Yes; they do. And there's nothing funny about that. I work in a healthcare profession and am well aware of the harm done by arteriosclerosis. That said, there is humor to be found in self-destructive behavior, especially one's own. It's black humor... and not to everyone's taste...but humor nonetheless. Regarding health, in particular, this kind of flippancy usually emerges in middle age, when suddenly it appears that every substance or activity in existence is actually trying to kill you. Laughing at death, sickness, and pain, and at the human predilection for the myriad things which probably hasten them, is a way--admittedly pointless--of feeling as though you're defying them, you see. It doesn't imply disrespect for anyone's suffering.Cranberry wrote:Clogged arteries aren't something to laugh about; they kill people.
...and now back to talking about good eats.
Best, scottie (wrestling with her own lipid demons recently)