Since you brought it up, who would you like to see run?

yea and Trump wants to send the ebola people back to kenya instead of them wandering around here in the us spreading it.https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/28/ebola-kenya-congo-uganda-epidemic-00941790

This is not a real study, this is a parody written to poke gentle fun at the medical community's tendency to over-diagnose, label, and pathologize everyday human behaviors.

Winnie-the-Pooh: Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) due to his severe fixation on honey and repetitive counting behaviors. The authors also suggest he may eventually present with Tourette's syndrome.

Piglet: Diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) because of his extreme, pervasive nervousness.

Eeyore: Diagnosed with severe, chronic depression (dysthymia) and "anhe(haw)donia"
(a clever play on anhedonia, the inability to feel pleasure).

Tigger: Exhibits classic hyperactive and risk-taking patterns, including impulsively ingesting unknown substances (like thistles and haycorns) when he first arrives in the forest.

Owl & Rabbit: Owl shows signs of dyslexia (jumbling his letters and spelling his name
"W-O-L"), while Rabbit is overly narcissistic and micro-managing.

Christopher Robin: Though not yet presenting a clear condition, the authors express concern over his lack of parental supervision and the fact that he spends all his time talking to animals.

The paper was written by a group of Canadian neurodevelopmental pediatricians;
Drs. Sarah Shea, Kevin Gordon, Ann Hawkins, Janet Kawchuk, and Donna Smith.
They were affiliated with the Developmental Clinic at the IWK Grace Health Centre and Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Despite being a joke, it was written so convincingly that it made global headlines and even won a Canadian gold prize for journalistic excellence in the "One-of-a-Kind" article category.

No one funded it, because it was a parody written for holiday entertainment rather than a clinical trial or real research project, it received zero financial backing or research grants.

This phenomenon is widely known in the academic world as satirical science or academic parody. It represents a unique tradition where serious, highly qualified scientists apply rigorous research methodologies, complex statistics, and flawless academic writing to completely absurd, fictional, or lighthearted topics.
It requires an immense amount of intelligence to pull off effectively. To write a successful academic parody, you must understand the rules of scientific research so perfectly that you can bend them to create humor without breaking the format.

Scientists generally do this for three main reasons:

- A Mental Safety Valve: High-level research (such as studying terminal illnesses or climate change) is emotionally heavy and highly stressful. Writing a satirical paper is a crucial creative outlet that allows academics to blow off steam and show their sense of humor.

- Critiquing the System: Many of these papers carry a hidden, sharp message. By using flawless statistics to "prove" something completely ridiculous, scientists subtly mock the academic publishing industry. They are showing that if you manipulate data or ask the wrong questions, you can make "official science" look like it proves anything.
(That's why independent peer review matters, because unconnected experts can catch both honest mistakes and deliberate attempts to mislead. When reviewers don’t share incentives or biases, weak logic and bad‑faith, claims are far less likely to slip through, which keeps scientific results trustworthy)

- The Ultimate Inside Joke: It is a celebration of wit within the community. Appearing in a prestigious journal's holiday edition (like The BMJ or CMAJ) with a brilliant piece of satire is a badge of honor. It proves to their peers that they are not just smart, but also clever enough to make the rigid world of science laugh.

I have seen several of these. The first one I saw was many years ago, although this was
a variation made by a lawmaker. It was a brilliant parody of Dutch laws and regulations.
It is written in the typical, bone-dry, and complicated legal language (official Dutch) full of articles, paragraphs, and formal exception clauses. It was called the "General Sinterklaas Ordinance", a legal paper which supposedly regulates the entire logistics and enforcement surrounding the Sinterklaas celebration (Dutch character based on Saint Nicolas of Myra, who is also the basis of Santa Claus). Some people write small stories for fun and others write fake science or legal papers for fun.

Don’t forget K Mart and Sears along with some other long gone ones

I hope you get to do it, anytime you are in the mood for it.

I would have rather we stayed with Eastern Standard Time and etc. if you want to do something early,change your schedule, not the clock.I think it was stupid to ever go with daylight savings time in the first place.

Hunt down all game keepers.

You guys should be happy about this! Aren't your type the ones who want to finally get rid of petroleum? Well, here’s your chance! C’mon! Let’s hear some cheering!

so you would rather Iran have a nuke for some terrorist to get ahold of and kill us?
I am not happy about 142 dollars to fill up my truck either but i also would not be happy glowing in the dark with my skin falling off after some asshole terrorist got ahold of irans nukes and launched them hollaring alley ackbar

Your a foolish old woman you need to pick another color to dye your hair because blonde is making you stupid if you dumb ass Democrats would stop trying to block us the war would be over
There country would be a big pile of rubble and wreckage there oil fields would be burning 🔥 there people would be dead in the streets our ground crews would be covering there dead with American flags and our national anthem would be ringing in the air
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Remember the night dessert storm touched off keep that picture in your head

You wouldn’t know better if it kicked you in the box.