I was getting gas at the QT the other day when I noticed a sign in the parking lot. The sign featured a glazed donut, with these words: "Life is too short to eat oatmeal." What do you think about that? I, personally, was taken aback and a little, oh, not offended, but who do these people think they are? They are basically saying, you're going to die anyway, and maybe soon, so just enjoy yourself and have a fat and sugar-laden pastry while you're at it. Don't eat wholesome "boring" cooked oats. You deserve more! You deserve to get all the gusto you can get! After all, donuts can bring happiness and pleasure. You're going to work hard today-reward yourself!
Speaking of health issues, here's some things you don't want to hear during surgery:
"Rats! Page 47 of the manual is missing!"
"Don't worry. I think it's sharp enough."
"That's cool! Now can you make his leg twitch?"
"Ya know, there's big money in kidneys and this guy's got two healthy ones..."
"Hand me that...uh...thing-a-ma-jig."
"What's this doing in here?"
"There go the lights again."
And, here's some medical definitions:
Benign: What you be after you be eight.
Artery: The study of paintings.
Bacteria: Back door to cafeteria.
Dilate: To live long.
Labor Pain: Getting hurt at work.
Pelvis: Second cousin to Elvis.
Urine: Opposite of you're out.
Colic: A sheep dog.
Outpatient: A person who has fainted.
1 comment:
I've gotten pretty frustrated with this myself... advertisers encouraging us to make bad decisions, all in the name of making a buck. Cigarettes have been doing this for years, but it seems like they've just gone too far in the past few. Feeding that "you deserve" vibe, when we don't *deserve* anything.
I'd sure like to see more responsibility in advertising.
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