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25 February 2009

Whist doing some hypochondriacal surfing. . . . Stumbled upon this.→[More:] For your edification.

(there should be a snappy term for the research about your own health conditions you do on the web, that scare the shit out of you but most often are very no what's really happening.)

post by: danf at: 18:04 | 10 comments

there should be a snappy term for the research about your own health conditions you do on the web, that scare the shit out of you

There is: It's called A VERY BAD IDEA.

I'm looking at you, GF. You do *not* have an aneuryism.

posted by mudpuppie 25 February | 18:10

But at least she can learn 5 new things about her. . .oh never mind. . .

posted by danf 25 February | 18:14

No. 3: Your Penis Is Shaped Like a Boomerang

That would explain why I can't even give it away.

posted by MonkeyButter 25 February | 18:23

I think its called Marcus Welby, M.D. Syndrome, wherein the subject imagines the symptoms of the disease/affliction/ailment/disorder under discussion. Named for one of the early medical TV shows.

posted by trinity8-director 25 February | 18:30

That would explain why I can't even give it away.
Heh.

I knew three of five already. The boomerang and the mind of its own were new info.

I spent an inordinate amount of time explaining foreskins and circumcision to teenagers today.

posted by Stewriffic 25 February | 19:35

I spent an inordinate amount of time explaining foreskins and circumcision to teenagers today.

that really ought to be a topic covered by sex ed for both genders. typical american that I am, I was accustomed to the "cut" variety, so when confronted with the au natural my reaction was "huh? what's wrong with that?" (granted this was back in my halcyon days of trampy youth)

posted by kellydamnit 25 February | 21:19

I think modern women learn about uncircumcised men from weird European porn they watch in college. Or maybe that's just me.

posted by muddgirl 25 February | 21:26

Younger American women will be more used to seeing foreskins. I think the US is slowly moving towards the rest of the world with circumcisions.

posted by gaspode 25 February | 21:40

Younger American women will be more used to seeing foreskins.

Here is where I wish we had that tagline thingy at the top of the page where we could drop in random blurbs from comments.

posted by taz 26 February | 02:13

Great idea,taz, and an archive page of all past quotes.

posted by Ardiril 26 February | 08:58

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