Originally posted by VirginiaR:
You did read the part of the comments where the author admits it's a practical joke, right?
Aha!

I *did* think that it sounded rather bizarre (and unlikely). That's what I get for not checking my sources! My thesis advisor would be spinning around her grave like a top if she knew! I just thought it sounded weird and funny, so....

And yes, my first response to the whole 'You know, the word gullible isn't in the dictionary' joke was to take out a dictionary and look...