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when I had appendicitis I spent twelve hours in the emergency room because the doctor on shift thought I was a teenage girl who was lying about being pregnant. He interrogated me about this multiple times over the twelve hours that I was lying half-conscious in agony on a gurney in a room off the side, coming in just long enough to yell at me that needed to just admit the truth already before leaving to tend to the patients he felt deserved his attention more. It wasn't until a new doctor came on at a shift change that anyone actually LOOKED at me. By the time they got me into the ER my appendix had already burst, and they had a meeting with my parents to break the news to them that they should not expect me to recover. Obviously I did (after several weeks in the hospital and a secondary infection that led to my parents being given ANOTHER "prepare for your child to die any minute now" speech), but doctors not loving believing people (especially women/people they perceive to be women) is my pet peeve
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Jesus loving Christ I hope I never get sick.  Not helping matters is my extreme luck with serious illnesses so far combined with me being a gigantic wimp. The worst I've had to deal with is a broken arm, the thought of appendicitis or, say, a bullet wound keeps me up at night. AlphaKretin has a new favorite as of 16:34 on Oct 13, 2015 |
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Oct 13, 2015 16:32
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I was taken in for severe dehydration (which they later determined was caused by gastroenteritis) a few years ago and the fucker wouldn't stop asking me how much I'd drank the night before. He assumed that I was just whining about a bad hangover. Yeah, buddy, I wasn't drinking, and I've been puking and making GBS threads my guts out for more than 24 hours and can't keep even water and saltines down, it's just a loving hangover  Thankfully, his shift ended while I was laid up and the next doc went "oh poo poo" and fixed me up. Hours, multiple bags of saline, and some antiemetics later, he shows up with the blood test results and tells me that I was "really frickin' dry" and was lucky to have come in before something worse happened.So yeah, gently caress doctors who assume you're a turd as soon as you walk in the door.
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Oct 13, 2015 17:03
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Group of "friends" who spew "no man left behind!" before a grueling obstacle course/race event, and then sprint ahead of you, leaving you where? loving behind. gently caress you.
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Oct 13, 2015 17:05
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InediblePenguin posted:when I had appendicitis I spent twelve hours in the emergency room because the doctor on shift thought I was a teenage girl who was lying about being pregnant. He interrogated me about this multiple times over the twelve hours that I was lying half-conscious in agony on a gurney in a room off the side, coming in just long enough to yell at me that needed to just admit the truth already before leaving to tend to the patients he felt deserved his attention more. It wasn't until a new doctor came on at a shift change that anyone actually LOOKED at me. By the time they got me into the ER my appendix had already burst, and they had a meeting with my parents to break the news to them that they should not expect me to recover. Obviously I did (after several weeks in the hospital and a secondary infection that led to my parents being given ANOTHER "prepare for your child to die any minute now" speech), but doctors not loving believing people (especially women/people they perceive to be women) is my pet peeve Jesus Christ, I don't normally support this mentality, but this is the kind of thing malpractice suits are for. I hope your folks nailed that rear end in a top hat doctor to the wall.
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Oct 13, 2015 17:54
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Medical poo poo is even more fun when you have something a lot of general practitioners don't see often (dwarfism) and they refuse to listen to you when you say "Hey, I am prone to ear problems that get bad fast," for example. The one I went to in Albuquerque ignored me and brushed me off with "oh it's just a little red" and by the time I got to an ENT specialist, it was (as he described it, verbatim) "black, bleeding and infected." I have obvious but not really impairing hearing loss in my left ear as a result. So yeah, doctors who assume that you're just an internet hypochondriac instead of someone with a relatively rare congenital condition who, you know, tries to keep up on poo poo to watch out for... that is a definite pet peeve.
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Oct 13, 2015 18:45
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InediblePenguin posted:when I had appendicitis I spent twelve hours in the emergency room because the doctor on shift thought I was a teenage girl who was lying about being pregnant. He interrogated me about this multiple times over the twelve hours that I was lying half-conscious in agony on a gurney in a room off the side, coming in just long enough to yell at me that needed to just admit the truth already before leaving to tend to the patients he felt deserved his attention more. It wasn't until a new doctor came on at a shift change that anyone actually LOOKED at me. By the time they got me into the ER my appendix had already burst, and they had a meeting with my parents to break the news to them that they should not expect me to recover. Obviously I did (after several weeks in the hospital and a secondary infection that led to my parents being given ANOTHER "prepare for your child to die any minute now" speech), but doctors not loving believing people (especially women/people they perceive to be women) is my pet peeve  I'm not a lawyer so maybe there's some kind of rear end in a top hat protection I don't know about here but this sounds like it would have been a viable lawsuit. It's certainly a gently caress of a lot more than a peeve.
