The Sting of Irony

Yesterday, I read a little something of interest to me. For years now, people have been getting shots of Botox injected into their faces to eliminate wrinkles caused by the excessive tanning that they partake in. It seems harmless right? Just another thing to add to the list of sick things that people do to themselves to keep up with social trends. If this is what you think, though, you're dead wrong. The "tox" in Botox is, in fact, short for "neurotoxin" (whoever thought of this marketing strategy was genius. Personally, I would not pay hundreds of dollars for injections of "botulinum neurotoxin Type A," it just doesn't have a nice ring to it).  So pretty much, we have been injecting neurotoxins into our faces in order to defy a natural life process, accelerated by our nation's vanity to begin with.

Well now, it would seem that the toxin found in Botox (albeit in small quantities), is so potent that "a speck of toxin smaller than a grain of sand can kill a 150-pound adult." As a result, there is now a fear of terrorists using it as a WMD. Which would be disastrous. I think the other weapon that comes with this weapon is a bit scarier.


Irony would seem
Another weapon mastered
By the terrorists

Seriously. If Los Angelos is wiped out tomorrow, I can think of no more suitable cause than by a Botox. That is unless the citizens snap in half or drown in money, Elagabalus-style (you probably won't understand that joke. Unless you're taking "Decadence."). So now apparently the terrorists have a better sense of satire. Or they're just trying to be efficient with their plans. If we're lucky, they'll discover Botox's usefulness as a wrinkle-reducer and then use it all up themselves.

My source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/24/AR2010012403013.html