The Official First World Problems Thread™
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Sadly, we will never know because he went to a shitty practitioner when he tried chiropractic.
That was not the only one I have ever been to.
The entire story of my back issues is too long and boring for here, but the one you refer to was just the last one that I visited. There were several others, and none of them tried to refer me to a real doctor.
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So, just because a few are quacks, none of them are respectable?
No, but the entire pseudoscience was started by a quack. (that part is not really up for debate) There is no reason to believe that it works and has been shown to cause harm for many people. That is enough reason for me to call the field a bunch of quacks. ;)
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That was not the only one I have ever been to.
The entire story of my back issues is too long and boring for here, but the one you refer to was just the last one that I visited. There were several others, and none of them tried to refer me to a real doctor.
I thought I recalled something like that, but it wouldn't have made as entertaining of a post.
I've actually had a chiropractor refer me to a physical therapist when I was being treated for whiplash, but that's about it. Aside from that, the only other medical practitioner who's ever given me a referral is my PCP. All the others[1] have always tried to keep me on their patient roster, even when it's been clear that they can no longer help me. I don't think avoiding referrals is anything special to chiropractors, I think its a business oriented decision made by many "medical professionals".
[1] I've seen dozens of different specialists over the years to try and get my chronic migraines under control.
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quack != respectable
Evidently.
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All the others[1] have always tried to keep me on their patient roster, even when it's been clear that they can no longer help me. I don't think avoiding referrals is anything special to chiropractors, I think its a business oriented decision made by many "medical professionals".
No doubt that some of them do it just to make their alimony payments, but I think a lot of them do it because they always see it from their specialization. The old adage of "If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems like nails." That happens in every industry, but in an ideal world it would not happen in the medical field.
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True; there are very few medical complaints for which a hammer is a viable curative strategy.
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You can use it to test reflexes...
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I suppose, but that would seem to be the exception which proves the rule.
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Aside from that, the only other medical practitioner who's ever given me a referral is my PCP.
You really shouldn't describe your angel dust habit as a medical practitioner.
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There are very few medical complaints for which a hammer is a viable curative strategy.
Orthopaedic surgery makes use of such implements.I've also heard of it being used for dentistry, though only in a veterinary context aside from one probably apocryphal story. And (which may also be apocryphal, and besides is tolerably close to being orthopaedic surgery) to 'bang [the patient's] nose straight with a rubber hammer' after it was broken.
You can use it to test reflexes...
I'm not aware of anything that can be cured with a reflex-hammer. Of course the initial problem in most medical cases is diagnosis, and solving that problem is typically necessary in order for attempts at a cure to begin, so I guess it counts but it's a stretch.
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And (which may also be apocryphal, and besides is tolerably close to being orthopaedic surgery) to 'bang [the patient's] nose straight with a rubber hammer' after it was broken.
This sounds to me like a doctor who plain just didn't like his patient...
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What does "going all '90s" on someone entail?Big boombox on the shoulder blasting rap music, sideways baseball cap, neon clothes, yo' mama jokes ...
That would be all 80s...
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Nah, that's the 90s IMO.
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Kind of a mix; the boombox and neon clothes is 80s, but rap is 90s, as is 'yo mama' and baseball caps.
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the boombox and neon clothes is 80s
Those fads may have started in the 80s, but they were alive and well in the 90s.
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RaceProUK:
the boombox and neon clothes is 80sThose fads may have started in the 80s, but they were alive and well in the 90s.
Agree to disagree.
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Do you mean the European 90s or the African 90s?
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I've also heard of it being used for dentistry, though only in a veterinary context
I think I remember my dentist using a hammer and chisel to break the tooth into pieces when I had a wisdom tooth extracted, but it's been over 20 years, so my memory is a bit vague.
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Kind of a mix; the boombox and neon clothes is 80s, but rap is 90s, as is 'yo mama' and baseball caps.
A lot of what people think of as 80s is from the end of that decade, and continued into the 90s.
80s was also padded shoulders and big hair (itself a continuation of the 70s…)
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What does "going all '90s" on someone entail?
