I don't know if university students realise the teacher is talking.

It was more the passing out.

It's not like I found out what period these pictures of facial reconstructions are from, but it was clearly before they got good at it. REMOTELY good at it.

Those were nightmare-inducing horrifying.

Glad you got a hold of the parents, sara. I'm crap at health stuff but it terrifies me when my parents are too. I'm sorry he's not taking this seriously because it sounds possibly serious.

Me and Maria should totally run away.

I'm on board with this. Totally.

Glad you were finally able to talk to them. Less pleased about the seemingly cavalier attitude they're displaying. If you need me to script the guilt trip, I'm available. Between the Italian and the Catholic, I do it well.

Me and Maria should totally run away.

RUN AWAY TO SAN FRANCISCO

Oh my, such a hard night. So glad msbelle is OK and singing fart songs to mac.

My guess for those facial surgery photos is WWI. The shrapnel caused horrible injuries.

My guess for those facial surgery photos is WWI. The shrapnel caused horrible injuries.

Yeah, and that's about when they could start saving them from dying from infection. Didn't we have the whole conversation about the faux-tin faces that were used to cover the deformities? Something they've used on Boardwalk Empire.

Yeah, and that's about when they could start saving them from dying from infection.

Right. I don't recall the discussion of the tin faces, I might have missed it.

I still find it amazing that we can now give someone with massive facial injuries a full face transplant.

RUN AWAY TO SAN FRANCISCO

YES PLZ!

Oh god, new OS, spending the whole morning doing setup to make it work right.

Burrell, here's the Smithsonian article about "the Tin Noses Shop" where disfigured WWI soldiers were given lifelike (and freakily uncanny) masks.

Jack Huston's character on Boardwalk Empire wears one.