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This is just going too far:
Ingredients: Milk Allergy Warning: Contains MILK And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" On another part of the label: "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" And on yet another part of the label: "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they can't read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings warning you to read the warnings about the ingredients. -sw |
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Sqwertz wrote:
> This is just going too far: > > Ingredients: Milk > > Allergy Warning: Contains MILK > > And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: > > "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" > > On another part of the label: > "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" > > And on yet another part of the label: > "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" > > Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they > can't read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings > warning you to read the warnings about the ingredients. "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" Henry The Sixth, Part 2 Act 4, scene 2 |
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> This is just going too far: > > Ingredients: Milk > > Allergy Warning: Contains MILK > > And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: > > "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" > > On another part of the label: > "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" > > And on yet another part of the label: > "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" > > Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they can't > read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings warning you > to read the warnings about the ingredients. > > -sw Same reason I guess is that when they advertise plastic wrap it's described as "see-through" instead of "transparent". They assume we're not smart enough to figure out a big long word like "transparent"! Chris |
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Chris Marksberry wrote:
> > Same reason I guess is that when they advertise plastic wrap it's > described > as "see-through" instead of "transparent". They assume we're not > smart enough to figure out a big long word like "transparent"! > Clearly. -- Cheers Chatty Cathy |
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"Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message
... > >> This is just going too far: >> >> Ingredients: Milk >> >> Allergy Warning: Contains MILK >> >> And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: >> >> "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" >> >> On another part of the label: >> "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" >> >> And on yet another part of the label: >> "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" >> >> Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they >> can't read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings >> warning you to read the warnings about the ingredients. >> >> -sw > > Same reason I guess is that when they advertise plastic wrap it's > described as "see-through" instead of "transparent". They assume we're > not smart enough to figure out a big long word like "transparent"! > > Chris > We are warned not to "iron while wearing". As if anyone would actually put a hot iron against their body to press a shirt. Oh, and with hair dryers, "do not use in the shower". It's the frivilous lawsuits that caused these these silly warnings. Plastic bags from the dry cleaner "are not toys". When did anyone think they were? Jill |
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"Sqwertz" > wrote in message ... > This is just going too far: > > Ingredients: Milk > > Allergy Warning: Contains MILK > > And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: > > "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" > > On another part of the label: > "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" > > And on yet another part of the label: > "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" > > Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they can't > read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings warning you > to read the warnings about the ingredients. > > -sw A local supermarket carries prepacked broccoli (packed in the US) that is clearly labelled, in big letters *"Broccoli"* In the fine print underneath it says: "May contain broccoli". I kid you not! |
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Sqwertz wrote:
> This is just going too far: > > Ingredients: Milk > > Allergy Warning: Contains MILK > > And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: > > "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" > > On another part of the label: > "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" > > And on yet another part of the label: > "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" > > Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they > can't read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings > warning you to read the warnings about the ingredients. > > -sw CYA |
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On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:47:00 -0600, boulanger wrote:
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message > ... >> This is just going too far: >> >> Ingredients: Milk >> >> Allergy Warning: Contains MILK >> >> And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: >> >> "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" >> >> On another part of the label: >> "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" >> >> And on yet another part of the label: "Consumers should read all >> allergy warnings carefully" >> >> Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they >> can't read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings >> warning you to read the warnings about the ingredients. >> >> -sw > > A local supermarket carries prepacked broccoli (packed in the US) that > is clearly labelled, in big letters *"Broccoli"* In the fine print > underneath it says: "May contain broccoli". > I kid you not! On a sack of salted peanuts: 'processed in a plant that processes peanuts'.. -- Groet, salut, Wim. |
