I didn't think it was particularly funny, but I thought it was notable
and probably of at least as much interest to psychology teachers as much
of the stuff posted on this list (myself included).
Chris Green
York U.
Toronto
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Mike Palij wrote:
On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:00:02 -0700, Christopher D. Green wrote:
It didn't come from outer space. Nor from a sci fi movie. It is real, and it is
in the US
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298338,00.html?sPage=fnc.health/neurology
I am admit to being somewhat confused about the reasons for
why this was posted. I assume that it has something to do with
finding "brain eating amoebas" (naegleria fowleri) funny, however,
I would wager that the following website might have been a little
bit funnier (maybe):
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011125031
(especially with the "BiggerBras" side ad).
But even so, given that infection by this "bug" is almost invariably
fatal, I miss the humor. It is a rare problem but was originally
found in Autralia and is present worldwide. The following article
seems to cover a the topic well:
http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic1582.htm
Wikipedia has a nice little entry on naegleria fowleri, including pop
culture references to it (e.g., in the TV series House) see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naegleria_fowleri
Maybe I'm missing something? Or is this just a bad joke?
-Mike Palij
New York University
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