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. 2004 Dec 7;171(12):1503. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1041712

Here and there 2004

David McDonald 1
PMCID: PMC534600

SUV * WMD

Fun fur * Darfur

Fat farms * Fatwahs

Spermicide * Genocide

Stem cells * Terrorist cells

Low-carb diet * No carbs: die

Evian * Avian

Cicadas * Al-Qaida

iPods * Death squads

Smart cards * Smart bombs

Diamond mines * Land mines

Suicide wings * Suicide bombers

Reality TV * Reality

Bed-headed * Beheaded

Hypertension * Ethnic tension

Swiffer WetJets * Strafing fighter jets

Puppet shows * Puppet governments

Julia Child dies * Every fifth child dies

Lost in Translation * Found in the rubble

Mudpack * Mud hut

Hockey lockout * Air strike

Holiday tourtière * Daily torture

Martha incarcerated * Martyrs incinerated

Slow food movement * Slow movement of food

Voted off the island * Blown off the face of the earth

“You're fired!” * You're on fire!

Plasma screens * Plasma shortages

“Roll Up the Rim to Win” * Roll up the tin to the wind

Quarter Pounder with Cheese * Forty pounder with fleas

Kids napping on the floor * Kidnappers pounding down the door

Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire? * Who wants to bury a refugee?

Teens getting stoned, having sex * Teens having sex, getting stoned


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