Slapstick or Reality
Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, even The Three Stooges are all great examples of old time slapstick humor. It was born from vaudeville and their skits brought laughter and entertainment to its viewers. I always felt a little sad to see someone get hurt, if only in jest. Perhaps I was only projecting some hidden agenda inside me to what I perceived on the TV screen. These programs were choreographed and rehearsed to look like situational pratfalls that made the actor look like a sorrowful...
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NY TIMES: PERSONAL HEALTH BY JANE BRODY July 28, 2009 A Twisted Ankle Isn’t Just a Simple Sprain A sprained ankle is one of the most common joint injuries, prompting many people to consider it “just a sprain” and not treat it with the respect it deserves. The too-common consequence of this neglect is a lasting weakness, an unstable joint and repeated sprains. Given that some 25,000 ankle sprains occur each day in the United States, it is worth knowing how they can be prevented and how...
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