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Oct 13, 2015 19:04
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oh yeah and if you're trans then every single health problem you have is obviously an emotional/psychological thing related to your being trans, rather than an actual medical condition - I know a woman who couldn't initially get treatment for A BROKEN WRIST because the doctor at the clinic she went to was like "I don't have any experience with trans patients so I can't help you," because of course being trans means your bones work differently Silver Falcon - my parents wanted to sue, but couldn't afford a lawyer, so it went nowhere
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Oct 13, 2015 19:04
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InediblePenguin posted:oh yeah and if you're trans then every single health problem you have is obviously an emotional/psychological thing related to your being trans, rather than an actual medical condition - I know a woman who couldn't initially get treatment for A BROKEN WRIST because the doctor at the clinic she went to was like "I don't have any experience with trans patients so I can't help you," because of course being trans means your bones work differently Your tonsils need to be removed? Probably because of those hormones you're taking. You got the flu? Must be the hormones! Can't wait to deal with this when I eventually go on HRT. I've yet to hear from someone on HRT who hasn't gotten this poo poo from some idiot.
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Oct 13, 2015 19:27
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InediblePenguin posted:I know a woman who couldn't initially get treatment for A BROKEN WRIST because the doctor at the clinic she went to was like "I don't have any experience with trans patients so I can't help you," because of course being trans means your bones work differently  What in the actual gently caress.
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Oct 13, 2015 19:56
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cash crab posted:
before, holy poo poo
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Oct 13, 2015 20:03
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I was in a clinic waiting room and overheard this lady arguing on her cell about her doctor. Apparently she was on her "4th second opinion" because she was worried a pimple in her armpit was breast cancer, and wouldn't rest until she got an MRI. The previous doctor literally drained it and confirmed it was just a regular pimple, and she even admitted to having just changed to a new antiperspirant that was causing irritation. She kept yelling "but I know my body!" Between wacko doctor's who dismiss patient concerns, and wacko patients who webMD themselves into a panic, I can't imagine the stress that must loom over the profession at all times.
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Oct 13, 2015 20:50
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When I worked for the clinics at the U of MN, nurses and doctors basically knew when patients were full of poo poo, but always took them at their word. It seemed like the best policy. Like even if we had a known drug seeker that would call in daily for more narcotics, we would treat the word "emergency" from her just like anyone else. Which was a pet peeve: some patients had just learned that you'll get fast-tracked if you say the word "emergency", and they were right. But it seemed really disrespectful and dangerous of them. On a separate topic, I want to stab anyone that says "sharing is caring".
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Oct 13, 2015 21:04
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Oct 13, 2015 21:39
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I initially thought you were meant to be the one giving directions, because I give them out by landmark rather than going "PLEASE CHECK PHONE." Am I just weird?
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Oct 13, 2015 21:54
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Tendai posted:I initially thought you were meant to be the one giving directions, because I give them out by landmark rather than going "PLEASE CHECK PHONE." Am I just weird? Get with the times, grandad.
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Oct 13, 2015 22:02
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I'm gonna have to ditto everyone on Doctors not listening to me. Ever since I was little I've been stupidly resistant to anesthetic and it says so on my medical records apparently but the record is not specific, just mentions issues with them. So my petpeeve is having to explain everytime that I am gonna need a hell of alot more of whatever they're gonna give me and have them not listen to is anyway. Because of this I woke up during my Appendectomy.
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Oct 13, 2015 22:08
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Bear in mind with my appendicitis story I am in the UK so all the poo poo was on the NHS. I feel sorry for you guys with bills to worry about. 
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Oct 13, 2015 22:22
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Couldn't you just type whistlin whiskeys into maps? Even if you're drunk and can't spell it auto corrects or gives the closest suggestion. E: I typed this thinking of the Google maps app. I dunno how successful the Apple maps app would be in finding something correctly. E2: you're an rear end in a top hat for expecting everyone to know everything about their phone and being mad when they don't. Plus some people don't use Apple maps and not everyone has an iPhone. And if you can't type in a name of a restaurant into the app you're just dumb (and an rear end in a top hat). Thin Privilege has a new favorite as of 23:18 on Oct 13, 2015 |
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Oct 13, 2015 23:08
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Last night I needed to go to the supermarket so I asked my girlfriend if she needed any groceries and she said no. Then I said I was probably going to get some hot food from the deli and did she want anything. She said no to that as well. Then I get home and she asks if she can try some of my food and eats half of it then an hour later remembers that she needs a bottle of wine because she's going to a friend's place and asks if I can run to the liquor store for her. Goddamnit, I just asked you if you needed groceries or food and you said no and then it turns out you wanted both. Get your poo poo together, jesus.
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Oct 13, 2015 23:36
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"Yous". Especially since here in Australia the accent renders it "yuhz". I don't know if the people saying it intend this or not, but it sounds so sloppy it comes off as passive aggressive.
