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Antivaccine nonsense Autism Complementary and alternative medicine Entertainment/culture Humor Medicine Quackery Television

The Jenny McCarthy Song

A loving ode to Jenny McCarthy from her good friends, Measles, Mumps, and Rubella: Genius. That’s all I can say. Thank you Brian Thompson, a.k.a. the Amateur Scientist. And to you, Jenny McCarthy, the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella offer their profound thanks for saving them from eradication in the U.S., just as they’ve offered their […]

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Sometimes, you’ve just gotta do it…

…at least that seems to be the case with this couple: Tourists enjoying a day of sightseeing at Windsor Castle got more than they bargained for today when a couple were caught having sex on the Queen’s lawn. Ignoring signs asking visitors to Please Keep Off The Grass, the man and woman, said to be […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Friday Woo Humor Intelligent design/creationism Medicine Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

Your Friday Dose of Woo: The Emperor of the Woo-niverse

Ever since I started this little vanity bit known as Your Friday Dose of Woo, lo, these nearly three years ago, when I introduced the waiting blogosphere to the woo-tastic quantum homeopathic stylings of Lionel Milgrom, I’ve occasionally wondered if I had started out with too much woo. I mean, Milgrom is a really hard […]

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Cancer Complementary and alternative medicine Friday Woo Humor Medicine Skepticism/critical thinking

Your Friday Dose of Woo: It’s not just a breast massage, it’s a Brassage!

I’m tired of blogging about anti-vaccine nonsense again. Don’t get me wrong, I had an enormous amount of fun writing my commentary on Fire Marshal Bill’s attempt to explain vaccine/autism pseudoscience. It was a hoot, if I do say so myself, but it depresses me that writing such posts is so necessary so often. Fortunately, […]

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History Hitler Zombie Holocaust Humor Politics World War II

“Have the conservatives in just two and a half months out of power become everything they hate about the loony left?”

One more reason why John Stewart and his writers are geniuses is here, where he examines the “Tea Parties” we in the U.S. were subjected to three days ago, including one in my own town: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / 10c Nationwide Tax Protests thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes […]