Monday, June 18, 2007

Codes exposed

Hands on face. Is there another way to signify mental illness? Not according to the BBC.





Other signifiers include: pyjamas, unbrushed hair and proximity to windows.

Speaking of stock images, here are some pic/caption choices I've enjoyed on the BBC news site recently:



not forgetting this one from Wikipedia:



...and this from istock - the photographer's description is at the bottom:


UPDATE! Nearly forgot this one:


3 Comments:

Blogger Josh Paradroid said...

"pyjamas, unbrushed hair and proximity to windows"

tick, tick, tick. apparently i suffer from mental illness when i wake up each morning.

also, i thought that a 'quickening' was something about accounts or taxes.

9:38 AM  
Blogger Ashton said...

i've yet to meet an elderly woman who isn't.

12:04 AM  
Blogger Sylvia said...

quickening is also a medical term for when a baby gets into position for delivery in its mother's womb, or it could be when she first feels it moving a few months before.
It was a long time ago now, so I can't remember exactly.

9:54 PM  

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