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boulanger wrote:
> > A local supermarket carries prepacked broccoli (packed in the US) that is > clearly labelled, in big letters *"Broccoli"* In the fine print underneath > it says: "May contain broccoli". > I kid you not! This and some of the other examples may represent the sense of humor of the graphic designer who designed the package. Those designers a crazy bunch. :-) |
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RegForte wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote: > >> This is just going too far: >> >> Ingredients: Milk >> >> Allergy Warning: Contains MILK >> >> And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: >> >> "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" >> >> On another part of the label: >> "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" >> >> And on yet another part of the label: >> "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" >> >> Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they >> can't read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings >> warning you to read the warnings about the ingredients. > > > "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" > > Henry The Sixth, Part 2 Act 4, scene 2 Amen! -- Janet Wilder Way-the-heck-south-Texas |
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"boulanger" > wrote in message ... > > "Sqwertz" > wrote in message > ... >> This is just going too far: >> >> Ingredients: Milk >> >> Allergy Warning: Contains MILK >> >> And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: >> >> "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" >> >> On another part of the label: >> "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" >> >> And on yet another part of the label: >> "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" >> >> Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they >> can't read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings >> warning you to read the warnings about the ingredients. >> >> -sw > > A local supermarket carries prepacked broccoli (packed in the US) that is > clearly labelled, in big letters *"Broccoli"* In the fine print > underneath it says: "May contain broccoli". > I kid you not! Check out the latest. http://engrish.com/ Dimitri Then again it's better than my Japanese..... |
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Sqwertz wrote: > > This is just going too far: > > Ingredients: Milk > > Allergy Warning: Contains MILK > > And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: > > "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" > > On another part of the label: > "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" > > And on yet another part of the label: > "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" > > Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they can't > read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings warning you > to read the warnings about the ingredients. > > -sw Or as seen on a jar of *honey* mustard (mustard, vinegar, honey and salt): 'No sugars. No sweeteners.' Oh really? |
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"RegForte" > wrote in message
... > Sqwertz wrote: > >> This is just going too far: >> >> Ingredients: Milk >> >> Allergy Warning: Contains MILK >> >> And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: >> >> "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" >> >> On another part of the label: >> "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" >> >> And on yet another part of the label: >> "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" >> >> Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they >> can't read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings >> warning you to read the warnings about the ingredients. > > > "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" > > Henry The Sixth, Part 2 Act 4, scene 2 LOL Better actually to make frivilous lawsuits incredibly difficult to file :) Jill |
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"RegForte" > wrote in message ... > Sqwertz wrote: > >> This is just going too far: >> >> Ingredients: Milk >> >> Allergy Warning: Contains MILK >> >> And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: >> >> "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" >> >> On another part of the label: >> "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" >> >> And on yet another part of the label: >> "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" >> >> Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they >> can't read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings >> warning you to read the warnings about the ingredients. > > > "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" > > Henry The Sixth, Part 2 Act 4, scene 2 Followed by (if not preceded by) the preachers! Fred |
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jmcquown wrote:
> Plastic bags from the dry cleaner > "are not toys". When did anyone think they were? Well, my dad did, once. He was trying to make a home-made hot air balloon but every bag he tried was too heavy for the very minimal lift provided by a household candle. So it occurred to him that the extremely lightweight plastic of a drycleaner's bag might be just the ticket. And it actually worked pretty well, at first. The American Cleaners blimp got airborn, made it about 50 feet up looking like some sort of aerial man o'war, then descended gently onto the neighbors roof, where the candle tipped over but continued to burn. Dad had to scramble to grab a ladder from the garage so he could climb up there and put it out, then he had to explain to Ray Sarzinski what he was doing on his roof. Fortunately, Ray was familiar with my dad's experiments and a frequent accomplice, especially for the ones that went "bang" - the miniature cannon springs to mind (important safety note - when firing a cannon, miniature or otherwise, either secure it to something extremely heavy and immobile, or get the hell out from behind the thing as the recoil is wicked). So Ray was cool about it, but disappointed that the flight could not be repeated for his edification as the candle had melted a hole in the bag. |
