: Hasn't ad hock reported into this thread yet?

Jamon it

[Sean of the Shed]

Human organs from pigs

I presume somebody has told the Health Secretary from where they plan to source the organs. Pork, Hunt.

[Guy Profumo]

Human organs from pigs

This has lit a fuse, hasn't it?

[Sean of the Shed]

Human organs from pigs

I think we have responded very quickly to this. It usually take saus-ages.

[WOM]

Human organs from pigs

Guy Profumeau wrote: I thought they'd tried this with ear transplants from pigs back in the 1970s.

Ah, the legendary 'silk purse' experiment.

[David Agnew]

Human organs from pigs

If it works, it's just scratching the surface of what they could do.

[Guy Profumo]

Human organs from pigs

David Agnew wrote: If it works, it's just scratching the surface of what they could do.

My god. We're g-rinding these out, aren't we?

[Southport Zeb]

Human organs from pigs

I don't believe any of it. Someone's telling a load of porkies.

[Guy Profumo]

Human organs from pigs

Paris Zébulon wrote: I don't believe any of it. Someone's telling a load of porkies.

Well that didn't take long. Back again for more, are you?