We found two things that we just had to share with you today. One is a real life news article about bad hospital food (is there such a thing as good hospital food?) and the other was a satirical blog that we came across.that did a great spoof about a bingo ball shortage. We laughed at both stories and we hope that you enjoy them as much as we did.
“Traction Man”, as he’s been dubbed by the press, is a freelance journalist who recently spent more than twenty weeks in the hospital after a serious bone infection. While there, he started posting photos of his meals to a social networking site and inviting his friends to guess what the food was. With time, Hospital Food Bingo evolved from his escapades and somehow the press caught hold of the story.
Between pictures of the mystery meals and his witty comments at his blog, the unknown “Traction Man” has brought quite a bit of attention to the dietary department and policies of the NHS. He has commented to reporters his opinion that the food may be delaying some patient’s recovery times as it is all “minced and slushy and overcooked”.
The Spoof (thespoof.com) has some funny stuff on it but the several “stories” revolving around the supposed world shortage of bingo balls is nothing short of hilarious. Blaming the shortage of bingo balls for the closure of hundreds of bingo halls, the site also then claims that this has led to a new disease, known as A1B1 syndrome – basically a loss of bingo.
Another related story accuses Iran of stockpiling bingo balls and causing the shortage to escalate. It is claimed that an entire warehouse was found, filled to the rafters with bingo balls. Naturally both the US and the UK are up in arms over such an interference with the world’s love of bingo.
This second story is a natural evolution from a spoof done last year on the site which claimed that Iran’s leader was a secret part-time bingo caller. Apparently that hobby developed from the long time influence of his two closest advisors, Ayatollah Ladbroke and Ayatolla Williamhill.
