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Good lord that reminds me of the time my dad was prescribed suppositories for severe hemorrhoids - I asked him if he was getting any relief and he screamed into the phone, “These damned things ya can hardly swallow - for all the good they done me I might as well have shoved em up my ass!” 😳

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That's hilarious. Rodney Dangerfield kind of stuff.

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Dad LOVED Rodney!!

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I'm delighted! I wasn't sure you'd get the reference, because everyone is so young these days.

For my money, peak Rodney is with Johnny Carson, circa 1979. He was marvelous before and hed be marvelous after, but go to YouTube and watch one of those 1979 segments.

I've never seen him listed as such, but for my money, Rodney Dangerfield was the greatest standup comic of my lifetime.

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My morning chuckle.

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This reminds me of sending a morbidly obese patient to the large animal MRI when I was in med school. Surely, those images were tainted.

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true story, when I was in med school, a monkey at the zoo swallowed something he shouldn't have and they brought him to our OR to operate on! I've never sent a human to the animal hospital though...

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similar story here- we used to go to the San Diego Zoo to provide care for the gorillas

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We’ve been told for so long that we’re descended from apes, that I guess the medical/pHarma industry can no longer differentiate between humans and animals. Too many Dr. Moreaus on this island! Not you, of course.

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Hell they can’t even differentiate men from women without a fear crisis!

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True confession here. I had walking pneumonia a few months ago. I used my German Shepherd's doxycycline to treat it. Rather than go to an MD. Because, believe it or not, ivermectin was such a great help for covid, now I realize pet meds are actually A-OK!

And yes, the doxycycline cleared up the pneumonia.

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Great article. Thank you for continuing to speak out!

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🐴

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Enjoy your vacation 😉👍

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Doctor, on second thought, I would not show the Val Lewton movies to your children. The exception to this might be The Curse of the Cat People, which, though it is a sequel, can be viewed as a standalone film. But not in a hundred years would I show The Seventh Victim to them. That's a great film, but if you see it, see it with only other adults.

I think that anyone who recognizes outstanding art recognizes that these are superior movies, but no, definitely not for children.

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I appreciate the warning!

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You should have known better. Seriously, Y'all, you are not a dog! (regardless of how much you may enjoy catching frisbees with your teeth and chasing cars.)

How could you DO such a thing to your kids? Shame!

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