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Sqwertz wrote:
> This is just going too far: > > Ingredients: Milk > > Allergy Warning: Contains MILK > > And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: > > "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" > > On another part of the label: > "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" > > And on yet another part of the label: > "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" > > Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they > can't read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings > warning you to read the warnings about the ingredients. > > -sw My daughter has a seafood allergy. A couple weeks back her horse slipped in the mud and fell. His momentum rolled him most of the way onto his back and my daughter got squashed. She was riding bareback and Reno is a Fat ******* (1,435 pounds according to the scale at the truckstop) and her down side leg was forward, in the groove between his shoulder and his big, fat hay belly, which protected it from the worst of the crushing when he went down. But she was pinned under him, and in order to gain momentum to roll off of her he actually rolled farther onto her first. We were worried about the possibility of broken ribs, lacerated liver, ruptured spleen, so we took her to the ER. They did x-rays - no new fractures, but evidence of plenty of old ones, all in various stages of healing. And they wanted an MRI with contrast dye to make sure the squishy parts were okay. Because of her seafood allergy this meant that the normal contrast could not be used, so this meant additional delay while the alternative formulation was located. As it turns out, she was fine, just badly bruised. But I was alarmed to hear that one of the techs tried to tell my daughter that the seafood allergy/contrast dye link was an old wives tale and that they could get this over with a lot faster if they just used the standard juice. This is NOT NOT NOT what her allergist tells us. I'm glad my daughter held her ground and asked the guy if she was maybe cutting into his lunch hour? |
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On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:17:28 -0700, RegForte wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote: > >> This is just going too far: >> >> Ingredients: Milk >> >> Allergy Warning: Contains MILK >> >> And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: >> >> "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" >> >> On another part of the label: >> "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" >> >> And on yet another part of the label: >> "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" >> >> Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they >> can't read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings >> warning you to read the warnings about the ingredients. > > "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" > > Henry The Sixth, Part 2 Act 4, scene 2 people love to quote that line, but i doubt one in a hundred knows the context: M. Johnson in his letter to the editor published on July 31, might like to read Shakespeare before quoting him. The phrase: "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers", comes from Henry the Sixth, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2 when Cade, a rather deranged populist, talks about his plans when he becomes king, and is joined by Dick who speaks the line. In context, the quotation is a positive one on the role of lawyers-who are the first line of defense against a failure of law and justice. <http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/News/2002,0801-goldstein.shtm> so, be careful what you wish for. your pal, blake |
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On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:35:49 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:
> Chris Marksberry wrote: >> >> Same reason I guess is that when they advertise plastic wrap it's >> described >> as "see-through" instead of "transparent". They assume we're not >> smart enough to figure out a big long word like "transparent"! >> > > Clearly. you sly dog. your pal, blake |
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On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:21:18 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
> "Chris Marksberry" > wrote in message > ... >> >>> This is just going too far: >>> >>> Ingredients: Milk >>> >>> Allergy Warning: Contains MILK >>> >>> And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: >>> >>> "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" >>> >>> On another part of the label: >>> "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" >>> >>> And on yet another part of the label: >>> "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" >>> >>> Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they >>> can't read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings >>> warning you to read the warnings about the ingredients. >>> >>> -sw >> >> Same reason I guess is that when they advertise plastic wrap it's >> described as "see-through" instead of "transparent". They assume we're >> not smart enough to figure out a big long word like "transparent"! >> >> Chris >> > > We are warned not to "iron while wearing". As if anyone would actually put > a hot iron against their body to press a shirt. Oh, and with hair dryers, > "do not use in the shower". It's the frivilous lawsuits that caused these > these silly warnings. Plastic bags from the dry cleaner "are not toys". > When did anyone think they were? > > Jill it's *exactly* because people are stupid enough to do these things that such warnings are included. do you think marketers just sit around thinking up ridiculous shit to print on labels for the fun of it? someone somewhere did them and successfully sued the company over the bad result. your pal, blake |
