MeFi comment:
"I think he is the only one qualified to tell us if she was being an ignoramus or simply following doctors orders.
posted by konolia at 1:25 PM on August 31 [+] [!]
No, I suspect he would defend his decision. That doesn't make it any less open..." [
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favorited 15 times, recently by MikeKD, BrotherCaine, blueberry, lodurr, shitcock, peacheater, clarahamster, glycolized, Mick, ltracey, scody, cashman, torticat, lord_wolf, Cool Papa Bell
Yesterday
MeFi comment:
"also, konolia, I'm hoping with all my heart that they do keep her. You couldn't create this sort of freakshow if you hired Pixar." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by lunasol
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"And if this election and the last eight years didn't literally have a direct impact on the possible future of the planet, I'd tend to agree with the comments that this is a stupid place to be dwelling. Alas, it is not so. Thus there is no detail..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by stenseng, the dief, nikitabot
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"And I think the rumor that this woman hid her daughter's pregnancy by pretending to be pregnant is about the stupidest thing I have ever heard in my entire life.
But konolia, it isn't stupid at all, and the available evidence strongly supports it...." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by stenseng, BrotherCaine, troy
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"My sense in all this is that the same core 20% of the country that still thinks W shits rainbows are priapic over the current state of affairs in the GOP. It seems pretty obvious that any number of principled conservatives who aren't simply fundy..." [
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favorited 28 times, recently by Penks, blueberry, glycolized, Turtles all the way down, ChuqD, redfisch, Mick, agregoli, RussHy, schyler523, contessa, Durn Bronzefist, mothershock, readery, AsYouKnow Bob, The Card Cheat, zardoz, shitcock, lord_wolf, madamjujujive, Pope Guilty, effwerd, clarahamster, Divine_Wino, KokuRyu, Rumple, Marisa Stole the Precious Thing, Balonious Assault
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"....so, tell me again, why didn't the Democrats nominate Hillary? She had more experience than anybody...
posted by konolia at 9:40 PM on September 3 [+] [!]
Good question, fair question, all smartassery aside. My take? If she had said just..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by blueberry, glycolized, RussHy, shiu mai baby, clarahamster, Balonious Assault
2 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Docpops must not be an obstetrician.
No konolia, I'm a Family Practicioner. But for three years in the last decade I delivered over 200 infants, and a large part of my residency was spent practicing prenatal care in an inner city clinic which was..." [
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favorited 19 times, recently by Reverend John, weebil, BrotherCaine, blueberry, Anything, bitter-girl.com, dejah420, jayder, bowline, lodurr, peacheater, gamera, frenetic, hhc5, glycolized, The Bellman, Mick, cashman, scody
3 days ago
MeFi comment:
"flying and not reporting the leaking of amniotic fluid is, according to my wife and other mothers, an act of astonishing negligence that indicates poor judgment.
I didn't even go there because I assume she flew charter, but yeah, motherfucking..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Coatlicue, scody
5 days ago
Ask comment:
"If your friend has an interest in a healing art, pick what seems most intriguing and run with it. Alternative health practitioners are better equipped than traditional docs for a whole lotta stuff. See, most of what really bothers people would be..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by BrotherCaine
5 days ago
MeFi comment:
"A known fluid leak typically sets the clock ticking for delivery within 24 hours, after which the risk of infection goes up. Someone who is aware of a rupture, or even if it might just be urine, is taking chances that seem unusual and/or..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by dejah420, lodurr
6 days ago
MeFi comment:
""The governor's labor began while she was in Texas, and I do know that she got on a plane and landed in Anchorage late last night," said Palin spokeswoman Sharon Leighow.
-From the Anchorage Daily News, April, 2008.
For me, this is the..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by dejah420, lodurr, blueberry
6 days ago
MeFi comment:
"If there had been a more honest approach to Vioxx we might still be prescribing it, albeit more along the lines of other drugs such as DMARDs (disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs) such as Enbrel. The times I prescribed Vioxx, as well as when I..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Mister_A
9 days ago
Ask comment:
"Seems like a better bet to sue the person who gave you herpes. If that was your first outbreak, you were probably infected in the month previous. If someone gave it to you knowingly, you may have a case against that person. Of course, IANAL.
This..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Dolukhanova
10 days ago
MeFi comment:
"I still think the closing montage to Season 2 (Steve Earle singing 'I Feel Alright') is one of the best ever filmed." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by moxiedoll
11 days ago
MeFi comment:
"As measured by the all-important "obscenities/minute" metric.
