Double Takes

The unlikely juxtaposition of things often gives pause for thought, if not a little confusion and comedy at times.

My psychiatrist has a photograph of two adjacent shops in a strip mall:

• "SOUTHERN SEAFOOD" restaurant
• "tropical fish" store

A recent HealthyPlace.com newsletter had these two headlines, one right after another:

• "Antidepressants May Improve Heart Attack Survival"
• "FDA Re-Warns Adults About Antidepressants, Suicide"

A more macabre mix-up occurred on the cover of one of my daughter's teen magazines, with two headlines for unrelated stories placed one above the other:

• "Guys' Most Embarrassing Moments ... Revealed"
• "Real-Life Story: My Boyfriend Killed Himself in Front of Me"

Ugh ...