Today’s “April False” post on the Consumer Reports Health Blog looks at six commonly held medical and health misconceptions. The only one I must take issue with is the one about baldness, because I am balding and I am not only a better lover, but probably the best lover. Otherwise, take a look and learn something new.
“April False: 6 medical myths debunked” [Consumer Reports]
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Now THAT is a disturbing looking cat.
@Canino: It looks like one of the thee bouncing heads from the movie “Spirited Away.”
@dakotad555: Ha! It does…I love that movie..but not those creepy bouncing heads.
“If you don’t quit smoking on your first attempt, you may never quit at all.” This seems perfectly true to me. Why is it a “myth.”
@Yossarian: Most people quit a dozen times or more before it finally “sticks”.
@Kaessa: Yes, but it is still true that they may never quit at all.
@Yossarian: It’s also true that they might be killed by a falling brick. It’s *always* true that they might never quit but “may never” is useless verbiage.
@Yossarian: I understand that using the word “may” leaves the possibility open, technically speaking, and therefore not really a myth – but the meaning is clear, to focus on the “may” is a bit of nitpicking.
@DrGirlfriend: As long as it’s cleat that, technically speaking, it isn’t a myth I can view my three years of law school as a success.
Now, if the myth had been phrased as “will never” then that’s very mythiful.
@Yossarian: I nominate you for Pedantic Asshat of the Day.
@acarr260: seriously, his name is yossairan, what do you expect?
@Yossarian: But it’s also true that those who quit and try again eventually probably WILL quit.
@Yossarian: Mark Twain once said that smoking was the easiest thing he had ever done. So easy infact, that he had done it over 1000 times in his life.
@jaydez: oops… quitting smoking… we need an edit button
hmmmm….. never tried a bald man……
Best. Cake. Evar!
As the hair thins on my head, I’ve noticed it has migrated south for the winter. This makes me a better lover, because my wife can grip my back hair for better positioning.
@Saboth: oh God TMI
@Saboth: You mean like during a piggyback ride? Maybe I need clarification, but I’m picturing a bald monkey carrying a baby here.
@Canino:
Yes, we call it Piggy Baby Monkey Position, or PBMP for short.
@Saboth: I laughed so hard I snorted.
Is anyone else itchy after reading that list?
So does a Brazilian Wax improve your sexual performance?
Nature vs Nurture gets confusing sometimes…
Lies. Do you know how many ticks I burn off with matches each year? Hundreds. Literally hundreds.
@start-as-you-mean-to-go-on: Sounds like you need to start sleeping indoors.
@redskull: Or stop “hanging out” with those sheep . . .
@start-as-you-mean-to-go-on: Just because you can and do doesn’t mean you should.
People who make a BIG production out of removing ticks drive me nuts. Just get a grip right behind the critter’s little head and yank. No need to do this at light speed nor at CR’s recommended speed of “slowly”.
I have removed literally thousands of embedded dog ticks from my dogs, my kids, myself over the decades and it is a cinch — even when they are swollen like ugly grapes. Drop ‘em in a small covered jar of rubbing alcohol and dispose of the bodies when it gets yucky in there. This grooming activity can be relaxing for both tick puller and pullee, sort of like apes grooming each other’s fur. *makes monkey noises* We used to take turns tick-picking the dogs on the outdoor deck all summer. (Now I’m sounding like Ma Kettle or something.)
One sure way to know that it’s April Fool’s Day.
Chris- please provide evidence, your statement is a very subjective one.
@verucalise: Preferably video, since pix are SO easy to fake.
signed,
A Frustrated Craigslist Visitor
“In fact, a review article published in the Journal of Food Protection in 2000 found no case of food-borne illness linked directly with commercial mayonnaise or dressing. Far more likely to make you sick: unwashed fruits and vegetables and undercooked meats.”
HA! Vindicated! Old co-workers used to FREAK that I’d have tuna salad out for a few hours in the office in a sealed container at room temperature (which was really just stupidly cold due to freakish AC system). They were convinced I’d drop dead from salmonella from the mayonnaise. Now if only I could have walked by and said, “is that the apple of death you have on your desk – at room temperature?”
Is this cake on cake wrecks?
[www.cakewrecks.com]
Best. Site. Ever!
@theblackdog: Cakewrecks totally is the best.
@theblackdog: It totally could be. It looks like it has poo coming out of it’s chin area.
@Yossarian: Oh you’re one of those. (And by one of those, I mean people who say something deliberately obtuse just to prove an insignificant point, then hang on to that point for dear life).
Men who lose their hair have more testosterone than other men and are better lovers.
I’m sorry, this is absolutely true and I have plenty of references to prove it.