WhatsofunnyTHEY SAID MY HORMONES WERE OUT OF BALANCE BECAUSE I WAS EXPECTING THE WORLD TO END TODAY. SO THEY SENT ME TO AN ENDOCHRONOLOGIST
What’s so funny about this? I was debating whether or not to do another end-of-the-world-joke. The last one was just a little over a year ago. Today is the Winter Solstice, December 21, 2012, the shortest day of the year. And according to a lot of panic stricken and panic inspiring TV programs, the last day of a 5000 year Mayan calendar. I was thinking about this at bedtime last night, when I realized that it was already the 21st in Asia. And as I write this it’s already December 22 in Asia, and apparently most of us are still here, waiting. Though my wife reminded me that NY is almost in the same time zone as where the Mayans used to live in Mexico. Oh well, another “prediction bites the dust”. It’s amazing that there is anyone who thinks that the world could actually end in the blink of an eye, during one day. By the time the world really ends, a ka-zillion years from now. Humans and all other living species will have died out well before that. Nevertheless, predicting the end of the world is good business and I don’t expect it to stop any time soon.
Speaking of time, let’s get to the joke. What do hormones have to do with the end of time? A hormone is a chemical produced by glands and other body organs that help to regulate the functioning of the body, including the mind/brain. Doctors who specialize in these hormones and glands are known as “endocrinologists.” They study the glandular or endocrine system of the human body. Note that this word looks and sounds very similar to the word in the joke, “endochronologist.” The latter is a pun, a joke, it doesn’t really exist, but let’s look at its components any way. “Chronology” means a time sequence or the study of time. The word comes from the Latin prefix relating to time, “chrono”. So if we add “endo” to “chrono”, we get someone who studies the END of TIME, or an endochronologist.
And THAT’s what’s so funny!
WhatsofunnyIt's the end of the world as we know it -REM
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play0:00 / 4:53Today was predicted to be the last day of the Earth. Looks like who ever made that prediction was WRONG! : ) . . . #MayanCalendar #EndOfT...
