A List of Things People Blamed on Jazz

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A shortage of farm labour
Warts on the feet
Dull pupils
Bad teeth
Girls leaving home
An increase in heart failures
Small families
Elephantine ears
@paulisci I'm feeling kind of downcast that nobody at school ever suggested "Viennese aurist" to me on career days.
@afeeney Seems like a great, if nonspecific, job. I did look into Dr Pfuffer a bit... seems like he was a microcelebrity for about a year who basically just predicted various things (jazz, traffic noise, modern life) would cause big ears.
@paulisci @afeeney and he dares to claim Viennese aurist with such sincerity.