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Oct 14, 2015 00:06
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AlphaKretin posted:Jesus loving Christ I hope I never get sick. I'm the youngest of 4 & seem to have the worst luck of everyone. Broke both wrists (age 5 & 11), appendix out at 14, broken ankle at 15, dislocated shoulder at 17, car accident at 18 (rear ended by a pickup), inguinal hernia in 06, fell off my brother's pool slide 6' onto concrete 3 years ago (28 stitches & mild concussion), now diagnosed with diverticulitis & colon puncture. Learn from my stupidity, I should have just cut out the middle man, eaten more fiber & got a stuntman job.
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Oct 14, 2015 00:44
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Tendai posted:I initially thought you were meant to be the one giving directions, because I give them out by landmark rather than going "PLEASE CHECK PHONE." Am I just weird? AlphaKretin posted:"Yous". Especially since here in Australia the accent renders it "yuhz". I don't know if the people saying it intend this or not, but it sounds so sloppy it comes off as passive aggressive.
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Oct 14, 2015 02:54
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InediblePenguin posted:when I had appendicitis I spent twelve hours in the emergency room because the doctor on shift thought I was a teenage girl who was lying about being pregnant. He interrogated me about this multiple times over the twelve hours that I was lying half-conscious in agony on a gurney in a room off the side, coming in just long enough to yell at me that needed to just admit the truth already before leaving to tend to the patients he felt deserved his attention more. It wasn't until a new doctor came on at a shift change that anyone actually LOOKED at me. By the time they got me into the ER my appendix had already burst, and they had a meeting with my parents to break the news to them that they should not expect me to recover. Obviously I did (after several weeks in the hospital and a secondary infection that led to my parents being given ANOTHER "prepare for your child to die any minute now" speech), but doctors not loving believing people (especially women/people they perceive to be women) is my pet peeve Everybody knows that any abdominal pain a woman experiences ever is pregnancy. Women can never have intestinal problems or appendicitis. It's always babies. On that note, everyone who concludes that any time I'm not feeling well means I'm pregnant can go gently caress themselves. My MIL is the worst offender for this one.
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Oct 14, 2015 04:05
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Aquatic Giraffe posted:Everybody knows that any abdominal pain a woman experiences ever is pregnancy. Women can never have intestinal problems or appendicitis. It's always babies. Clearly if you're not pregnant then it's just cramps and you're on your period. My sister almost died when her gallbladder ruptured because the doctor kept insisting it was just really bad cramps stemming from being over weight.  They wouldn't even consider that it might have been anything else until her husband had to rush her in to the emergency room.
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Oct 14, 2015 04:13
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My medical-related pet peeve is that I have anxiety, which can sometimes manifest with physical issues like pounding heart, feeling dizzy or faint, abdominal pain, random aches, etc. all of which could also be symptoms of any number of other bad things. But whenever I tell someone who knows about my disorder that I'm not feeling well, the first thing they say is "Is it anxiety? Have you taken your pill yet? What's worrying you today?" And when I say I'm not worried about anything, they say "Oh, but you could be worried/anxious and not even know it, just try the pill and see how you feel tomorrow." Which is hilarious because while I really wasn't worrying about anything before, now I'm kinda nervous that someday there will actually be something very wrong with me, and you'll tell me to take a pill and lie down rather than actually listening to what I'm saying. And then I'll die.
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Oct 14, 2015 04:51
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Tiggum posted:Address should be first. The address is almost always the best way to find a place. When someone gives the address you can just look it up and see what landmarks are nearby if you want, or you can just put it into Google maps or a satnav or whatever. My pet peeve is people only giving directions and landmarks and not the loving address. Putting in "[business name] and [city name]" works for most navigation apps. My pet peeve is when people ask for directions then snottily request an address for whatever GPS device they're using. Sometimes the locals know the best way to get to a place, best parking, etc. that Google/Apple Maps wouldn't know. (Besides, if you're holding an Internet-capable device, why are you asking me for directions? Google that poo poo and don't waste my time.)
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Oct 14, 2015 05:12
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queserasera posted:Putting in "[business name] and [city name]" works for most navigation apps. queserasera posted:Sometimes the locals know the best way to get to a place, best parking, etc. that Google/Apple Maps wouldn't know.
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Oct 14, 2015 05:18
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Silver Falcon posted:Jesus Christ, I don't normally support this mentality, but this is the kind of thing malpractice suits are for. I hope your folks nailed that rear end in a top hat doctor to the wall. Nothing will ever happen about stuff like that. I went to the hospital in an ambulance after I got raped (I didn't have a car or money for a taxi) and the paramedic spent the entire ride saying I was just faking it, I'm just a stupid whore who regrets having sex, think about who's life I'm going to ruin if I report the guy for the "not rape." I guess because I wasn't hysterically crying with mascara all over the place I couldn't be a victim? Just generally disgusting stuff like that while his partner nodded. The ambulance service charged me for a "non emergency ride." I tried to contest it but it became too much of a hassle. Medical care anywhere is hosed.
