Two Favourite Satires

OK, it’s been ages since I posted something, so to remind everyone that I still exist, here’s two of my current favourite satires.

h3. Panexa: Wonder Drug

Thanks to “_New Scientist_ magazine”:http://www.newscientist.com for news of this “important new wonder-drug”:http://www.panexa.com/:

bq. “PANEXA”:http://www.panexa.com/ is a prescription drug that should only be taken by patients experiencing one of the following disorders: metabolism, binocular vision, digestion (solid and liquid), circulation, menstruation, cognition, osculation, extremes of emotion.

h3. Dangers of Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO)

The “Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division”:http://www.dhmo.org/ (DMRD) of Newark, Delaware warns us of “the controvery surrounding this dangerous chemical”:http://www.dhmo.org/.

bq. DHMO is a constituent of many known toxic substances, diseases and disease-causing agents, environmental hazards and can even be lethal to humans in quantities as small as a thimbleful…

bq. Despite the known dangers of DHMO, it continues to be used daily by industry, government, and even in private homes across the U.S. and worldwide.

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