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Archives for December 24, 2006
A politically correct holiday greetings
Posted by Orac on December 24, 2006 Found on the Internets via e-mail: With with the holidays fast approaching, please accept — with no obligation, implied or implicit, on behalf of the wisher or wishee — my best wishes for an environmentally-conscious, socially-responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice, practiced within the traditions and/or within the religious or secular belief(s)…
What a wonderful gift for Christmas
Posted by Orac on December 24, 2006 This one’s too good for me to ignore even on vacation. It’s the perfect gift for the skeptical. Remember the Friday Dose of Woo in which I had a little fun with the whole concept of trepanning (drilling a hole in your head to “improve blood flow”)? Well guess what? The trepanation guy (Randall W.…
Christmas carols for the the DSM-IV
Posted by Orac on December 24, 2006 Via the Internets… Christmas Carols for the DSM-IV Schizophrenia — Do You Hear What I Hear? Multiple Personality Disorder — We Three Kings Disoriented Are Dementia — I Think I’ll be Home for Christmas Narcissistic — Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me Manic — Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and…