diprosopus; sick!

[Jonathan Lighter]

Not in OED:

  diprosopus: "also known as craniofacial duplication, is an extremely rare form of conjoined twins whereby there is a near complete fusion of bodies but part or all of the face is duplicated on the head" (Wikipedia).

  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070105/ap_on_fe_st/two_faced_calf_2 According to MedicineNet.com, the condition is called diprosopus. It happens when twins start to form and don't completely separate. In most cases, the twins are completely fused with one set of limbs, but part or all the face is duplicated.

  sick: disgusting

  Fox News reports today's top diprosopus story, which you can read here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070104/ap_on_fe_st/two_faced_calf_1

  Upon seeing an enlargement of the photo that appears on Yahoo, one anchor exclaimed,
  "Sick !!  And it's one of those genetically modified cows !"

  To which her co-anchor ruefully replied, "To give more milk...."

  Yup, fair and balanced.  Do you know here your milk comes from ?

  JL


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