Laughter Is The Best Medicine: Headlines From The Onion
In case any of you aren’t familiar with The Onion, it’s a spoof newspaper whose articles range from hilarious to irreverent. Here are some recent health headlines that struck me as funny:
Depressed Cow Eats Entire Haystack
Nation’s Bachelors Demand Health Care Coverage For All Their Buddies
Pharmaceutical Company Says Its New Anti-Depressant Is ‘Worthless And Dumb’
Very Specific Food Pyramid Recommends Two To Three Shrimp Scampis Per Year
Disease-Free Water Tops List Of World’s Most Popular Beverages
Half Of 26-Year-Old’s Memories Nintendo-Related
Swanson Foods Launches Hungry Man Line Of Apparel
Area Man Thinks He Can Save Relationship With Pancakes
American Cancer Society Unveils 1.2-Megaton Anti-Cancer Missile
New Product Can Do All That, More
Barky Dog Just Going Bark, Bark, Bark
And for you scientists in the audience, here’s an Onion classic, mocking the medical peer review process. Enjoy!This post originally appeared on Dr. Val’s blog at RevolutionHealth.com.
You know, Val, some of my papers have gotten reviews that weren’t as fair as the one in The Onion!