tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post3789998266151701798..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Instruction manualGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-72480524612786341412012-10-28T21:57:38.872-04:002012-10-28T21:57:38.872-04:00Yet again an old post but given the number of medi...Yet again an old post but given the number of medical people who read this blog, I can't be the only person to wonder how the heck he ended up getting "exploratory surgery" out of severe abdominal pain and I'd guess it did not come out of the ER visit but seriously? I'm going to assume, especially given the commenter who mentioned the guy who ate banana and orange peels, with time, and likely not even that much time, understanding myself how the GI tract works, he'd likely have passed it. Painfully the whole way, I'm sure but was he damaged by the artichoke or needless surgery? I mean I could always be wrong but I mean if he had a bowel obstruction from it then the surgery wouldn't have been exploratory and many a bowel obstruction or ileus is not operated on anyway. I shouldn't even question this insanity but from my perspective here, I have chronic intestinal pseudo obstruction and basically intestinal failure and one severely screwed up GI tract to the point that I'm permanently NPO. I've obstructed on far more minor foods, had an ileus from a failed tube feeding attempt but obviously I'm not normal. And with all that said I laugh at his complaints for the most part because I know it can't be that freaking bad unless of course he already had some serious GI issues (but if so obviously his case is an even bigger pile of BS. I think I'm suing Frito-Lay for a since passed Frito induced ileus when I just couldn't resist or how about that tube feed formula company? Because clearly Fritos and tube feeds are dangerous!) Oy vey. And maybe I'd have never ended up nearly starving to death more than once if only I was an artichoking idiot doctor who can force people into going way more than extra mile for me? And I guess, should some serious miracle ever allow me to eat again, no artichokes!Tziporahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14496824451951643870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-28879259689179374782010-12-30T01:29:38.947-05:002010-12-30T01:29:38.947-05:00@Elise: He didn't ask because lawyers know eve...@Elise: He didn't ask because lawyers know everything. Believe me - I'm related to several of them.<br /><br />Hopalong GinsbergAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-39055993301557648662010-12-30T00:29:25.836-05:002010-12-30T00:29:25.836-05:00Regarding bananas: I took the tour of Ellis Island...Regarding bananas: I took the tour of Ellis Island before it was renovated, and they took us through the rooms that were left just as they were when the immigration people cleared out of there, way back when. In the old dining room, the guide told us that the new immigrants were at once impressed, disgusted, and confused by their food. Why? They were impressed with the white bread, which in Europe only really rich people ate, but was cheap here because of the bleaching process that was unknown overseas; they were disgusted with the corn, which in Europe was considered animal fodder; and they were confused by the bananas, which in Europe they had never seen, and had no idea how to eat. He said they'd had to have a staffer stand up on a chair every morning in front of the immigrants and demonstrate the right way to eat a banana.<br /><br />And I was told a story once by a friend from Russia. He lived near Odessa, which was where the "more equal than others" people vacationed. One time a ship came from Nicaragua loaded with bananas, bound for Odessa, but was barred from docking there because the city was under quarantine from a cholera outbreak, so they docked at his city instead and sold the bananas for whatever they could get for them. His brother bought a bunch and gave him one. Later on he asked how it was, and my friend said, "It was terrible. I don't understand what these rich people see in them." His brother asked "Well, did you leave it in a warm place until it turned yellow?" My friend said "Uhm, no, should I have?"Shalomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667927130052597028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-84278183720455687612010-12-29T10:05:36.825-05:002010-12-29T10:05:36.825-05:00Now that I look at the petition again, the guy'...Now that I look at the petition again, the guy's first name is Arturo. Get it? Artie? Artie Choked? This might be a prank.Laynehttp://braintwinkles.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-63368283568202521522010-12-29T04:00:30.502-05:002010-12-29T04:00:30.502-05:00"loss of capacity for the enjoyment of life&q..."loss of capacity for the enjoyment of life". wow, the stuff lawyers come up withApinya Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07527519299194752123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-36001952370373002752010-12-29T03:13:58.700-05:002010-12-29T03:13:58.700-05:00The article doesn't mention whether or not he ...The article doesn't mention whether or not he actually asked the waiter on how to eat them? <br /><br />Surely, if it's a vegetable you've never seen or heard of before AND your first bite seems to indicate that you're doing something wrong you would DO something (even excuse yourself, so to the bathroom and google on the Blackberry?), wouldn't you?Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506274310934059070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-73049617952294543892010-12-29T01:40:24.635-05:002010-12-29T01:40:24.635-05:00My understanding was that somewhere along the line...My understanding was that somewhere along the line we learned about eating bananas from watching monkeys eating them. <br /><br />As for artichokes, I wouldn't eat them, but that's me. Whatever happened, though, to asking a question if you don't know how to do something? If he didn't know how to eat it, why the blazes didn't he ask?