Category: Humour
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The Truth About Placebos
“It is a reality of our time that the same companies promoting health care products are also largely responsible for underwriting their research.” An excerpt from The Industry of Illness in US Health Care: Why Privatization Is Inefficient – Part 3 The following ad didn’t really fit the tone of my “scholarly” discussion quoted above,…
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On geograhic content restriction
I’ve seen some amazing touring exhibits of Egyptian and Roman antiquities. What if the geographic restrictions that corporations use to limit the viewing of online content were applied to physical art? This piece by Paul Mutant puts it in perspective.
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Firefox wants… a day off?
I LOLed my dog. It was actually one of my kids who asked me if he was a Firefox.
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Children Really Are Animals
IMAG0030, originally uploaded by toddlyons. I walk past this sign every day on the way to my office. Am I the only one that’s struck by the amusing juxtaposition of children and animals? Thankfully, my kids are allergy-free, but just the same I’d prefer if they weren’t fed by passing strangers.
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Classic Commercial: Man vs. Bear
With the exception of the occasional Super Bowl gems, most North American commercials are dull and hollow. Here’s an example of a great commercial, because you deserve a laugh today.
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The Most Amazing Halloween Costume Ever
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Bad name, bad placement, bad… bad.
IMAG0005, originally uploaded by toddlyons. I saw this at the Uniprix pharmacy near my workplace. I’m not sure what the marketers were thinking when they named the product. I’m not aware of too many runaway best sellers (well, any) where the treatment was named after the disease. Evidently, someone slept through that semester of university……
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Yes there is!
It’s been right there all along! ‘Nuff said.
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Get a Grip
Get a Grip 1, originally uploaded by toddlyons. My wife loves me, This I know, For her gag gifts Tell me so. Just about ever Saturday, my wife brings me home something from the second-hand shop she works at. Often it’s clothes, but occasionally it’s a novelty gift like this one. Yeah, sometimes I do…