You don't even give children aspirin anymore. I find that odd. Is Reyes Syndrome really that common?
Simon: You are my beautiful sister. River: I threw up on your bed. Simon: Yep. Definitely my sister.
'War Stories'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - May 28, 2008 12:37:29 pm PDT #9467 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Kathy A - May 28, 2008 12:40:26 pm PDT #9468 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I need to buy some books on Chicago history.
This is a good one on the various fires that have left a mark on the city, from the Great Fire to the Iroquois Theatre and Our Lady of the Angels school (To Sleep with the Angels is the definitive book on that subject, and makes a convincing case that it was started by a young student who was an incipient arsonist).
Hil R. - May 28, 2008 12:48:59 pm PDT #9469 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
You don't even give children aspirin anymore. I find that odd. Is Reyes Syndrome really that common?
I was never given aspirin. Always got Tylenol.
Vortex - May 28, 2008 12:49:52 pm PDT #9470 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Is Reyes Syndrome really that common?
I have it. My feet are blocks of ice in the winter. don't know if it was the aspirin, though.
Nutty - May 28, 2008 12:51:18 pm PDT #9471 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Real headline (NYT):
Monkeys Control a Robot Arm With Their Thoughts
....in the annals of news articles I don't even need to read, their titles just make me happy.
beth b - May 28, 2008 12:54:34 pm PDT #9472 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
vortex - I think you have raynaud's --which is a circulation issue
Reye's is much more dangerous
Vortex - May 28, 2008 12:57:53 pm PDT #9473 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
vortex - I think you have raynaud's --which is a circulation issue
Reye's is much more dangerous
oh, sorry, I'm mixing up my syndromes
Burrell - May 28, 2008 12:58:51 pm PDT #9474 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I was never given aspirin. Always got Tylenol.
I think you're younger than me Hil, so our age difference probably accounts for our differing experiences. I can remember when the conventional wisdom on children's aspirin changed.
Burrell - May 28, 2008 1:00:28 pm PDT #9475 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Reye's is much more dangerous
I think Reyes syndrome involves liver damage. I know it's serious.
§ ita § - May 28, 2008 1:01:18 pm PDT #9476 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
the kid might notice when it doesn't fucking work!
But what about when it does? I'd be loathe to gamble a kid's welfare on it ("No, Timmy, give Mommy back the penicillin and take these instead!"), but my parents dosed me up with rum toddies from the git go. Does my medical research mother think there's solid science behind that? I don't think it was exactly the point.
Sometimes placebos truly work.
I am having such a huge craving for lemonade. Sadly I have lemonade, so it comes down to self-control.
Umm, and the reason you are exercising this self control is....?
Upset stomach avoidance. Maybe if I take a Tums every time I walk past the bottle, and dilute the lemonade to half strength...