Of TV and Decorated Needles

OK, I'm about to demonstrate my awesome analytical skills to you.

Here are two stories that were making their rounds on the blogosphere this past week:

Study: Decorated Needles Calm Patients:  Researchers at the University of New Mexico's Health Sciences Center believe they have found a way to make patients less fearful of needles — decorate them with butterflies, flowers and smiley faces.

TV found to be a painkiller for children:  Sometimes the numbing effect of TV can be helpful. Especially if you're a kid being stuck with a needle at the hospital. Researchers confirmed the distracting power of television — something parents have long known — when they found that children watching cartoons suffered less pain from a hypodermic needle than kids not watching TV.

My conclusion (besides the one that researchers do not have enough to do to occupy their time)?

TVs are a type of decorated needle.

That's why I get paid the big bucks, folks.