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Apple Won’t Like This Colonoscopy Prank
A screening for colon cancer may catch a life-threatening problem before it has a chance to take hold. Or it might find an iPhone embedded in your gastrointestinal tract. Both of those messages –- one deadly serious, the other an orchestrated prank –- come across in a new video for the nonprofit Colon Cancer Alliance, which stars YouTube comedian Jack Vale. Posing as a post-op supervisor at a Beverly Hills surgery center, Vale tells groggy, half-sedated patients about weird household objects located in their colons. See also: YouTube’s 10 Most-Shared Ads in January He even trots out some (fake) x-rays to show them VHS tapes, stuffed animals and Three’s Company collector cards that were “found” during their colonoscopies. Read more… More about Advertising, Marketing, Cancer, and Business … Read entire article »
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Russia Blocks Pro-Ukraine Groups on Social Media
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