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Oct 14, 2015 06:13
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It's really annoying when you're trying to use a rental-car Garmin to navigate an unfamiliar city and lo and behold there are suddenly 12 of the thing you're looking for within a five-mile radius, and you have to guess which is the right one. Even worse if you're in a foreign country and don't speak the language.
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Oct 14, 2015 06:16
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Nuebot posted:Clearly if you're not pregnant then it's just cramps and you're on your period. My sister almost died when her gallbladder ruptured because the doctor kept insisting it was just really bad cramps stemming from being over weight. JFC. My friend nearly died from an ovarian cyst that caused all kinds of pain. The Dr came in, said, "You're fat. Lose weight" and walked out. The ER Dr rushed her into surgery after a couple of tests.
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Oct 14, 2015 07:02
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A peeve with somewhat less gravity (oh god I'll never sleep again thanks you lot  ), I admit it's not exactly normal to primarily enjoy video game music but I do wish people would be a bit less snooty about preferring "real music  ", especially if they're going to turn around and wonder why I don't like talking about my musical pretences. t
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Oct 14, 2015 07:34
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AlphaKretin posted:A peeve with somewhat less gravity (oh god I'll never sleep again thanks you lot Video game music isn't even a genre though. You might as well say you're a fan of film soundtracks. Which ones?
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AlphaKretin posted:A peeve with somewhat less gravity (oh god I'll never sleep again thanks you lot I like people who get super uptight about genres. "Oh what do you like?" "A bit of everything? I'm listening to some country right now, it's not bad" and then they'll go off for like ten minutes about how country is the worst genre because it's nothing but hicks singing about trucks and god. Half the music I listen to are Canadian hicks singing about boats, booze and whores so I don't really see the problem.Tiggum posted:Video game music isn't even a genre though. You might as well say you're a fan of film soundtracks. Which ones? I think it's less calling game music a genre and more people who just have disdain for it regardless. One of my professors once was going on about how something I was listening to was beautiful, until they asked me who composed it. Second they found out it was from a video game they told me it was obviously just copying historical composers with no original creativity and that I shouldn't waste my time listening to stuff like that. Nuebot has a new favorite as of 09:07 on Oct 14, 2015 |
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Oct 14, 2015 08:20
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My dog woke me up this morning by licking my eye. My eye! I was unconscious and then I had a tongue pry my eyelid open and touch my eye. My day is ruined.
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Oct 14, 2015 09:04
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Nuebot posted:I think it's less calling game music a genre and more people who just have disdain for it regardless. One of my professors once was going on about how something I was listening to was beautiful, until they asked me who composed it. Second they found out it was from a video game they told me it was obviously just copying historical composers with no original creativity and that I shouldn't waste my time listening to stuff like that. Yeah, this. Like, I understand that yes some games are quite kid friendly and no not many tell stories as good as their writers would like to be believe but the sheer amount of stigma video games get us totally undeserved.
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Oct 14, 2015 10:09
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So to bring back bugchat. We get these buzzing assholes, I think they're locusts? I don't know because I never see them. I just hear them, constantly. They're so god damned loud at times you can't hear anything at all but this buzzing and you don't even realize that you've gone buzz-deaf until they stop and suddenly you can hear again. As I'm sitting here typing on what is normally a loud rear end mechanical keyboard, I can not hear the clacking of the keys over the sounds of these bugs outside. gently caress them.
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Nuebot posted:So to bring back bugchat. We get these buzzing assholes, I think they're locusts? I don't know because I never see them. I just hear them, constantly. They're so god damned loud at times you can't hear anything at all but this buzzing and you don't even realize that you've gone buzz-deaf until they stop and suddenly you can hear again. As I'm sitting here typing on what is normally a loud rear end mechanical keyboard, I can not hear the clacking of the keys over the sounds of these bugs outside. gently caress them. Cicadas? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRq5gqidzco We get those every year around summertime. Doesn't feel like summer without every tree sounding like it's filled with tiny power tools.
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Oct 14, 2015 12:46
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Silver Falcon posted:Cicadas? I found out what it was. loving Katydid! Just imagine a billion of these shitlords Bzzz-zzz-zzing all night long.
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Dr Scoofles posted:My dog woke me up this morning by licking my eye. My eye! I was unconscious and then I had a tongue pry my eyelid open and touch my eye. My day is ruined. This made me laugh and was a nice breath of fresh air after all the horrifying medical stories. I thought if another peeve though -- Red Sox fans who think everyone from NYC cares about the Yanks-Sox rivalry.
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