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You’re Not Getting Older . . .
Posted in Humor, tagged age, bifocals, cartoon, eye, Pluggers on September 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Glasses Half-Empty?
Posted in Humor, tagged cartoon, doctor, eye, glasses on March 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Frank and Ernest are living the EyeLife . . .
Oh, [bleep] my glasses are empty
That sucks.
We will never, never be
anything but loud and nitty gritty, dirty little freaks
So raise your glasses!
Sorry. Went a little Pink there.
Sponge Boobs
Posted in Science, tagged cartoon, humor, Nickelodeon, Sponge Bob, study, television on September 12, 2011| 2 Comments »
A new study shows that 4-year-olds who watch just nine minutes of Sponge Bob Square Pants can have problems with short-term attention and learning difficulties. Apparently, the sponge-like material just sucks the learning right out of them.
The study compared kids who watched nine minutes of Sponge Bob with kids who either drew pictures for nine minutes or watched a “slower-paced” show called Caillou. I have never heard of this latter show. Maybe it’s because I watch too much Sponge Bob. They had a Sponge Bob marathon a few months ago. I think my IQ dropped 20 points. But I have no problems with short-
What was I typing about?
I like Sponge Bob. He’s a little weird and his laugh is annoying, but by golly, nautical nonsense is something I wish.
If parents want their children to learn something, perhaps they should park them in front of Sesame Street.
Or play Mozart for them, because playing Mozart makes babies smarter. I’ve heard they don’t even need to be awake.
Kids’ cartoon shows typically feature about 22 minutes of action, so watching a full program “could be more detrimental,” the researchers speculated, But they said more evidence is needed to confirm that.
The results should be interpreted cautiously because of the study’s small size, but the data seem robust and bolster the idea that media exposure is a public health issue, said Dr. Dimitri Christakis. He is a child development specialist at Seattle Children’s Hospital who wrote an editorial accompanying the study published online Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
Christakis said parents need to realize that fast-paced programming may not be appropriate for very young children. “What kids watch matters, it’s not just how much they watch,” he said.
I wonder how much money was spent to come up with that conclusion?! I could have told you that, even after watching the show for six straight hours.
Nickelodeon spokesman David Bittler disputed the findings and said “SpongeBob SquarePants” is aimed at kids aged 6-11, not 4-year-olds.
I guess it won’t hurt me to watch Sponge Bob since I’m past the target range. It’s also not clear to me how a show in bikini bottom isn’t adult-oriented. What does a six-year old know about bikini bottoms? And what about Sandy Cheeks, the squirrel? And Squidward Testicles Tentacles?
And why is there a pineapple under the sea?
I don’t know the answer to these questions. I have watched too much Sponge Bob!
The next thing you know, I’ll drop on the floor and flop like a fish.
And then they’ll link seizure activity to watching Sponge Bob.
Happy Labor Day!
Posted in Humor, tagged cartoon, examination, eye, ophthalmologist, optometrist on September 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Pluggers Live the Eye Life
Posted in Humor, tagged cartoon, cataract, cataract surgery, HDTV, Pluggers on April 16, 2011| 1 Comment »
Most cataract surgery patients are thrilled with their “new” vision after cataract surgery. A few years ago, the husband of one of my patients pulled me aside and thanked me. He said that I saved him having to get a new TV. Before her surgery, his wife complained that something was wrong with their TV and no matter how much he argued, she couldn’t be convinced. After her cataract surgery, though, she thought the TV looked fine. True story.
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