The Consolations of Blasphemy

Press this week have been circulating reports alleging that swearing can ease pain. I've lost count of how many times I've seen journalists sensationalize some article in Nature and get it wrong by leaping to extreme conclusions and overstating everything. You know: a chemical in the skin of a frog is found to prevent cancer in mice - and the headline: Eating Frogs May Cure Cancer, French Chefs Right All Along.

Nonetheless I'm going to have to dig up this scientific paper so I can wave it in front of the turned-up noses of Human Resources and say: I only said fuck you because I'm trying to get rid of this headache.

HR's file on me is getting pretty thick these days.