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Elder abuse by Christian clowns?

In which Christian “clowns” are being trained to invade a nursing home to “entertain” the unfortunate residents trapped within. Money quote: “If people are in need of touch, you touch them.” Coming from clowns, that just sounds a bit creepy to me. Or maybe, “Clowns can look a bit intimidating if you see a lot […]

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Humor Medicine News of the Weird

Well, this is useful….

In case you didn’t know, here are instructions for opening your bowels (via Clusterfock, Kottke, and Kevin, MD): I wonder if I’ve been doing it wrong all these years. I mean, I don’t think I’ve ever used a footrest…

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Humor Medicine Science

Science merit badges for Orac!

This one’s been floating around the science blogosphere for about a week or two now. I tried to resist its pull, but finally I have given in and decided that, if you’ve got it, flaunt it, baby! In any case, I’m talking about a bunch of merit badges for scientists (a.k.a. “The Order of Science […]

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They’re taking the hobbits to Isengard!

As a diehard Lord of the Rings fan since around age 13, I have only one thing to say about this: They’re taking the hobbits to Isengard! I bet you can’t get this out of your head now, can you? This guy couldn’t:

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Humor Medicine Politics

Everything I know about the dangers of drugs and alcohol I learned from the comics

Every so often, just for laughs or my own personal edification, periodically I check my referral logs to see who’s linking to me and what posts are being linked to. Most of the time, there’s not much there worth commenting on. Sometimes, it’s bloggers who agree with me; other times, it’s bloggers who were simply […]