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more about #disease more comments → Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Canadians are way ahead of the curve. A truck driver was recently given a big fine for for smoking at his place of work. #smoking more » squeakel: If you do a search for studies about second hand smoke, you'll find that quite a few have found that there is very little or no connection between sec... more » Swifter: The only thing I think we should smoke are the Taliban. #smoking more » scroll_lock: Life insurance companies are already allowed to surcharge smokers and overweight people and everyone goes along with that because they do present a hi... more » scroll_lock: When they die (prematurely and broke), is it redundant to cremate a smoker? #smoking more » Cheap Shot: This alarms me. Smoking was a great tool for population control. On another note, can you imagine if you got fined for being obese? #smoking more » Mediahohoho: Funny. Smoking bans had nothing to do with my decision to quit. However, since I quit in January, I was really grateful about not having to parade my ... more » FormerEnglishMajor: Are you saying it's somehow incorrect or wrong for those with statistically higher yearly medical expenses to pay more for their insurance? When you'r... more » BookishLookish: I thought the Body of Christ gives you complete immunity. Sure worked for all those pedophile priests! more » Richard Petty Bourgeoisie: At my church, the other congregants and I still smoke from the same joint when taking our sacrament. By "church," I mean "detached garage," and by "t... more » scroll_lock: "United Church of Christ: Unsurpassed at Changing Water Into Whine™" more » momof3wildkids: In the diocese I belong to, they asked that we refrain from the Sign of Peace (shaking of hands and offering a "peace be with you" for those non-mackr... more » scroll_lock: Oh for God's sake just do like Catholics: take the host by itself and then go home and hit the wine bottle. more » Mediahohoho: Our pediatricians' office policy on vaccinations didn't leave any room for dissent, any leeway in scheduling vaccinations differently. As our doctor e... more » BlairClymene: This is Cassandra. I am not anti-vaccinations, nor was I ever. Nowhere in the column did he say I'm against vaccinations. If you read Joel's column mo... more » -
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Smokers Will Die Broker
Scientists have now produced overwhelming evidence that bans on smoking lead to a healthier, less dead population. What does this mean for you and your typically unhealthy creative underclass lifestyle? It means it's time to pay for your sins. More » -
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Swine Flu Officially a Tool of Satan
The deadly Mexican Pig Flu's dirtiest deed yet: Coming between you and the literal body and blood of Christ. You will pay dearly for this, heathen microbe. More » -
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Joel Stein's Wife Wanted Your Kid to Catch Hepatitis from Her Kid
Nice work, Joel Stein. You really threw the missus under the bus this time, as you explain the trend of new-age-y anti-vaccination parents hitting home. More » -
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Fall's Hottest Accessory: Swine Flu Vaccine
The good news: one shot of tasty swine flu vaccine is all it will take to save you from the dreaded pig virus this year! The bad news: All the medicine is going to special interests. More » -
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We Have Swine Flu to Look Forward To
Right this very minute, trillions of deadly Mexican Pig Flu microbes are just cold chillin' in nooks and crannies somewhere, waiting for the fall flu season, when they will emerge and strike nearly 100,000 Americans dead. Say scientists! More » -
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Swine Flu at the National Geographic Society!
In a clear act of porcine aggression against our nation's geographers, the dreaded Mexican Pig Flu has struck the National Geographic Society. We have the memo. More » -
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Stay Tuned for Sports, Traffic, and Swine Flu
The dreaded Mexican Pig Flu will be back. Oh yes. Of that, there is no question. A few months from now, you will wake up to hear daily Swine Flu Reports sandwiched between weather and traffic. Not a joke! More » -
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New York Times Will Take Any Damn Ad
Look at this nasty ad for shingles medication. It is featured prominently on the New York Times home page today. Is there no gross ad the Hobo NYT will not display, in exchange for precious money? (Click for full grossness!) More » -
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#youcanhazdisease
500,000 New Yorkers: You (Might) Have Swine Flu!
The New York Post reports: 500,000 New Yorkers might have Swine Flu, and not even know it. Is this flavored with any kind of fact whatsoever, or is the Post just really bored with Michael Jackson stories? More » -
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Don't Believe a Porn Star
Since we're in the midst of a vague, threatening porn industry HIV scare, some things are changing. Like talent-producer relations. Do you trust your porn stars? Don't! [UPDATED]: More » -
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Swine Flu Pandemic Is Here
Stop laughing at swine flu right this instant: the World Health Organization has just declared the first global flu pandemic in 41 years, meaning we're all just one mutation away from devastation: More » -
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Turns Out Like Everybody Had Swine Flu
Are you a resident of New York City? If you answered 'yes,' have you passed away in the last two months? Surely you have. Look to your left. Look to your right. Both of those people have swine flu! More » -
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Swine Flu Strikes Glamour
It's spreading. Earlier this month, Vogue was infected with the deadly Mexican Pig Flu. Did you imagine that they could contain it? They could not. More » -
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Swine Flu Strikes Vogue!
Conde Nast's fanciest magazine is infected with the dreaded Mexican Pig Influenza! Right where Anna Wintour works! Remain calm.
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Swine Flu Panic: Over
Two more New Yorkers with swine flu have died. Why isn't there a fresh round of PANIC? Because it looks like the worst is over. And we're not all dead! More » -
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Swine Flu Fells Plane In Boston!
United Flight 903 tragically had to land in Boston instead of DC because a passenger had the fucking sniffles. How will our coloring book authors cover this disaster? Do you remember where you were? [AP] -
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Everything Everywhere Closed. Swine Flu.
Remember how after 9/11, every backwater public library in Iowa and auditorium in Missouri spent millions terrorist-proofing themselves, JUST TO BE READY? Swine flu panic is the new that. More » -
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Deadly Mexican Swine Flu Traced to Kids Having Fun
Swine flu has claimed its first life in America, a young child. Mexico has identified the first infected person there, a young child. For the billion healthy kids in the Western hemisphere: you're grounded. More » -
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Leaders Vow to Throw Money at Swine Flu Menace
Citizens: do not be alarmed that hundreds of your children are now being mangled by Killer Swine Flu Virus. The government will not stop until it has wasted billions on fighting this mild illness! More » -
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Five Ways the Swine Flu Story Is Dumb
Here we are two days into the Swine Flu Panic of '09, and dead bodies have yet to be stacked up like cordwood on the streets of American cities. Face it: this story is dumb.
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