Did you hear the one about the acupuncture answer?

Did you hear the one about the acupuncture answer? It sounds like the start of a classic "guy walks into a bar" joke, but for anyone who has ever spent forty-five minutes lying on a table looking like a human pincushion, it's actually a pretty interesting story. People usually approach the whole needle thing with a mix of genuine curiosity and absolute terror. I mean, who willingly signs up to get poked? Most of us spend our lives avoiding sharp objects, yet here we are, paying someone to tap them into our skin. ...

May 9, 2026 · 6 min · Aleta Schifferdecker