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[oldhen]

The pleasant surprise of the week is the discovery that the pharmacist at the local university clinic is not a somewhat irritable but otherwise distinguished gent, but a drop dead gorgeous babe. I was there seeking some ibuprofen to numb the pain which was duly dispensed. "Any further questions" - quoth she, while yours truly is desperately trying

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[beerbal]

this country

The U.S.?

[oldhen]

The U.S.?

Yup.. Land of the supposedly free, where precious little is actually free :) Primary health care especially needs help..

[sankalpa]

In your tradition of LIFO entry replies, may I ask how you managed to do the twist? Sports wasn't really your forte, so I'm guessing you tried to count sheep on Betelgeuse while levitating on smoky green? Pray tell.

Coming to other instances of rock betrayal (commerce getting the better of music), here're some that come to my mind:
> Jimmy Page shaking his jowls and double-neck axe while Puff Daddy growled "Bite me, eat me, come with me"
> Pink Floyd releasing "A Collection of Great Dance Songs" (yeah, right - I'm sure that's what they were teaching Lucy during her aerial tango with carbonado)
> Queen, Billy Joel and others releasing more Greatest Hits albums than actual studio albums (or seemingly so)!
> Bryan Adams remixes (ok - he may not be in the league of the 'rockers', but still...)

[oldhen]

guessing you tried to count sheep on Betelgeuse while levitating on smoky green?

:) I wish sanky.. The truth believe it or not, involves sports (!), somehow managed to get wrong-footed while going jogging - actually was trying to crane back and see check on traffic status without stopping, and thus twisted the ankle, fell on the road, alomost got run over by the approaching car.. Always knew physical exertion was not for me.

What's LIFO, at the risk of sounding like an under-the-rock dweller?

Jimmy Page shaking his jowls and double-neck axe while Puff Daddy growled

That really was gross..

Pink Floyd releasing "A Collection of Great Dance Songs"

I know, that was bizzare..

teaching Lucy during her aerial tango with carbonado

:) That's too good sanky.. Although Lennon insists that the song in question was inspired by some random sketch by his Jullian which had his classmate Lucy in the sky with diamonds..

[sankalpa]

If only you'd paid attention during Joy's classes, instead of laughing uncontrollably in concert with your neighbour, then you would remember FIFO, LIFO, etc. :)

[oldhen]

Aah, it's clearer now.. What's Joy upto these days, after being fired by Pinhead and all?

[shortiyergirl]

I'm not sure about nationalised health care - look at Canada! There's a reason cancer patients from Canada fly into the US for treatment. On the other hand, this mess with insurance providers, doctors and pharma companies isn't great either. Something in the middle but how does one achieve it? I'm sure George Bush is completely preoccupied with this question at the moment. :)

I met a friend of a friend at a bar last week. The guy had broken both his wrists and when I asked him how he managed it, his response was that it was a "drinking accident after a party." I was still curious but enquired no more for fear of being too nosy! The same fear shall keep me from asking about how you came by your injury. Instead, I'll wish you a speedy recovery or a slow one with many visits to the beautiful pharmacist (whichever one you prefer :). It's all about choice in a capitalisitc environment, isn't it?)

[oldhen]

there's a reason cancer patients from Canada fly into the US for treatment.

Thanks for the info. - I didn't know that. Guess I've only heard / seen one side of this argument with folks from the US flocking to canada to get cheap drugs. Somehow the grass seems a lot greener on the other side of the northern US border: equal rights to same-sex couples, free health care, real concern for the environment, small population, they even use British English and speak some French (love the sound of spoken francais) - if only they played serious cricket..

Something in the middle

True, I'm sure some sort of middle ground can be found if the will to do so exists. The US should learn from Cuba, which has managed a pretty decent health care system despite decades of embargoes. That's an idea - let's try telling W that he should talk to Fidel Castro :p

enquired no more for fear of being too nosyHave no such fear.. I wish I had a story that involved inebriation, but the truth is rather more prosaic. Twisted my ankle going jogging - craning

[shortindiangirl]

Singapore's health care system is supposedly the one that is accepted as THE system. They've found one that works and Doctors world over lust after it.

[oldhen]

What sort of system do they have da, anj? Is it a nationalised model, a capitalist model, or some sort of mixed model? Sorry for the late comment - firefighting is a thankless job ;)

if the sprain led to the babe..

[deponti]

...it can't be all bad! not being able to vocalize "what's your tel no" and "what're you doing Friday night" seems a...er...lame excuse to me!

You could borrow shortindiangirl's used crutches for free and help with the general cost of medicare!

Hope there isn't much pain and that you are OK soon...

Re: if the sprain led to the babe..

[oldhen]

seems a...er...lame excuse to me!

I could see that coming! punny as always deponti.. ;)