I am drawn two ways on this, as a cellist and someone with a sense of humour
I find it funny (used to get bad calluses ...on my fingers in case you were
wondering ...but no problems elsewhere ...) But as you say what happens if
it becomes part of the accepted truth? But was any real harm done, probably
not, I can't imagine huge rush on GP surgeries over this condition. I
recall from my dim and distant past at the BMA talk of a famous paper that
had the authors cited with the final being UT Cobley et al.....
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Subject: [PSCI-COM] Scrotumgate and gaiety
The cello-scrotum-and-guitar-nipple story that's doing the rounds today (see
e.g. here
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/exp
osed-the-myth-of-cello-scrotum-1517846.html.) makes me wonder how common
spoofs of this kind are in STM journals. Anyone have an inkling? Are all
scientists, engineers, medics, journal editors as happy to accept it it as
merely adding to the gaiety of life as the BMJ spokesperson quoted on BBC
News. What about the authors of the admittedly lighthearted paper published
as a Christmas 2008 feature in the BMJ that shamed Murphy into her
confession?
I mean that's one fewer complaint to go to your GP with if you need a
sickie.
Chris
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