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"blake murphy" > wrote in message ... > On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:17:28 -0700, RegForte wrote: > >> Sqwertz wrote: >> >>> This is just going too far: >>> >>> Ingredients: Milk >>> >>> Allergy Warning: Contains MILK >>> >>> And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: >>> >>> "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" >>> >>> On another part of the label: >>> "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" >>> >>> And on yet another part of the label: >>> "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" >>> >>> Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they >>> can't read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings >>> warning you to read the warnings about the ingredients. >> >> "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" >> >> Henry The Sixth, Part 2 Act 4, scene 2 > > people love to quote that line, but i doubt one in a hundred knows the > context: > > M. Johnson in his letter to the editor published on July 31, might like to > read Shakespeare before quoting him. The phrase: "The first thing we do, > let's kill all the lawyers", comes from Henry the Sixth, Part 2, Act IV, > Scene 2 when Cade, a rather deranged populist, talks about his plans when > he becomes king, and is joined by Dick who speaks the line. In context, > the > quotation is a positive one on the role of lawyers-who are the first line > of defense against a failure of law and justice. > > <http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/News/2002,0801-goldstein.shtm> > > so, be careful what you wish for. > So, it's no different from bible-thumpers quoting out of context. |
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Kathleen > wrote:
> As it turns out, she was fine, just badly bruised. But I was alarmed to > hear that one of the techs tried to tell my daughter that the seafood > allergy/contrast dye link was an old wives tale and that they could get > this over with a lot faster if they just used the standard juice. The tech is right. Elemental iodine is not the allergen in seafood. http://www.wdxcyber.com/ngen22.htm I'm allergic to shellfish and my insurance wouldn't pay for the alternate contrast agent. So the last time I needed the contrast x-ray, I just didn't tell them about the shellfish. Everything went fine. You'd think that the medical profession would be up to date on this stuff. I'm surprised they don't still use leeches. -sw |
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> Kathleen > wrote: > >> As it turns out, she was fine, just badly bruised. But I was alarmed to >> hear that one of the techs tried to tell my daughter that the seafood >> allergy/contrast dye link was an old wives tale and that they could get >> this over with a lot faster if they just used the standard juice. > > The tech is right. Elemental iodine is not the allergen in seafood. > > http://www.wdxcyber.com/ngen22.htm > > I'm allergic to shellfish and my insurance wouldn't pay for the > alternate contrast agent. So the last time I needed the contrast > x-ray, I just didn't tell them about the shellfish. Everything went > fine. > > You'd think that the medical profession would be up to date on this > stuff. I'm surprised they don't still use leeches. > > -sw But they do still use leeches! http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/504_leech.html |
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Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>Kathleen > wrote: >> >> >>>As it turns out, she was fine, just badly bruised. But I was alarmed to >>>hear that one of the techs tried to tell my daughter that the seafood >>>allergy/contrast dye link was an old wives tale and that they could get >>>this over with a lot faster if they just used the standard juice. >> >>The tech is right. Elemental iodine is not the allergen in seafood. >> >>http://www.wdxcyber.com/ngen22.htm >> >>I'm allergic to shellfish and my insurance wouldn't pay for the >>alternate contrast agent. So the last time I needed the contrast >>x-ray, I just didn't tell them about the shellfish. Everything went >>fine. >> >>You'd think that the medical profession would be up to date on this >>stuff. I'm surprised they don't still use leeches. >> >>-sw > > > But they do still use leeches! > > http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/504_leech.html > > And I wouldn't balk at the use of leeches. However, I do have an issue with the injection of chemicals that a respected family physician has told us to strictly avoid given the child's history, especially given that the sole proponent of ignoring the protocol appeared to be annoyed by the additional time required for the alternate protocol. Got a point to make with me? Try to avoid making it plain that you're cutting into your smoke break/lunch hour - dear daughter mentioned that you reeked. |
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Sqwertz wrote: > > Kathleen > wrote: > > > As it turns out, she was fine, just badly bruised. But I was alarmed to > > hear that one of the techs tried to tell my daughter that the seafood > > allergy/contrast dye link was an old wives tale and that they could get > > this over with a lot faster if they just used the standard juice. > > The tech is right. Elemental iodine is not the allergen in seafood. > > http://www.wdxcyber.com/ngen22.htm > > I'm allergic to shellfish and my insurance wouldn't pay for the > alternate contrast agent. So the last time I needed the contrast > x-ray, I just didn't tell them about the shellfish. Everything went > fine. > > You'd think that the medical profession would be up to date on this > stuff. I'm surprised they don't still use leeches. > > -sw The usual contrast agents for MRI contain gadolinium. However some CT contrast agents can contain iodine. Haven't yet had a bad reaction to the MRI agent but did have one to the CT agent by the third go-round. |
