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[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not just a joke. It’s a thing that used to be more common but is still sometimes done.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

I had a doctor straight-faced tell an entire class of college students about it, and how it was a good thing. This was within the last 15 years. I would bet it is still far more common we'd want to imagine.