The "Hey, The Last King Is Getting A Raw Deal!" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Carol and I are visiting our local pharmacy to get flu shots before we head on vacation.  Since we are both “Seniors”, we were given a “Senior” dose which is close to double the amount given to younger people.  While talking with the Nurse Practitioner, the subject of vaccinations for children who are entering school came up.  A recent story in the local newspaper told the tale of the percentage of children who were not allowed to attend public, non-public, private or parochial school in the state of Pennsylvania because they had not been vaccinated for mumps, measles, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis,and Hepatitis B. These diseases, which can cause devastating results for those who get them, and are very contagious, can be controlled if all students receive vaccinations before entering school.  They must also have the Monongahela conjugate vaccine before they enter 7th grade and updates on all, if needed, before entering their Senior year.  There are exemptions which are: a doctor must say it could be detrimental to the health of the child, it could be based on religious grounds or the parent may fear the child will be Autistic.  Well, I’m not sure where in the Bible it states that children shouldn’t get vaccinated, but the fear of getting Autism is totally false.  Over the years those that have been diagnosed as having Autism caused by being vaccinated is based on manipulated results and fraudulent research.  Now, if you are someone reading this that disagrees, I know I can never change your mind, but medical facts will back up the fact that Autism isn’t caused by having your child immunized against childhood diseases.  This is one of many myths that I have been reading about recently. 

A few other myths are: (1) When you flush a toilet in the Northern Hemi- sphere, it rotates differently than in the Southern Hemi- sphere.  Absolutely not true!  It is based on how the toilet is made as to which way the water goes around the toilet bowl.  (2) There are different parts of your tongue for each type of taste such as sweet, sour, salty, etc.  That also isn’t true according to several websites I visited. (3) You have to wait 24 hours before you can report a person missing.  Now who ever came up with that idea.  You can call the police as soon as you suspect that someone may be missing.  I’m sure they will question you about when and where it happened, but they will take the information and not tell you to call back in 24 hours.  (4)  Have you ever heard that only about 10% of your brain is active at any one time?  Again, not true since how much of your brain is active at any one time is based on the task you are performing.  On most days many parts of your brain may be active, but it might be at different times based on what you are doing.  (5) Have you ever heard the saying...blind as a bat?  Bats aren’t blind!  Not only are they not blind, but they use echolocation to guide them at times.  If they are anything, they are creepy!  (6)  Did you know that slaves were said to have built the pyramids.  Whoever started that rumor did so out of stupidity.  The job of building a pyramid was considered an honor granted only to the most respected laborers.  Their remains are entombed near the site of the pyramid that they may have built.  (7) Did you ever swallow a piece of chewing gum and your parents told you that it will take 7 years to digest?  Nah, my parent’s never did that either, but evidently some parents did.  The truth is the gum will pass straight through your digestive system.  (8) Did any of your math teachers tell you that Albert Einstein failed math?  Not true!  He did fail an entrance exam for a school at one time, but excelled in mathematics.  (9) And, how about the apple that Adam and Eve ate!  Wasn’t true!  What they did eat was the forbidden “fruit”, but no where in Genesis does it say that the forbidden fruit was an apple.  My guess is that it was a peach or strawberry, some of my favorites.  (10) And the final myth that I will destroy is about the Three Wise Men bringing their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.  Hey, I was the final wise guy in the church pageant at St. James when I brought the myrrh to the manger. But, who says that there were three wise men?  Nowhere in the Bible does it specifically state that there were three.  Just because there were three gifts doesn’t mean that three men were needed to deliver them.  Might have been two...but then I wouldn’t have had the part in the pageant!  That's not fair!  I'm glad our church thought it was three!  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.