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In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote: > You'd think that the medical profession would be up to date on this > stuff. I'm surprised they don't still use leeches. I'm surprised you haven't heard. Leeches are back: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...-maggots_x.htm FDA approved. About US$7.50 each. -- Dan Abel Petaluma, California USA |
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Dan Abel > wrote:
> In article >, > Sqwertz > wrote: > >> You'd think that the medical profession would be up to date on this >> stuff. I'm surprised they don't still use leeches. > > I'm surprised you haven't heard. Leeches are back: > > http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...-maggots_x.htm > > FDA approved. About US$7.50 each. OK. Let me change that to 'bloodletting' insetad of leeches. -sw |
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"T" > wrote in message . org... > In article >, > says... >> >> "RegForte" > wrote in message >> ... >> > Sqwertz wrote: >> > >> >> This is just going too far: >> >> >> >> Ingredients: Milk >> >> >> >> Allergy Warning: Contains MILK >> >> >> >> And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: >> >> >> >> "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" >> >> >> >> On another part of the label: >> >> "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" >> >> >> >> And on yet another part of the label: >> >> "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" >> >> >> >> Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they >> >> can't read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings >> >> warning you to read the warnings about the ingredients. >> > >> > >> > "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" >> > >> > Henry The Sixth, Part 2 Act 4, scene 2 >> >> Followed by (if not preceded by) the preachers! >> Fred > > I'll second that one. I had a nice go around with one on YouTube once. > > Let me preface this by saying I have 12 years of Catholic schools behind > me so I know their dogma pretty well. > > I got accused by a Southern Baptist Preacher of being, get this one, a > neo-evangelist. > > BTW, I'm an atheist now, have been since about the age of 8. > Remember, we are all born atheist. Most religious belief comes through childhood indoctrination/brainwashing. I started to have doubts a little later than that but rejected the whole shebang in early adolescense. |
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"RegForte" > wrote in message ... > Sqwertz wrote: > >> This is just going too far: >> >> Ingredients: Milk >> >> Allergy Warning: Contains MILK >> >> And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: >> >> "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" >> >> On another part of the label: >> "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" >> >> And on yet another part of the label: >> "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" >> >> Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they >> can't read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings >> warning you to read the warnings about the ingredients. > > > "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" > > Henry The Sixth, Part 2 Act 4, scene 2 "We did kill all the lawyers". George Carlin in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. |
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In article >,
says... > > "T" > wrote in message > . org... > > In article >, > > says... > >> > >> "RegForte" > wrote in message > >> ... > >> > Sqwertz wrote: > >> > > >> >> This is just going too far: > >> >> > >> >> Ingredients: Milk > >> >> > >> >> Allergy Warning: Contains MILK > >> >> > >> >> And on my jug of CostCo Cashews: > >> >> > >> >> "Ingredients: Cashews, Peanut Oil, Salt" > >> >> > >> >> On another part of the label: > >> >> "Warning: Contents processed on equipment that also processes nuts" > >> >> > >> >> And on yet another part of the label: > >> >> "Consumers should read all allergy warnings carefully" > >> >> > >> >> Why not just read the damn ingredients and be done with it? If they > >> >> can't read the ingredients, then they can't read any of the warnings > >> >> warning you to read the warnings about the ingredients. > >> > > >> > > >> > "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" > >> > > >> > Henry The Sixth, Part 2 Act 4, scene 2 > >> > >> Followed by (if not preceded by) the preachers! > >> Fred > > > > I'll second that one. I had a nice go around with one on YouTube once. > > > > Let me preface this by saying I have 12 years of Catholic schools behind > > me so I know their dogma pretty well. > > > > I got accused by a Southern Baptist Preacher of being, get this one, a > > neo-evangelist. > > > > BTW, I'm an atheist now, have been since about the age of 8. > > > > Remember, we are all born atheist. Most religious belief comes through > childhood indoctrination/brainwashing. > I started to have doubts a little later than that but rejected the whole > shebang in early adolescense. I had the realization at 8, the ultimate rejecton by 14. |
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In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote: > Dan Abel > wrote: > > > In article >, > > Sqwertz > wrote: > > > >> You'd think that the medical profession would be up to date on this > >> stuff. I'm surprised they don't still use leeches. > > > > I'm surprised you haven't heard. Leeches are back: > > > > http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...-maggots_x.htm > > > > FDA approved. About US$7.50 each. > > OK. Let me change that to 'bloodletting' insetad of leeches. Oops! They still do that one also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodletting I had a neighbor around the corner do this for years. She finally died of whatever she had. That, of course, is different from routine phlebotomy, which I had done Thursday. The guy took a few cc's of blood, which was then tested. I passed all the tests! -- Dan Abel Petaluma, California USA |
