CONNECTIONS to HEALTH

A Case for Discernment Who do you believe? This is an important question in this the information age. We are bombarded with information daily and how do we decide which is useful and accurate and which isn't? A Case in Point Here's a case in point. Who remembers Mr. Ed the talking horse? (For younger readers please ask an older family member. Entertainment was much simpler in the past.) In fact you probably remember the song don't you? Go on, admit it. A horse is a horse of course of course And no one can talk to a horse of course Unless of course the horse of course Is the famous Mr. Ed. When is a horse not a horse? Well guess what I discovered recently. Mr. Ed wasn't a horse at all. He was a zebra! The horse who was supposed to play Mr. Ed wouldn't perform properly and the director heard about a performing zebra at a local zoo. The zebra would do what they wanted so they hired it. They dyed its coat and as the program was shot in low definition black and white (for younger readers please ask an older family member) no one spotted the difference. It was only when the network changed over to colour broadcasting that the series ended, as the ruse would have been easily seen through in colour. For the full story follow this link to Snopes, a site devoted to exposing hoaxes. It just goes to show that even the most trusted of sources sometimes gives you duff information. Actually once you have been to the above link and seen how easy it is fall for this kind of thing please follow this link to see what you can do about it so you won't get caught again. Remember, trust no single source of information in this information age and keep a sense of discernment.

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