# News From the DUH Department

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-from-the-duh-department/73155>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 20, 2001, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-from-the-duh-department/73155 "2001-07-20T06:21:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-from-the-duh-department/73155/1 "2001-07-20T06:21:49Z")

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Tonight I heard this news flash (paraphrased):

“A scientist working for some big, impressive university has determined that the number of hurricanes originating in the Atlantic is likely to increase over the next decade. At risk are the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States…”

You don’t say???

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**Author:** ![Redboss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8baadc/32.png) [@Redboss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redboss)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-from-the-duh-department/73155/2 "2001-07-20T07:24:47Z")

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Well I think they mean you can relax if you live near Canada or Mexico. Won’t be no irritating hurricanes on those coasts.  
Of course the next newsflash will say that eating Tostadas or Maple Syrup causes cancer, so you’re probably doomed anyway.  
Redboss

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**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-from-the-duh-department/73155/3 "2001-07-20T13:38:45Z")

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“A University study released today showed that overweight people have a greater likelihood of suffering from back pain…”

Um, yeah…let me save you some research money now: Fat people are at a greater health risk for fuckin’ everything you dumb-asses!

Beeeep…Beeeep…“This just in, thin people weigh less than fat people who are of similar height”