Seeing is believing

Scientists love empiricism and evidence-based demonstrations, so elderly urologists flaunting their erections seems like an effective presentation technique in the right context. And here I've always just relied on boring ol' PowerPoint.

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Hard work reading through all that. I need a stiff drink now.

Sorry.

By Scrofulum (not verified) on 15 Oct 2007 #permalink

Thanks PZ
This is one wickedly funny post - don't miss it!

Keynote>Powerpoint

By Christian Burnham (not verified) on 15 Oct 2007 #permalink

The police considered charging him but thought it wouldn't stand up in court.

I hope this doesn't become some kind of gold standard method of evidence. Proctology meetings will become a horror show.

The article is worth it for the word 'waggling' alone.

By Jake Boyman (not verified) on 15 Oct 2007 #permalink

Giles Brindley's now-famous erection
Due to pharacologic injection
Was a raging success
Though the front row was less
Than impressed by the short-arm inspection

I was going to suggest that this says something about at least the male portion of the population that uses PowerPoint®, but I decided that would be tasteless so I won't...

PZ, we know you don't need to go through that much trouble. As you've shown us in the past when you were shamelessly exposing yourself, a few buttons of your shirt should create enough of a shock to chase most people away.