I've read about him, JZ. I gotta say, he fills me with a mix of "go you!" and curiosity as to how bad one's allergies would have to be to make hookworms sound like a reasonable trade off.
I've really got to learn to just do the damage and get out of town. It's the 'stay and gloat' that gets me every time.
Ethan Rayne ,'Potential'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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 - Apr 12, 2012 12:01:01 pm PDT #648 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Consuela - Apr 12, 2012 12:02:41 pm PDT #649 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Seriously, Burrell. My sinusitis is annoying, but with that as an alternative, I'll stick with my Claritin...
Zenkitty - Apr 12, 2012 12:03:52 pm PDT #650 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I read about hookworm guy a while ago. It all sounds completely reasonable. Except for the "here, swallow this hookworm" part.
Atropa - Apr 12, 2012 12:03:57 pm PDT #651 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I've read about him, JZ. I'll admit, during the bad days, I longingly think that some hookworms, leeches, and laudanum would take care of a lot of the health problems I'm dealing with.
Burrell - Apr 12, 2012 12:04:12 pm PDT #652 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
My sinusitis is annoying, but with that as an alternative, I'll stick with my Claritin...
Right? But then again, if it works for other autoimmune disorders? That'd be something.
JZ - Apr 12, 2012 12:04:28 pm PDT #653 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Mine are pretty damn close. I was listening to the episode and flipping back and forth between "EW. EW. EW." and "I wonder if he can still ship to Canada? I've always wanted to see Victoria Island."
Burrell - Apr 12, 2012 12:06:49 pm PDT #654 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Hey, now leeches serve a valid medical purpose! Just not usually blood letting per se. But hmm, what about fire cupping?
I seriously got to back away from the looking up odd medical treatments. I just love looking into that kind of stuff.
Lee - Apr 12, 2012 12:08:45 pm PDT #655 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Survey question: If you have a 62 page chapter of a German book that was never published in English, would you assume that running an OCRed pdf file through Google translate would work well enough to get you a translation you could submit to a government agency?
Zenkitty - Apr 12, 2012 12:08:45 pm PDT #656 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Well, there are a lot of medical procedures that actually work that elicit a visceral "eww" reaction. Like maggots to clean wounds, or leeches to help remove excess blood pooling in transplanted limbs and fingers. And fecal transplants. Anyone else heard of that one?
Atropa - Apr 12, 2012 12:11:00 pm PDT #657 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Right? But then again, if it works for other autoimmune disorders? That'd be something.
Exactly!
Hey, now leeches serve a valid medical purpose! Just not usually blood letting per se.
The one time I mentioned this hookworm/leeches/laudanum idea to my (very awesome) naturopath MD, she snorted and said, "Don't even. I know you just want the laudanum. Shut the fuck up, and take your Xanax 'script."