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For an intelligent person, you might have missed that this was written slightly tongue-in-cheek :)
by joelthelion 9y ago
For an intelligent person, you might have missed that this was written slightly tongue-in-cheek :)
- jacquesm 9y agoSorry, but no. It references a published paper and is in no way written in a way that would alert me to the fact that it was satire. As witnessed by the rest of the comments in this thread if it was intended that way it mostly missed the mark.
- arethuza 9y ago"Dr Brown Bear was approached for his perspective on the cases discussed; however, he is unable to comment pending the outcome of a fitness to practise investigation." I think that does rather suggest that the article is not entirely serious...
- pmyteh 9y agoIt /is/ a published paper - in the BMJ (a medics' trade paper-cum-journal), which has a tradition of off-the-wall articles in its Christmas edition. Its regular readers know this, so it's only those of us in the Internet peanut gallery who are likely to be misled.
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- kalleboo 9y agoMaybe it's a language/culture barrier, but it reads VERY satirical to me, especially once you get to the "Discussion" section. Especially the discussion of Case 3 is hilarious.
- weavie 9y agoThe BBC seems to have picked this article up (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42322216 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42322216). It looks like they also missed that it was satire.