More from The Gallery of the Absurd and More-or-Less Useless

Animal gauze masks!

Who knew infectious diseases could be filled with such whimsy?



This is exactly what you want to see as the laughing gas starts to take effect - your dentist leaning over you and strapping on an ape snout or perhaps a pig muzzle. They should change the instructions from "Count backwards from 20" to "Scream unintelligibly until you lose consciousness."

I suppose something had to be done to make SARS more droll.

My favorite part is that the site notes the five types of styles "currently" available, thereby leaving the door open for more design versions of mask-related hilarity. Might I suggest "Great White Shark," "Venomous Tarantula," and "Subway Rapist."