diprosopus; sick!

[Joel S. Berson]

Fox is comparable to the newspapers of the 18th century, with their
mutual interest in the sensational and abnormal.  (This interest did
not begin with the "penny press" of the early 1800's.)  And perhaps a
belief in providential causes.

Joel

At 1/5/2007 12:20 PM, you wrote:
>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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