Scurvy

Don’t ask me why, but today I was reading about scurvy.

“Scurvy, also called vitamin C deficiency, is of the most serious diseases affecting teenagers today.  It is caused by a dietary lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid), a nutrient found in many fresh fruits and vegetables, particularly the citrus fruits.   Ascorbic acid is important in the formation of collagen (an element of normal tissues), and any deficiency interferes with normal tissue synthesis.”

The first website I found had testimonials, 100% worth posting:

Having scurvy was an awful experience. All of the kids at school made fun of me and called me “fat veins”. Now I make sure to eat lots of limes so that won’t happen again. The kids call me “limey” now but at least my gums don’t bleed any more.

My sister was severely anorexic until I warned her about the dangers of scurvy. Now she eats up to three grapefruits a day!

Teenagers today think they’ll live forever. They start living life on the edge, going to extremes, doing dangerous stuff like drunken driving, drug use, unprotected sex, and worst of all, avoiding their vitamin supplements. That’s why it’s so important that we get scurvy information out to the public.

I had a horrible rash, and I was afraid that it was scurvy! I couldn’t understand it because I had been making sure to eat lots of spinach. Then I went to the doctor and he said that it was just genital herpes. What a relief!

Just compare each photograph with the quotes and try to picture each kid actually saying those things out loud.

When that doesn’t work, try to picture what kind of person thought those testimonials would be a good idea.