A Mississippi couple, Bill and Raylene Jones, announced that their newborn is, in fact, a clone.
"We didn't believe it at first," said a shocked Bill Jones. "After a lot of talk and comparison we now believe our baby girl, Raylene Jr., is a clone of her mother."
Clone-to-clone contact is a confusing time for everyone.
Unlike the infamous Raelian sect-linked company Clonaid that recently announced its own cloned baby, but refused to provide proof, the Jones' produced their baby immediately.
"We've nothing to hide," said Raylene Sr. "I had a baby. That baby is a clone baby." How does she know? Well, like all mothers-to-be in this neck of the woods, she carried that baby for 9 months. "My Ma says that baby acted up just like I did when she carried me - movin', kickin' and squirmin'. And it came out three weeks late just like me."
And if that wasn't enough proof, on observation, most folks are apt to remark how much Raylene Jr. looks like Raylene, Sr. "Most say it's downright uncanny how much our baby looks like me," commented Raylene Sr. "Most say it's the eyes or the ears. Some add the hair is pretty much alike. And, of course, Bill thinks the baby is the "spittin' image" of me. He even joked that maybe the baby isn't really his, that maybe some other guy, like the mailman, is the real father. We all laughed when he said that."
According to scientists, as much as features that look alike can suggest similarities, they are not enough in and of themselves to confirm that baby Raylene is a clone. More sophisticated tests are required. "We don't care about no tests," stated Bill Jones, father of the clone baby. "It's enough for us that we know in our heart of hearts that this baby is definitely a clone baby."
The publicity surrounding this event has overwhelmed the Joneses. So much so that they are only taking calls from leading media personalities or well-known tabloids. "We have to draw the line somewhere," said Bill Jones. "Most media won't pay for a story like this, but some will and that's who we want to hear from. We've got bills to pay."