Apparently, letting the user decide through browser/OS settings what monospace font to use.
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but rap is 90s,
Eh...it was most definitely 80s before it was 90s.
'yo mama' and baseball caps.
I can't say definitively how big yo mama jokes were in the 80s, but baseball caps fit.
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AFAIR the 90's was all about Pokemon cards and little rubber aliens in capsules full of slime.
...I may be a little young for this reminiscence.
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AFAIR the 90's was all about Pokemon cards and little rubber aliens in capsules full of slime.
And Pogs.
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Premier League sticker albums.
Tamagotchi.
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RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDGE RACERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
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I barely remember pogs. Pokemon were much bigger, that I recall.
But TBH I'm only talking about the later part of the decade. The only things I remember from the early 90s are a nightmare I had after eating far too much birthday cake, having a black eye from running into a coffee table, being a bridesmaid at someone's wedding, and experiencing genuine mortal terror for the first time.
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the early 90s
Getting my driving license. Going to college. Learning how to program in a real programming language. Discovering this internet thingy. Getting my first job.
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I didn't realise all you people were so old. Now I'm scared of you again.
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I didn't realise all you people were so old. Now I'm scared of you again.
I'm not old at all. Except in years. ;)
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Discovering this internet thingy.
I remember going to the local ISP (don't remember who it was) with my dad to sign up for our dial-up account. The "joys" of having to make sure no one was on the phone before using the internet. And then my parents got a second phone line installed. That was liberating!
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Getting my driving license. Going to college. Learning how to program in a real programming language. Discovering this internet thingy. Getting my first job.
If C counts as a real programming language, this also describes my early 90s.
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If C counts as a real programming language, this also describes my early 90s.
Pascal, C, SML, Lisp, [spoiler]Ba[/spoiler]sh, Prolog, Perl, Tcl. Smattering of C++ along the way (a very different thing back then). Basically anything better than BASIC of the GW (or earlier) variety; QBasic was just later than when I left for more interesting languages elsewhere.
Oh, and Modula 3. I'd rather forget that.
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the early 90s
Getting married.
Mid 90s: Having kids
Getting my driving license.
Mid 70sGoing to college.
Mid-late 70s; university in early 80sLearning how to program in a real programming language.
Late 70s. FORTRAN IV was a real language.Discovering this internet thingy.
Early-mid 80s.Getting my first job.
Mid 70sNow I'm scared of you again.
Good. Get off my lawn!
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Good. Get off my lawn!
*Bites HardwareGeek's ankles and scurries away from his lawn*
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*Bites HardwareGeek's ankles and scurries away from his lawn*
@HardwareGeek, look out for cat crap. There's a few cats in my neighborhood that keep showing up and crapping in my yard. I'm about ready to trap the belgium things and return them to their owners as roadkill.
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Opens the door and lets my dogs out
*Disembowels the dogs with her titanium claws*
I have covered this before, I am a cyborg ninja cat.
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I am a cyborg ninja cat.
dog crap
I don't care what kind of cat you are! You're not coming in with your filthy dog poop covered paws ...
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I don't care what kind of cat you are! You're not coming in with your filthy dog poop covered paws ...
I wouldn't be much of a ninja if I couldn't even step around dog poo.
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That was quite unnecessary. They just wanted to play. They may have wanted to play more ... vigorously ... than most cats would enjoy, but that wouldn't have been a problem for you.
Also, sending you a bill for $3000 for replacement of two pure-bred Pembroke Welsh corgis.
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Also, sending you a bill for $3000 for replacement of two pure-bred Pembroke Welsh corgis.
*Ninjas into Buckingham Palace and steals some*
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@HardwareGeek, look out for cat crap. There's a few cats in my neighborhood that keep showing up and crapping in my yard. I'm about ready to trap the belgium things and return them to their owners as roadkill.
You should set up a video camera so you can catch them in the act of pooping...
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Pembroke Welsh corgis.
Yappy little bastards. I lived next to two of them for a year. Never again.
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