Not even close. In fact, it's hard for me to really even recall swearing as an element of the Wire dialogue. I just remember countless times sitting in front of the TV..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Mental Wimp
12 days ago
MeFi comment:
"Who gives a flying fuck?" [
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favorited 18 times, recently by ArkhanJG, etaoin, fourcheesemac, matteo, lupus_yonderboy, howrobotsaremade, brevator, nanojath, cj_, brundlefly, fleetmouse, Mayor Curley, Midnight Rambler, zardoz, plexi, Busithoth, dog food sugar, jrockway
3 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"when my wife or I have gone in for minor ailments, we've both had the experience of doctors shotgunning our diagnosis: i.e., half-attentively listen to our problems, do a cursory check of the lungs and ears, not do any more physical checks, then just..." [
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favorited 10 times, recently by buka, elfgirl, iminurmefi, drpynchon, Wilder, scody, yath, SNWidget, flying kumquat, 6:1
3 weeks ago
Ask comment:
"candida albicans will routinely colonize small fissures or areas of skin to skin contact, with much higher frequncy in diabetics (yeast like sugar). Those areas look red and inflamed. Not sure if that's what you are seeing, but it sounds like you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by BrotherCaine
3 weeks ago
MeFi comment:
"It's refreshing to see someone into something traditional. I was afraid animals or vacuum accesories were going to be involved." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by pxe2000
4 weeks ago
MeTa comment:
"I can say the worst part of that link was having to see another "wow, just wow" sitting several comments below like a trite, warm turd. I wish NPR had interviewed someone like Dee last night instead of the guest they had on. In two..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by dejah420, Rumple, nasreddin
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I'm not sure how one defines satire as successful. Is it unsuccessful if people don't find it palatable? Satire is subjective, of course, but you don't get to call yourself a champion of free expression and then turn around and vilify it's..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by juiceCake
Last month
MeFi comment:
"I've been a reader for a decade. Anyone that doesn't immediately see the point of this, i.e. to make the unceasing poorly-veiled race-baiting and/or ideology misdirection out to be the fodder of cloven-hooved inbred chromosomally under-funded..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by JHarris
Last month
MeFi comment:
"It takes some impressive stones to be in such a public role with the sorts of chronic illnesses he faced. I'd be hard pressed to come up with too many other conditions that rival the misery of inflammatory bowel disease. Really, at this point, the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by dhartung
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Ummmm.... Nope, I figure that after they finished beating their wives, sexually abusing their children, and in general acting exactly the same as all the other Compound Christians it makes perfect sense that they'd abuse animals.
The only reason..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by Baby_Balrog, bepe, Cyrano, redfisch, Fat Guy, Naberius, quonsar
Last month
MeFi comment:
"Here's why this post is important:
These nutcases walk amongst us. They pass themselves off as sensible, rational people. Seeing these clips reminds me that as much as I think the world mostly operates on sensible, rational principles (assuming..." [
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favorited 20 times, recently by turgid dahlia
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Maybe someone can help me understand the link a little better? Is this about puppy mills (bad!), the Amish (curiously obtuse, possibly enlightened, maybe just a little fucking crazy, need to be taken down a peg) or the ne plus ultra - an AMISH PUPPY..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by RedEmma, Fat Guy, Gucky, M.C. Lo-Carb!
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Yeah, if one could snap a finger and jump ahead a generation or two to some system, any system, that guarantees a minimum level of care to all people, those kids would look at our system with the same horror and embarrassment as we do with Jim Crow..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Mayor Curley, orthogonality
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Someone needs to be blamed for this because clearly, with our current societal emphasis on treatment of mental illness, the poor, and minorities, this should never, ever happen...." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by Dark Messiah, sperose, BrotherCaine, RussHy, quintessencesluglord
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Why is it presumed that all people living in the suburbs are in newly-built, enormous, energy-inefficient snout houses? I live in the suburbs, and none of the houses around here fit that description.
That was the implied thrust of the article,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by jperkins
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Quite a few people making a go of it in these newer suburban neighborhoods could only do so with every cost nailed down tight and a promise of rising equity, since the only real savings any of them had was home equity lines of credit. All rising gas..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by Blazecock Pileon, kingbenny
2 months ago
Ask comment:
"Bend is possibly the most expensive city in Oregon right now, as far as housing goes." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by fieldtrip
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Yes, clearly what pisses people off is that that they can only impotently rage at these girls, casting the worst kinds of aspersions on their intellects, their morality and their ability to parent, accusing them of being freeloaders and cheats, sluts,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Mayor Curley
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I nap every work day from 12:50 to 1:05 at my desk. I know for a fact I'm part of a small but growing demographic that is unapologetic in their need for a nap. It's my salvation...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by papafrita
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"Also, zealous defenders of the necessity of eating animal protein are insane, moronic, or both. There's nothing healthy about it. It happens that we can certainly tolerate animal protein well, and in modest amounts it certainly seems to be harmless...." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by Dreama, turgid dahlia, hecho de la basura, loiseau
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"4" x 6" x 3 mil poly bags jumped from $8 to $11 per thousand (in lots of 50 thousand) last month.
Not to mention shovels and quicklime." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by nfg, Popular Ethics
2 months ago
MeFi comment:
"If you live north of the equator, much less beneath the squalid cloud ceiling of the UK, you are risking vitamin D deficiency. Meat has nothing to do with it...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by loiseau
2 months ago
MeTa comment:
"yeah, give it a shot. In fact, I was set to hate the shit out of what I was sure would be a ridiculous narcissistic blog but was immediately impressed by the quality of work that went into the images and graphs.
Maybe if it had more Steampunk?..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by PeterMcDermott, TheOnlyCoolTim
3 months ago
MeTa comment:
"My kids have a set of blocks they got when the youngest was born. To say I could have created something half as nice with a couple 2x4's from home depot is to imagine I could build a Lear Jet in my back forty with some rebar and pig iron. Those..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by nooneyouknow
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"I'll out myself as a male "Sex and the City" fan, unwise as that may be in terms of opening myself up for ridicule. I'd love to say I only watched it so I could have an activity to share with my wife, but that wouldn't explain why I watched..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ch1x0r
3 months ago
MeFi comment:
"If you get defensive about being told you might be overweight then you more than likely need to consider losing some weight. It's laughable that people still parse and dither over BMI. There's no such thing as a perfect metric when it comes to..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Monochrome
3 months ago
