# Literal "Pound of Flesh" - best choices?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literal-pound-of-flesh-best-choices/381564>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 23, 2006, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literal-pound-of-flesh-best-choices/381564 "2006-11-23T17:34:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2006, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literal-pound-of-flesh-best-choices/381564/21 "2006-11-24T22:31:25Z")

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My junk weighs at least a pound. Take it all, I’m sick of it.

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**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2006, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literal-pound-of-flesh-best-choices/381564/22 "2006-11-25T01:16:11Z")

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Definitely a pound of my liver. Hell, take three pounds. It’ll grow right back.

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**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2006, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literal-pound-of-flesh-best-choices/381564/23 "2006-11-25T04:04:08Z")

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Yes, it seems the liver is a win - win… maybe throw in some chianti.

You’d be better off giving only a pound. Three pounds can grow back, but has a higher chance of complications or death.

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