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Today's amazing discovery: breastcancer.org's Celebrity Talking Dictionary. Personal favorites so far:

* David Hyde Pierce saying "anemia" (how apt)
* Katie Couric saying "nipple"
* Al Roker saying anything, because he's SO HAPPY ABOUT IT
* A disheartened Ray Romano explaining the pituitary gland like he's your middle school gym teacher

I realized recently that Barack Obama's campaign logo reminds me of Pepsi. And Obama, like Pepsi, is presenting himself as the Choice of a New Generation.* So, clearly all the other candidates need to be assigned beverages as well. With the help of DJ Funkistat, I present:

WHAT REFRESHING THIRST-QUENCHER IS YOUR CANDIDATE?

John McCain: Coca-Cola ( Read more... )

Read these in order or it will be less funny.

1. http://barackobamaisyournewbicycle.com
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2. http://hillaryclintonisyournewbicycle.com
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3. http://isyournewbicycle.com/

Thanks to DJ Funkistat for these. Many thanks.

In other news, 1,000,000 Strong for Gaydolf Titler has 100 fans! Guys I'm so proud

This is specifically for
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I know that a lot of people have just finished a very, very difficult year, and for you I hope that 2008 will be better.

Speaking personally, I just finished one of the best calendar years I’ve had in a while. It’s not like I won the lottery or anything - I’ve just been, well, pretty happy* recently. My major hope for the year ahead is to Not. ( Read more... )

1. We were allowed to leave work starting at 1 PM. I am taking tomorrow off, so I decided to stay so as not to screw over my department, which has been having all kinds of medical emergencies lately (emergency appendectomy, compound fracture on arm due to fall on ice, random fainting spell requiring 24-hour observation and MRI). The building was ( Read more... )

ARE YOU SCRAGGED OR COMELY?

(Scroll down a bit for the mock-up cover, which is the best part.)

NEJM Image Challenge

Come one come all! (So to speak.)

ETA: Link is not safe for work if you don't work at a medical journal, and possibly not safe for brain (NSFB?) if you are not already inured to things like, say, diseased penises.

A dinner conversation earlier this evening between Roommate J and house visitor Miss Alberts included mention of a large pile of clothing items and books that Miss Alberts is seeking to unload before an apartment move. The conversation then devolved, and, well, we ended up re-writing Sheryl Crow's "Are You Strong Enough To Be My Man." It is now a ( Read more... )