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On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:46:41 -0600, boulanger wrote:
> "blake murphy" > wrote in message > ... >> On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:17:28 -0700, RegForte wrote: >> >>> >>> "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" >>> >>> Henry The Sixth, Part 2 Act 4, scene 2 >> >> people love to quote that line, but i doubt one in a hundred knows the >> context: >> >> M. Johnson in his letter to the editor published on July 31, might like to >> read Shakespeare before quoting him. The phrase: "The first thing we do, >> let's kill all the lawyers", comes from Henry the Sixth, Part 2, Act IV, >> Scene 2 when Cade, a rather deranged populist, talks about his plans when >> he becomes king, and is joined by Dick who speaks the line. In context, >> the >> quotation is a positive one on the role of lawyers-who are the first line >> of defense against a failure of law and justice. >> >> <http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/News/2002,0801-goldstein.shtm> >> >> so, be careful what you wish for. >> > > So, it's no different from bible-thumpers quoting out of context. distorting the bible to serve your purpose is far more prevalent, but yes. your pal, blake |
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Dan Abel > wrote:
> In article >, > Sqwertz > wrote: > >> Dan Abel > wrote: >> >>> In article >, >>> Sqwertz > wrote: >>> >>>> You'd think that the medical profession would be up to date on this >>>> stuff. I'm surprised they don't still use leeches. >>> >>> I'm surprised you haven't heard. Leeches are back: >>> >>> http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...-maggots_x.htm >>> >>> FDA approved. About US$7.50 each. >> >> OK. Let me change that to 'bloodletting' insetad of leeches. > > Oops! They still do that one also: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodletting They don't do it for the same reasons they did a century ago. Bloodletting (the general term which includes the use of leeches) was a tremendously over-abused practice, often leading to death. It's an example of how medicine has come out of the dark ages, which was my original point. -sw |
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blake murphy wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:35:49 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote: > >> Chris Marksberry wrote: >>> >>> Same reason I guess is that when they advertise plastic wrap it's >>> described >>> as "see-through" instead of "transparent". They assume we're not >>> smart enough to figure out a big long word like "transparent"! >>> >> >> Clearly. > > you sly dog. Close enough. -- Cheers Chatty Cathy |
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"blake murphy" > wrote in message ... > On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:46:41 -0600, boulanger wrote: > >> "blake murphy" > wrote in message >> ... >>> On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:17:28 -0700, RegForte wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers" >>>> >>>> Henry The Sixth, Part 2 Act 4, scene 2 >>> >>> people love to quote that line, but i doubt one in a hundred knows the >>> context: >>> >>> M. Johnson in his letter to the editor published on July 31, might like >>> to >>> read Shakespeare before quoting him. The phrase: "The first thing we do, >>> let's kill all the lawyers", comes from Henry the Sixth, Part 2, Act IV, >>> Scene 2 when Cade, a rather deranged populist, talks about his plans >>> when >>> he becomes king, and is joined by Dick who speaks the line. In context, >>> the >>> quotation is a positive one on the role of lawyers-who are the first >>> line >>> of defense against a failure of law and justice. >>> >>> <http://www.ilw.com/immigdaily/News/2002,0801-goldstein.shtm> >>> >>> so, be careful what you wish for. >>> >> >> So, it's no different from bible-thumpers quoting out of context. > > distorting the bible to serve your purpose is far more prevalent, but yes. > My favorite out of context Bard quote is: "The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose" Shakespea M.of V., I/3, 95. |
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> Dan Abel > wrote: > >> In article >, >> Sqwertz > wrote: >> >>> You'd think that the medical profession would be up to date on this >>> stuff. I'm surprised they don't still use leeches. >> >> I'm surprised you haven't heard. Leeches are back: >> >> http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...-maggots_x.htm >> >> FDA approved. About US$7.50 each. > > OK. Let me change that to 'bloodletting' insetad of leeches. > > -sw Here's another that I suppose could be called 'bloodletting'. We have a friend whose brother has it, but he didn't have it in spite of the heredity link. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hem...atosis/DS00455 Christy/Kili had it, but I suppose it wasn't diagnosed until the damage had been done. |
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Arri London wrote:
> The usual contrast agents for MRI contain gadolinium. However some CT > contrast agents can contain iodine. > Haven't yet had a bad reaction to the MRI agent but did have one to the > CT agent by the third go-round. Sometimes the value of the test has to be weighed against the risk of contrast. We can load 'em up with IV Benadryl and other things to lessen the allergic response. |
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Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >, > Sqwertz > wrote: > > >> You'd think that the medical profession would be up to date on this >> stuff. I'm surprised they don't still use leeches. > > I'm surprised you haven't heard. Leeches are back: > > http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/...-maggots_x.htm > > FDA approved. About US$7.50 each. > They've been "back" for ages. I enjoy using them on patients for the "fun" the little beasties provide the staff...I feel a bit badly for them as they're gonna get sacrificed after that last feast, but, not too badly. LOL |
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