The Heart Donors

The Heart Donors

A doctor tells a rich old man that he's going to die if he
doesn't get a new heart soon.

The old man tells the doctor to search the world for the best
heart available, money is no object. A few days later the doctor
calls the old man and says he has found three hearts but they are
all expensive.

The old man reminds the doctor that he is filthy rich and
implores him to tell him about the donors they came from.

'Well, the first one belonged to 22 year old marathon runner,
never smoked, ate only the most healthy foods, was in peak
condition when he was hit by a bus. No damage to the heart, of
course. But it costs $100,000.'

The old man, waving off the last part about the cost, asks the
doctor to tell him about the second donor.

'This one belonged to a 16 year old long-distance swimmer, high
school kid. Lean and mean. Drowned when he hit his head on the
side of the pool. That heart'll set you back $150,000.'

'Okay,' said the old man, 'what about the third heart?'

'Well this one belonged to a 58 year-old man, smoked three packs
of cigarettes a day, weighed over 300 pounds, never exercised,
drank like a fish... this heart is going for $500,000.'

'Five-hundred grand?!?', the old man exclaimed, 'why so
expensive?'

'Well', said the doctor, 'this heart belonged to a lawyer... so
it was never used!'