Japanese Eyeball Poking Therapy: What Else is There to Say?

6 Responses to Japanese Eyeball Poking Therapy: What Else is There to Say?

1. ellen says:

   January 2, 2011 at 5:05 pm

   this reminds me of the three stooges. 😀

   one In the eye
   http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/3168306/Hulton-Archive
2. Joe McVeigh says:

   January 3, 2011 at 7:47 am

   @ skeptvet. Thanks for posting my link in “Humor.” That was the intention of the article. Japanese Eyeball Poking is not a real CAM practice yet, but if you meet anyone that wants to be the first patient, send them my way:)

   @ ellen. The Three Stooges were of course well aware of the benefits of eyeball poking and practiced it accordingly. Thanks for the image.
3. skeptvet says:

   January 3, 2011 at 10:12 am

   Congratulations on a fine article in the noble tradition of A Modest Proposal! The fact that so many people are uncertain about the seriousness of the subject is a testament both to the quality of the writing and also the wackiness of so much “real” CAM.
4. Rita says:

   January 3, 2011 at 2:12 pm

   and congrats. on the posh new look for the new year – I hope it’s a great one!
5. Joe McVeigh says:

   January 4, 2011 at 10:46 am

   Wow. A comparison to Swift. However strongly or weakly you meant it, skeptvet, I can guarantee it will keep my ego going through 2011.
   Really, though, it’s a pity when parodies are taken seriously (as I hope my Eyeball Poking article is not). It’s like there’s no end to the ridiculousness or to what people will believe.
   Anyways, thanks again for the post and link. -JM
6. Deborah Cottrell says:

   January 19, 2011 at 2:36 pm

   Gosh, it took me awhile to figure out that Japanese Eyeball Poking was NOT a real CAM therapy. I finally realized it when the good doctor’s initials were D.U.H. I guess that shows how far out there some of these real treatments are!