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I’ve wanted to write a post about this topic forever. In fact, during my slightly grandiose moments of depression — not even hypomania — I’ve entertained thoughts of returning for a PhD in Film and writing a dissertation on this topic. But now, there’s no need because Cracked.com has done it for me!

This article shouldn’t be taken too seriously but not with just a grain of salt, either — and particularly the 300+ comments (no, I haven’t read them all and don’t recommend that you do). For example:

• The movie referred to in #1 is, in fact, spelled “memento” (see Memento). If you haven’t seen the movie, and you definitely should, you may not want to read the link because of spoilers.
• ECT is most definitely not painful nor is continuous ECT necessary to remain healthy. The most painful thing about ECT is if your nurse can’t get an IV line in on the first try and you end up with a blown vein. Or two.
• ECT can cause memory loss, both long- and short-term, both anterograde and retrograde amnesia. Maybe that’s redundant. Personally, my retrograde amnesia hasn’t improved much, but my anterograde, which is nowhere nearly as bad as the dude’s in Memento, is still iffy. This explains why I often can’t remember online or offline conversations I may have already had with you — it’s not that I don”t care enough to pay attention — it’s just that, well, I sometimes have trouble creating new memories.

I’m sure there are other inconsistencies and some incorrect information, but come on — this is Cracked.com and the article is supposed to fun, though it does touch on a very serious subject. So, here it is:

We just returned from seeing The Men Who Stare At Goats, but since Robin, who’s a huge Kevin Spacey fan hasn’t seen it yet, I won’t write a review but I’ve included the trailer. And I will say this: though based on a true story, the movie spoofs the Jedi Order, which is especially funny because Ewan McGregor, also in the movie, plays young Obi-Wan who’s a Jedi of course (see right), in TPM and AOTC. But you don’t need to be an SW fan or know anything at all about SW to appreciate the movie.

Also, there was a bunch of teenagers, mainly girls, sitting in a line outside the theater, and I was like, “What the fuck?” Brian said they were camping out for the new Twilight movie, which I’m not even bothering to link to. Turns out they’re showing it at like midnight or something. Barf. On our way out, Brian wanted to ask them if they were waiting for the new Harry Potter movie.

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