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247145698760624498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-70728388849363181962010-12-29T00:54:02.223-05:002010-12-29T00:54:02.223-05:00So, from now on, each artichoke will come with an ...So, from now on, each artichoke will come with an instruction sheet tucked in between the leaves, much like those annoying PI and other OMG WARNING (the industry term for it has escaped my brain) sheets.Outrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-67583355582695401042010-12-28T22:31:09.495-05:002010-12-28T22:31:09.495-05:00Well if HE has a case think of the case a friend o...Well if HE has a case think of the case a friend of my Mom's would have had. She tried using a Feminine Protection product for the first time and didn't know to remove the cardboard. Speaking of anguish.terri chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398808840234914275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-43376118215712339202010-12-28T19:42:28.857-05:002010-12-28T19:42:28.857-05:00artichoke eaten properly is a powerful purgative. ...artichoke eaten properly is a powerful purgative. so this innocent, arrogant moron may have a tort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-6051581063760456112010-12-28T18:12:00.596-05:002010-12-28T18:12:00.596-05:00What motivated the first person who ever ate an eg...What motivated the first person who ever ate an egg? Think about it. Also consider the hilarity that must have ensued the first time someone tried to milk a cow.<br /><br />My captcha is "acesol," as in, "Hey, look at that acesol trying to milk that cow!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-75500875067744646202010-12-28T18:04:04.651-05:002010-12-28T18:04:04.651-05:00I worked with a guy that ate the ENTIRE banana... ...I worked with a guy that ate the ENTIRE banana... peel and all. Same thing with oranges and such. He claimed that was where all of the nutrients were, and how he'd been doing it that way forever. <br /><br />Maybe he knew something no one else did, because he was in his late 70s and looked 50.<br /><br />Still not enough incentive to eat the peels on those things... yuck.CandyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664818861874419334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-58220437469523083702010-12-28T17:37:14.406-05:002010-12-28T17:37:14.406-05:00I hope some judge throws this out STAT!I hope some judge throws this out STAT!bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353836074794786357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-38185478766719585642010-12-28T15:41:28.731-05:002010-12-28T15:41:28.731-05:00I've never eaten an artichoke (unless artichok...I've never eaten an artichoke (unless artichoke hearts on pizza count), so I wouldn't know how to eat it either. I do think I'd have stopped when I discovered the leaves were sharp and not tasty. No clean-plate club here...Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12714078352001622357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-2717068397122156522010-12-28T14:20:55.501-05:002010-12-28T14:20:55.501-05:00i once ordered an artichoke in a restaurant and di...i once ordered an artichoke in a restaurant and didn't know how to eat it, i asked the waiter, she said she didn't know too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-84547096602240449462010-12-28T13:49:53.243-05:002010-12-28T13:49:53.243-05:00Scary thing, if you were born and raised in Hollyw...Scary thing, if you were born and raised in Hollywood (which is where I am from and where he has his practice), you would not be surprised!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-80724033413788436162010-12-28T13:24:19.074-05:002010-12-28T13:24:19.074-05:00This reminded me of the time when I was a kid that...This reminded me of the time when I was a kid that my mom learned not to put the leftover leaves down a garbage disposal. Dad took the disposal apart, and it took hours to fix. The leaves didn't grind up; they separated into strings. What a nightmare. If that happened in the guy's gut, no wonder he had a stomach ache.WarmSockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192702662231361355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-39552492666410195412010-12-28T13:23:41.239-05:002010-12-28T13:23:41.239-05:00The real hero is the first person who ate an oyste...The real hero is the first person who ate an oyster.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11827236343578670299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-81689201534454092752010-12-28T11:42:28.514-05:002010-12-28T11:42:28.514-05:00Class Factotum: My great-grandmother did the same...Class Factotum: My great-grandmother did the same thing! She was 14 and fresh off the boat from Serbia. She traveled to America alone. And never ate another banana again.Jadziahttp://toddlerism.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-18410763857323691242010-12-28T11:09:43.511-05:002010-12-28T11:09:43.511-05:00I don't think I'd entrust my medical care ...I don't think I'd entrust my medical care to this guy...Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635808302306218421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-11356846833201641592010-12-28T10:48:15.086-05:002010-12-28T10:48:15.086-05:00I work in a law office and just printed this out f...I work in a law office and just printed this out for one of the attys because I thought he'd think it was funny. He did at first, then said there may actually be a case there, based on case law from a case in 1928 that still holds. Stranger things have happened!Laynehttp://braintwinkles.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-19565366232841940062010-12-28T10:25:02.640-05:002010-12-28T10:25:02.640-05:00Had to show my husband how to eat an artichoke. He...Had to show my husband how to eat an artichoke. He'd never even seen one before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-65428355789938957172010-12-28T09:40:54.203-05:002010-12-28T09:40:54.203-05:00It mighta choked Artie, but it ain't gonna cho...It mighta choked Artie, but it ain't gonna choke Stymie.ElleMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023612052478838943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-9110629841995702902010-12-28T09:27:33.488-05:002010-12-28T09:27:33.488-05:00I hope his lawyer dies of Broccoli Poisoning.I hope his lawyer dies of Broccoli Poisoning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-37580318814702436912010-12-28T09:16:46.719-05:002010-12-28T09:16:46.719-05:00This too shall pass.This too shall pass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com