Tuesday, March 1, 2016

The buzz

Mary: "Hi, this is Mary, from Dr. Grumpy's office. I'm calling to remind you about your 2:45 appointment tomorrow."

Mr. Apoidea: "I'm not sure I'll be able to make it. I'm being stalked by bees."

Mary: "Excuse me?"

Mr. Apoidea: "There are bees following me, whenever I leave my house. I've been stung a few times this week. You'd think I'd bathed in honey or something."

Mary: "Okay, so would..."

Mr. Apoidea: "I'm hiding in my basement now, and they haven't found me yet. I'm going to stay here for a few days to see if they leave, and will call you when I'm ready to come in."

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11 comments:

  1. Ivan IlyichMarch 1, 2016 at 7:53 AM

    Maybe he has hives.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 1, 2016 at 9:51 AM

    Oh Ivan, thank you. A morning belly laugh is always good, said the former beekeeper.

    But I am curious - those of you in the medical profession. How do you handle this? Is this person yanking your chain? Or is this person in need of intervention? Do you feel an obligation to touch base with the patient's contact people?

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  3. PackerMarch 1, 2016 at 11:00 AM

    Honey the entire town is buzzing about this situation.

    I used to take my son to cut his grandmother's lawn and every week he would get stung because he would forget the underground next , I would laugh my ass off at the 14 year old searing his ass off. He got wise , did not cut the section. Grandma noticed, so I went and cut it, I got stung about 6 times, Grandma and kid laughed their asses off, me not even a little. They were stalking me--not the bees.

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  4. bobbieMarch 1, 2016 at 11:17 AM

    Sounds like a severe case of melissophobia... TURF to Psych!

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  5. MooseMarch 1, 2016 at 5:51 PM

    BEES! BEES! BEES! BEES!

    http://beesbeesbees.com/

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  6. a.generic docMarch 1, 2016 at 5:58 PM

    Years ago, when you took shelter in your basement it was for protection from A Bombs.
    Guess Mr. Apoidea has given new meaning to the B Shelter.

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  7. AnonymousMarch 1, 2016 at 10:03 PM

    ahhhhh......i'm covered in bees! (eddie izzard)

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  8. evodevoMarch 2, 2016 at 6:09 PM

    The ground-nesters were probably yellow jackets - NOT to be fooled with, let me tell you. Venom is MUCH stronger than bees, and they will swarm any intruder. Nest is VERY hard to get rid of, requires digging up or pumping insecticide down the entrance hole - good luck locating that. They remain in the nest year round and the nest can last for several years.

    that said, maybe Mr.A was wearing some substance that smelled good to bees and they think he's a flower or something ....

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  9. AnonymousMarch 3, 2016 at 11:55 AM

    Needs a psychiatrist, not a neurologist.

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  10. AnonymousMarch 3, 2016 at 9:05 PM

    I just heard something interesting on NPR yesterday, that ant faces could be uniquely different among themselves. Maybe this man encountered a particularly aggressive ringleader that seemed insulted when he was called out for an obvious tufted hairpiece.

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  11. CMarch 10, 2016 at 6:12 AM

    there was an article in the news about a bee attack recently.... it does not take much to freak people out....

    About 395,000 results (0.39 seconds)
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    Story image for bee attack from ABC15 Arizona
    Scottsdale woman recovering after bee attack; three dogs killed ...
    ABC15 Arizona-Mar 7, 2016
    Ridgeway now has a big mess to clean up and repairs to take care of, but she says her insurance company won't cover the bee attack.
    Woman gets stung, loses family pets after large bee attack
    FOX 10 News Phoenix-Mar 6, 2016
    Swarm of bees attacks woman, 2 cats, 3 dogs in Scottsdale
    azcentral.com-Mar 6, 2016
    Woman, 3 dogs, 2 cats attacked by bees in Scottsdale
    12news.com-Mar 6, 2016
    85000 bees attack Phoenix-area woman, cats, kill dogs
    KTAR.com-Mar 7, 2016

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So wadda you think?