Forum:Idea for new advice column: "Ask Dr. Hypochondriac"
I have an idea for a new advice column, in the vein of Ask Cthulhu: "Ask Dr. Hypochondriac". If Ask Cthulhu parodies Ask Ann Landers, then Ask Dr. Hypochondriac would parody Ask Dr. Donohue (for those of you who don't know what I'm talking about—Dr. Donohue lacks a wikipedia article—the format consists of readers sending in descriptions of their various medical problems with the doctor providing professional advice).
As the name suggests, Dr. Hypochondriac will always assume the worst. For example, a reader mails in, telling the good doctor he's been feeling nauseous lately, (a symptom of practically every disease there is) and Dr. Hypochondriac will respond with the worst possibility ("you have ebola," or, "you're pregnant"). For a better idea of the range of possibilities, skim a couple of Dr. Donohue's columns here. --CUN RA Talk to me _ 08:44, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
- This is not a bad idea. In fact, it's a pretty good idea. I happen to own a book titled The Hypochondriac's Pocket Guide to Horrible Diseases You Probably Already Have [1], and it has improved my life drastically. Bringing medical paranoia to the masses is something Uncyc is well suited to doing, at least for several months before we get bored with it the way we did with "Ask Cthulhu" (which I have redone recently, so it no longer looks like a train wreck). Anyway, I like the idea. --The Acceptable
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(Fnord) 19:52, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
