Looking forward to these awards. I have emerged from the dry, dusty and utterly humorless world of medical writing, where any humor has to be subtle, very subtle, with no expectation that it will be recognized by a similarly dry and humorless audience. Once I wrote a treatise on obstructive sleep apnea and tried to insert humor by listing all the obscure languages that were most affected by lisping after surgery. I was so excited when another physician told me he thought my obstructive sleep apnea piece was hilarious! I learned that humor, while not recognized by everyone, can be found in any topic - the work of David Fosger Wallace is a great example.
Looking forward to these awards. I have emerged from the dry, dusty and utterly humorless world of medical writing, where any humor has to be subtle, very subtle, with no expectation that it will be recognized by a similarly dry and humorless audience. Once I wrote a treatise on obstructive sleep apnea and tried to insert humor by listing all the obscure languages that were most affected by lisping after surgery. I was so excited when another physician told me he thought my obstructive sleep apnea piece was hilarious! I learned that humor, while not recognized by everyone, can be found in any topic - the work of David Fosger Wallace is a great example.
It sounds like your jokes might just be the breath of fresh air needed in the world of sleep apnea studies.
I’m so excited to be on the panel. 🥰