I wrote this one for Mikeypod after I heard something in one of his shows about people worrying about getting AIDS from a microwave.
There's two symptoms of AIDS folks forget: fear and ignorance.Early on, sadly, there was plenty of both.
There were people dying young and leaving behind loved ones, pets, material possessions and crap.
People would ask at garage sales, picking through tennis racquets and microwaves. "Did he die of ... that disease?"
When told yes, prices come down. Or nobody will touch them at all.
Take this microwave, for instance. Perfectly good. Top-of-the-line.
Once they know about its former owner, people think they'll get AIDS from it.
It's perfectly safe.
Well, okay - maybe an electric shock. It's not well-grounded.
