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Wear your kidneys

Now how's THAT for a t-shirt?!?

I want one.

I'm not familiar with the company that supplies it but I believe it's one of those 'if you design it, we will create it and they will buy it' places. The Spreadshirt site offers the shirt for about $20 plus shipping and allows you to select size, shirt color and (I believe) the kidney color. The designer, Emblem Design, has other kidney designs as well.

A purchase may be in my near future.
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