Those weren’t the results Dr. Mel asked for. It’s actually much easier to get the results you ask for if there is no study… We can all think of a recent person who needed no studies for his claims.
“If you punish the data long enough, it will confess to anything.” -economist Ronald Coase. How many news stories say “studies have shown…” without actually producing the study, let alone the underlying data. Science is a lot more complicated than media produced “studies.”
I find myself saying (and throwing things) what dr Mel just said at certain tv channels. Then I switch to thanos and say “Fine I’ll do the research myself”
I totally did this when I was diagnosed with cancer. I got upset with the radiologist tech… as if it was her fault. Of course, I had just had a baby 4 weeks previous and my hormones were a little wacky, but yeah, I totally did that! I said, “You better be joking! I have a 4 week old baby and 4 other children at home!” Thank goodness everything turned out alright, relatively speaking. It still sucked to go through it all though. Very, very hard year.
“Shooting the messenger” is not metaphor. We have often rewarded the bearer of bad news, with grave injury. Until the advent of modern telecommunication, now we messenger’s just phone it in. Safer that way.
Well … while I don’t approve of abuse being heaped onto the messenger, at least Winky wasn’t killed, or shot, as the practice of “killing the messenger” can be traced as far back as 442 B. C., and eventually was paraphrased to “don’t shoot the messenger,” when we pioneered our way to the West. :)
Aussie Down Under over 2 years ago
Ouch !
billcor over 2 years ago
oh wow, poor Fox news.
Sanspareil over 2 years ago
Often they shoot the messenger!
Winky is lucky this time unless Mel needs a spleen for experimentation!
A Common 'tator over 2 years ago
This is why we say “I’m afraid I’ve some bad news”…
LawrenceS over 2 years ago
Those weren’t the results Dr. Mel asked for. It’s actually much easier to get the results you ask for if there is no study… We can all think of a recent person who needed no studies for his claims.
tripwire45 over 2 years ago
“If you punish the data long enough, it will confess to anything.” -economist Ronald Coase. How many news stories say “studies have shown…” without actually producing the study, let alone the underlying data. Science is a lot more complicated than media produced “studies.”
geese28 over 2 years ago
I find myself saying (and throwing things) what dr Mel just said at certain tv channels. Then I switch to thanos and say “Fine I’ll do the research myself”
Camiyami Premium Member over 2 years ago
I totally did this when I was diagnosed with cancer. I got upset with the radiologist tech… as if it was her fault. Of course, I had just had a baby 4 weeks previous and my hormones were a little wacky, but yeah, I totally did that! I said, “You better be joking! I have a 4 week old baby and 4 other children at home!” Thank goodness everything turned out alright, relatively speaking. It still sucked to go through it all though. Very, very hard year.
blakerl over 2 years ago
“Shooting the messenger” is not metaphor. We have often rewarded the bearer of bad news, with grave injury. Until the advent of modern telecommunication, now we messenger’s just phone it in. Safer that way.
KenDHoward1 over 2 years ago
Well … while I don’t approve of abuse being heaped onto the messenger, at least Winky wasn’t killed, or shot, as the practice of “killing the messenger” can be traced as far back as 442 B. C., and eventually was paraphrased to “don’t shoot the messenger,” when we pioneered our way to the West. :)
Buckeye67 over 2 years ago
Sic the killbots on Winky Dr. Mel, that will teach him to bring you the wrong results.
bakana over 2 years ago
Winky somehow Knew this assignment was going to cost him yet another Spleen.
St. Pillsbury over 2 years ago
Poor Winky, what a slam to the spleen!!!