BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

wrote in news:tifh249ebp098vm86mgjunovp2ldpu9cbo@
4ax.com:

PS - IIRC, you are also a fan of Jackie Mason, and I made a left-handed
reference to some of his "Jews, Gentiles, and cars/boats" schtick in a
reply to you about your shoulder - how is it, BTW?

I figured there was schtick in there somewhere, but missed it through the
Vicadin haze.

This Figure-8 clavicle splint was designed in the third ring of hell. The
pain isn't very big, so I can't complain too much, but the splint/sling is
a real claustrophobic arrangement. Sleeping is tough, but when I hit the
perfect Vicadin/Flexaril ratio, it works out.

--
Scott
Reverse name to reply

wrote:
rb608 wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
McCain doesn't win
in November.
He's married to a younger, blonde, filthy rich trophy wife who own a
beer distributor.

The term "trophy wife" is hardly a reasonable description of her and I
give them points for sticking together through some rough times.

That's the trouble with trophy wives, they don't stay trophies
forever.

He already wins, unless you have one of those with
a TV in the top of her head. :-(

But yeah, I think that's a safe bet.

Now straight-up bets I'd not do, ...
any of you
girls ready to put yer money where yer mouths are?

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !! My proposed bet is on the record.
What's the matter Sally, have you been caught talking out
of the wrong end of your gastrointestinal tract again ?

--
Ken Fortenberry

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/polls/

On 12 May 2008 22:12:00 GMT, Scott Seidman
wrote:

wrote in news:tifh249ebp098vm86mgjunovp2ldpu9cbo@
4ax.com:

PS - IIRC, you are also a fan of Jackie Mason, and I made a left-handed
reference to some of his "Jews, Gentiles, and cars/boats" schtick in a
reply to you about your shoulder - how is it, BTW?

I figured there was schtick in there somewhere, but missed it through the
Vicadin haze.

This Figure-8 clavicle splint was designed in the third ring of hell. The
pain isn't very big, so I can't complain too much, but the splint/sling is
a real claustrophobic arrangement. Sleeping is tough, but when I hit the
perfect Vicadin/Flexaril ratio, it works out.

My first bone doc said "if you were a teenager, we could put all the pieces in
different corners of the room and they'd still knit together". He put *my*
odds at around 90% of healing without surgery.

That figure dropped by 5% with each visit over the next 6 months.

By October (10 months from the explosion) he finally broached the idea of
surgery - but he was leaning towards just removing the entire clavicle, saying
I wasn't a sports star and didn't need it that badly. I said I still enjoyed
snow-skiing and water skiing and I expected I'd actually need functional
clavicles to enjoy those, and I expressed major dismay about the removal idea,
while he spent the visit describing all the things that could go wrong during
a repair attempt. But he was willing to give it a try.

The Thursday before the scheduled Monday surgery, he explained he no longer
actually performs surgeries (ostensibly because of his age), but would assist
his partner in the operation. His partner came into the room, and the first
thing I asked was "how many of these do you do in a year". Partner's response:
"I haven't done any since medical school".

Ohhh kay. So much for dealing with Harvard bone docs.

I demanded a copy of all the films, contacted my BIL, who contacted the head
of orthopedic surgery at the Lahey Clinic, who set me up with his protege -
who did roughly 50 of these clavicle repairs each year. And he explained all
the ways that he made sure not to cause more damage than he's fixing,
including putting his hand between the back-side of the bones and all the
important junk that lies under the clavicle, so if he broke through with the
drill he'd nail himself and not the junk.

A week later I was all screwed back together again, and healing. He had to
take some bone graft out of my hip - which he took from the same side as the
shattered clavy, so I could sleep on the other side. Good thinking. Something
I'm sure the Harvard nitwits would not have considered.

He also said if I had come to Lahey in the first place, they'd have operated
within a few days of the breakage...

/daytripper (and there's no shortage of Harvard educated idiots out there)

On Mon, 12 May 2008 19:15:04 -0400, daytripper
wrote:

On 12 May 2008 22:12:00 GMT, Scott Seidman
wrote:

wrote in news:tifh249ebp098vm86mgjunovp2ldpu9cbo@
4ax.com:

PS - IIRC, you are also a fan of Jackie Mason, and I made a left-handed
reference to some of his "Jews, Gentiles, and cars/boats" schtick in a
reply to you about your shoulder - how is it, BTW?

I figured there was schtick in there somewhere, but missed it through the
Vicadin haze.

This Figure-8 clavicle splint was designed in the third ring of hell. The
pain isn't very big, so I can't complain too much, but the splint/sling is
a real claustrophobic arrangement. Sleeping is tough, but when I hit the
perfect Vicadin/Flexaril ratio, it works out.

My first bone doc said "if you were a teenager, we could put all the pieces in
different corners of the room and they'd still knit together". He put *my*
odds at around 90% of healing without surgery.

That figure dropped by 5% with each visit over the next 6 months.

By October (10 months from the explosion) he finally broached the idea of
surgery - but he was leaning towards just removing the entire clavicle, saying
I wasn't a sports star and didn't need it that badly. I said I still enjoyed
snow-skiing and water skiing and I expected I'd actually need functional
clavicles to enjoy those, and I expressed major dismay about the removal idea,
while he spent the visit describing all the things that could go wrong during
a repair attempt. But he was willing to give it a try.

