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One time I was doing post-op rounds, dressed in regular / street clothes but with my hospital ID around my neck. One of the women I was visiting spoke only Spanish and was in the midst of sharing a very painful, personal story with me when a medical team of some kind walked in, also on rounds. I was sitting at eye-level with my patient, speaking Spanish to her in a low voice when the group walked in: an elderly male physician in a long white coat; a younger woman, also in a white coat; and a young man, probably...

Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, has been drawn into a row over its decision to publish common responses to the 10 Rorschach inkblots. The plates were created by the Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach for his book "Psychodiagnostik," published in 1921. Because they were made more than 90 years ago their US copyright has lapsed. However, psychologists have complained that publishing the inkblots and responses is the equivalent to putting answers to school exams on the internet. "The only winners seem to be those for whom this issue has become personal, and who see this as a game in which victory means...

Over the last week it has been said that Harriet Miers is an "inkblot." That's supposed to mean she has no visible horns, no discernible politics, and no paper trail; that she's a huge national mystery. But what it should really mean is that she has become a huge national Rorschach test: We look at her and can see nothing beyond our own fears and anxieties.What we actually know about Miers is virtually negligible: We know her notable successes as a Texas attorney; we know she's a serious born-again Christian; we know she is universally hailed as loyal and discreet....

You can tell a lot about a person's politics by what they find funny. Something that is downright hilarious to a Democrat is often outrageously offensive to a Republican, and vice versa. To assess what your sense of humor reveals about your partisanship, we've created the Political Cartoon Rorschach Test. Rate 20 cartoons and funny pictures mocking both the left and right and we'll gauge where you fit on the political spectrum. Start The Quiz

My husband insists that this site is inspired by an old "National Lampoon" article regarding "Louie, Louie" as an audio Rorschach test. Here are a few outdated surviving verses from 1988 The lyrics to 'Louie Louie' as heard by Michael Dukakis: Louie oo-I, we go go Louie oo-I, we go go If I lip curl away afro bee Catsup (expletive) cross from me me sail ship o'state all alone mar-aschino cherries at home (chorus) Greek mice he fail to see Need more tax, oh frequently Kitty she lead me ev'rywhere [A-HA!] Ring in my-a nose, falafel hair (chorus, etc.) as...