The Annals of Improbable Research receives a large number of submissions, most of which we have to decline to publish. Recently, Jon Singer submitted an article, and we rejected it. Singer’s gracious response is eloquent. We publish it here with his permission: Hmmm. I wrote it up to read as a goof, but in fact […]
Chewing Gum / Surgery press release
"Study at West Penn Hospital Shows Chewing Gum after Laparoscopic Surgery Shortens Hospital Stay" is the headline on an October 17, 2005 press release issued by Western Pennsylvania Hospital, in Pittsburgh. Here are further details: For patients undergoing laparoscopic colon resection, chewing gum routinely administered in the immediate postoperative period results in an earlier discharge […]
Old Bottle Magazine 1968
1968 was a good year for the readers of Old Bottle Magazine.
Waiting for Perch
Investigator Earle E. Spamer writes: In the "AIR Vents" section of the July-August 2002 issue of AIR , Ronald Perch, D.M.D. of Sebastopol, CA, complained that he suspected his semi-annual patient, "Stefan," of pilfering the latest issues of AIR from the doctor’s waiting room. Dr. Perch stood his ground, reporting, "I am going to try […]