The Thursday before the scheduled Monday surgery, he explained he no longer
actually performs surgeries (ostensibly because of his age), but would assist
his partner in the operation. His partner came into the room, and the first
thing I asked was "how many of these do you do in a year". Partner's response:
"I haven't done any since medical school".

Ohhh kay. So much for dealing with Harvard bone docs.

I demanded a copy of all the films, contacted my BIL, who contacted the head
of orthopedic surgery at the Lahey Clinic, who set me up with his protege -
who did roughly 50 of these clavicle repairs each year. And he explained all
the ways that he made sure not to cause more damage than he's fixing,
including putting his hand between the back-side of the bones and all the
important junk that lies under the clavicle, so if he broke through with the
drill he'd nail himself and not the junk.

A week later I was all screwed back together again, and healing. He had to
take some bone graft out of my hip - which he took from the same side as the
shattered clavy, so I could sleep on the other side. Good thinking. Something
I'm sure the Harvard nitwits would not have considered.

He also said if I had come to Lahey in the first place, they'd have operated
within a few days of the breakage...

/daytripper (and there's no shortage of Harvard educated idiots out there)

The old joke's punchline:

"at Haw-vahd, they teach us to wash our hands after we urinate..."

"Yeah, well, at Yale, we know enough not to **** on our hands..."

....a wag might observe that both Barack and Michelle Obama went to
Harvard...and there's seems to be no shortage of them...

Help? Well, if you are a hand-****er, it might,
R

On Mon, 12 May 2008 18:58:27 -0400, daytripper
wrote:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/polls/

HTH://www.putyermoneywhereyermouthis.com/20-1/

On Mon, 12 May 2008 17:46:47 -0500, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

wrote:
rb608 wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
McCain doesn't win
in November.
He's married to a younger, blonde, filthy rich trophy wife who own a
beer distributor.

The term "trophy wife" is hardly a reasonable description of her and I
give them points for sticking together through some rough times.

That's the trouble with trophy wives, they don't stay trophies
forever.

He already wins, unless you have one of those with
a TV in the top of her head. :-(

But yeah, I think that's a safe bet.

Now straight-up bets I'd not do, ...
any of you
girls ready to put yer money where yer mouths are?

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !! My proposed bet is on the record.
What's the matter Sally, have you been caught talking out
of the wrong end of your gastrointestinal tract again ?

And your proposed bet is a straight-up bet. I'd not take any potential
Prez at 1-1, I said exactly that, and am I making any noises about
_anyone_ being a certainty. I've said in the past, and I still say that
with the information today, it'll be a close election, and that the Dems
appear to have more potential stumbling blocks on the horizon than
McCain. Tomorrow promises to make the Dems even more screwed-up.

Tell you what - I'll make it really light on ya. Since you're so sure,
give me 20-1, and I'll only insist on putting up $100 USD, since that
seems to be "big bucks"...care to talk terms on a real money bet?

And there it is,
R

wrote:
On Mon, 12 May 2008 17:46:47 -0500, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

wrote:
rb608 wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
McCain doesn't win
in November.
He's married to a younger, blonde, filthy rich trophy wife who own a
beer distributor.
The term "trophy wife" is hardly a reasonable description of her and I
give them points for sticking together through some rough times.
That's the trouble with trophy wives, they don't stay trophies
forever.

He already wins, unless you have one of those with
a TV in the top of her head. :-(

But yeah, I think that's a safe bet.
Now straight-up bets I'd not do, ...
any of you
girls ready to put yer money where yer mouths are?
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !! My proposed bet is on the record.
What's the matter Sally, have you been caught talking out
of the wrong end of your gastrointestinal tract again ?

And your proposed bet is a straight-up bet. I'd not take any potential
Prez at 1-1, I said exactly that, and am I making any noises about
_anyone_ being a certainty. I've said in the past, and I still say that
with the information today, it'll be a close election, and that the Dems
appear to have more potential stumbling blocks on the horizon than
McCain. Tomorrow promises to make the Dems even more screwed-up.

Tell you what - I'll make it really light on ya. Since you're so sure,
give me 20-1, and I'll only insist on putting up $100 USD, since that
seems to be "big bucks"...care to talk terms on a real money bet?

At 20 to 1 ?!!??!! Either you're friggin' nuts or you think I am.
No more Wayno bets for this boy.

--
Ken Fortenberry

wrote:

Tell you what - I'll make it really light on ya. Since you're so sure,
give me 20-1, and I'll only insist on putting up $100 USD, since that
seems to be "big bucks"...care to talk terms on a real money bet?

And there it is,
R


Are you offering 20-1 that McCain will beat Obama? Yes or no. Spare me
the splippery, weaselly ****.

If you're offering 20-1 I'll bet $1000, but I'll insist that a neutral
3rd party hold the money (because I don't trust you).

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

rw wrote:
wrote:

Tell you what - I'll make it really light on ya. Since you're so
sure, give me 20-1, and I'll only insist on putting up $100 USD,
since that seems to be "big bucks"...care to talk terms on a real
money bet? And there it is,


Are you offering 20-1 that McCain will beat Obama? Yes or no. Spare me
the splippery, weaselly ****.

If you're offering 20-1 I'll bet $1000, but I'll insist that a neutral
3rd party hold the money (because I don't trust you).

Everyone send their $1,000 to:

Tim Johnson
c/o Solutions by Computer, Inc.
191 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01103

--
TL,
Tim
-------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj