I just read this in my local paper this morning...

Los Angeles: A US mother had the name of a casino permanently tattooed on her forehead after auctioning off advertising space on her head to pay for her sons school fees, she said yesterday

Karolyne Smith, 30, turned her head into a permanent billboard after a large online casino offered her $US10,000 ($A13,109) to indelibly emblazon it's name on her face.

"I really want to do this," said Smith. "To everyone else, it seems like a stupid thing to do. To me, $10,000 is like a $1 million."

"I only live once, and i'm doing it for my son. It's a small sacrifice to build a better future for my son," she said in a statement issued for the casino company GoldenPalace.com.

What do y'all think of this?
What would you do for your kids future?
Would you do something like this?

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if that is really what she wants to do, then more power to her i suppose. seems like there would be a better way of coming up with funds, but i suppose i don't know her whole situation. if i had children i'd do anything for them. i also like to think though, that i would have prepared better and wouldn't have to get a tattoo on my forehead, but sometimes crazy things happen

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I think it is interesting is that the Golden Palace is gobbling up these bizarre auctions.

Nope I wouldn't do it....well if my child were ill etc. I'd do just about anything.

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Wha

I think it’s another sad commentary about a SUPPOSED advanced country when anybody has to even consider such a thing to provide one year (at best) of education for their child. Knowledge seems to becoming something only available to the privileged. ………….. again.

On the other hand, ………. With the amount of space between my eyebrows and my hairline, both my kids could be doing post-doctoral work for the rest of their lives.

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Too bad that $10,000 will only pay for about a semester at a " good school" and she'll have that thing for the rest of her life

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"I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts." - John Steinbeck

Let me say i'm very glad i dont live in the US if $10,000 will only do a bloody term!!!!

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You READ my mind... sometimes... School sucks!

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~Kaelynn~

Some days life can be shitty , some days life can be outstanding ;
Sometimes you find love , sometimes you find fun ;

Just remember through all these changes you are you, special and unique...

Just a reminder to those who are like me and need it...

How much is it there??

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~Kaelynn~

Some days life can be shitty , some days life can be outstanding ;
Sometimes you find love , sometimes you find fun ;

Just remember through all these changes you are you, special and unique...

Just a reminder to those who are like me and need it...

$10,000 to have a casinos name tatood on my forhead...nope.....about as dumb as people on Fear Factor eating shit for $50,000...no way!!!!

Get a job kid....or go get your own tatoo!!!

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The school my kids went to last year was $A45/child....that covered any text books and all books required to write thier work in, all school based activities,

You had to supply: Uniforms..were not complusary but preferred, they varied in price obviously
Pencils/Pens :as required through the term
Outside school activities: generally you had to pay bus fare around $3.00-5.00/ event

The school my boys currently go to is different with regards to text books....you get given a requirement list (for the year) cost for both boys for this year was around $A300...then we replace items, eg: pencils...pens etc throughout the year
School based and Outside school activities is the same as previous school

The above is a public school

Private schools fees are higher...approximately $2,000/term...some more some less

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I think they were referring to the cost of a year at a university.

Public school here is free. Sports can cost, and you have to buy supplies. Textbooks are free too.

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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>
One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas

That's it I'M MOVING!!! I always wanted to go there anyway!! and then I could meet Belial as well!!!

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~Kaelynn~

Some days life can be shitty , some days life can be outstanding ;
Sometimes you find love , sometimes you find fun ;

Just remember through all these changes you are you, special and unique...

Just a reminder to those who are like me and need it...

strike the previous post... I am moving next door to Lilith!!! I'm going BROKE here... LOL Correction I AM BROKE!

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~Kaelynn~

Some days life can be shitty , some days life can be outstanding ;
Sometimes you find love , sometimes you find fun ;

Just remember through all these changes you are you, special and unique...

Just a reminder to those who are like me and need it...

Kaelynn, public school is free in Ohio too.

I spend the cost of a forhead tattoo on a year's tuition, books, and supplies at my college basically.

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The practice of putting women on pedestals began to die out when it was discovered that they could give orders better from there.~ Betty Grable

If I wanted your opinion, I'd remove the duct tape and ask you for it.~ Me
<~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>
One man's dream is another man's nightmare~~~~> §¤ Lilith ¤§
~>My Scribbles<~
==>Gone Shopping<== ~Just a Quickie~ *~A Celebration Vacation~* ~Surprises~ Sleeping With the Window Open
What Did You Do Today? Self Defense Class ~Short Sweet Snippets~ § Summer Spin § Story Challenge Submission Pajamas

Ok so I'm confused... I don't know any Public College that is free...

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~Kaelynn~

Some days life can be shitty , some days life can be outstanding ;
Sometimes you find love , sometimes you find fun ;

Just remember through all these changes you are you, special and unique...

Just a reminder to those who are like me and need it...