Heidi Klum's Legs: $2.2 million
Source: ET Online
Thailand Riot Insurance: $10,000 Per Tourist
Thailand can be dangerous, so to encourage tourism, its government is offering insurance policies in case of a riot: "Thailand is continuing to offer insurance coverage worth $10,000 to anyone harmed in riots and demonstrations as it seeks to attract tourists scared off by political turmoil, officials say."Source: NYT
Aquafresh White Strips: $10,000,000 policy on American Ferrera's teeth
The Ugly Betty star is actually beautiful off the set, so it makes sense that her sponsor Aquafresh has insured her teeth for a whopping $10 million. Source: Celebitchy
Dolly Parton's Breasts? A whopping $300,000 a boob
Everyone loves Dolly Parton's music, right? Well just in case that ever goes out of style, Parton had each breast insured for $300,000. Source: ABC NewsTom Jones' Chest Hair: $7,000,000
Believe it or not, Jones used to be considered a sex symbol, so to keep his sexiness in tact, he's insured that mane of hair on his chest for a princely sum:
"Tom Jones, still making elderly Las Vegas audiences swoon at age 67, lives in fear. Sure, he's stayed famous for like half a century, and probably sexed enough women to populate a small and very satisfied country. But Tom believes all that could come crashing down with a single accident (say, a spontaneous shirt combustion) that in any way damages his luxuriant pelt of chest hair."Source: Cracked
Paul Hucker Insures Himself For $1.5 Million Against Abduction, Impregnation And Consumption By Aliens
There's actually over 20,000 people in the US alone who pay a premium for insurance against alien abduction. One can only imagine which counterparty that is. Source: Telegraphl
Jennifer Lopez has a $27 million insurance policy on her butt
Let's be serious for a minute: if you were J-Lo, you'd insure your ass for $27 million, too. It's not like the music and movies thing is going to work out forever.
Source: PopCrunch
British male stripper named Frankie Jakeman insured his penis for $1.6 million
If you're a male stripper, what else are you going to insure? Source: BankRate
British food critic Egon Ronay keeps his taste buds safe for $400,000.
A food critic has one of the best jobs in the world, no doubt. But if they eat a wing too spicy or something like that, they risk their taste buds being obliterated, which would end their career. Hence the major insurance policy just in case things go wrong. Source: BankRate
Rod Stewarts' voice? $6 million in insurance.
The "Hot Legs" and "Maggie May" singer is a crooner to the n-th degree, so to make sure his swagger always stays put, he's insured his voice.
Source: The Examiner
The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards insured his middle finger to the tune of $1.6 million
Image: The Examiner
Keith Richards has already said "f#$% you" to the world on multiple occasions but just in case he can't get one last flip of the bird in before he dies, Richards has insured his middle finger for $1.6 million. Bravo, Keith. Source: Keith Richards
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