I found a digital camera in the woods…
With those words, one of my all time internet memes/pranks was created. I’m not familiar with the entire history of this particular meme, and – frankly – I think if I were to learn the whole truth it might rob it of some charm. So, I’m not going to bother finding out.
Instead, I’m going to post what I remember of it, including the full set of “found in the woods” pictures. (more…)
Well, this is a story too good to ignore: About forty years ago a professor read a report on something called “guitar nipple” – and she felt it was likely to be a spoof. She decided to one up the probable hoax by spoofing it – and submitted a report on “cello scrotum” to the British Journal of Medicine.
Of course, her report was published. And then further referenced by others in the medical profession – although a few of them felt it was a hoax as well.
Last month, her report was again referenced in the BMJ – so she decided that it was time to “come clean” and admit the whole thing was a joke.
The BMJ responded with:
We may have to organise a formal retraction or correction now. Once these things get into the scientific literature, they stay there for good. But it all adds to the gaiety of life.
Obviously, no hard feelings there.
This seems like so much fun! I do hereby declare this a new “meme”:
[musical instrument] + [rude body part]
I’ll start…
Sousaphone Buttocks.
Your turn…
