The fun part is that he isn’t actually a doctor. He’s only trained in national socialist command and control economics, a discipline that has never found itself to be useful in the real world and only works in theory.
Sometimes, self-diagnosis is a good thing. Working with disabled people, I had heard just about every symptom for every condition. When I started having certain symptoms, I called my doctor. I suspected diabetes, but did not tell the nurse, just told her my symptoms. She told me to come to the office immediately. They checked my blood sugar level, and it was over 600. That was in 1999, and I’ve been on type 2 meds ever since.
I feel your pain, Rat! Or, rather, I felt it—back in the early ‘90s I had two bouts with kidney stones; quite painful, especially the first one. But both times, they passed or resolved themselves without any real intervention, except that i was more like Zeus than Sisyphos. As Aristophanes says in one of his comedies, speaking of rain, “Zeus, pissing through a sieve”; that’s what I had to do for a time. Sad!
BE THIS GUY about 7 years ago
Try telling him he is a narcissistic sociopath and see what reaction you get.
Tue Elung-Jensen about 7 years ago
Could have gone off the deep end in another political area with people ignoring reality, but it wouldn´t fit on Rat.
Templo S.U.D. about 7 years ago
well, don’t go pleading to the doctor, Rat, when you get real pain in your kidneys and you want the stones surgically removed
Packratjohn Premium Member about 7 years ago
Rat has this pres thing down pat
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 7 years ago
The world is descending into chaos. Not imminently, but within twelve years and probably sooner.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member about 7 years ago
Rat has the solution to health care. All illnesses are fake.
PICTO about 7 years ago
My one hope is that when the world turns into complete chaos I won’t be to old to enjoy it.
dlkrueger33 about 7 years ago
Rat, just make sure you can grab the nurse by the mousie.
Brass Orchid Premium Member about 7 years ago
The fun part is that he isn’t actually a doctor. He’s only trained in national socialist command and control economics, a discipline that has never found itself to be useful in the real world and only works in theory.
Axeɫ handeɫ about 7 years ago
It’s not you. The world has changed.
redback about 7 years ago
the alternate truth is that he is healthy
Radish the wordsmith about 7 years ago
Nothing has changed, Rat has kidney stones, he is just in denial.
Masterskrain about 7 years ago
Doc, it’s NOT you. Rat is just a dedicated Republican. ANYTHING they don’t like is “Fake News”.
sacish about 7 years ago
Should have put covfefe in the eye chart
Andrew Sleeth about 7 years ago
In time, Rat will learn just how “fake” this news really is.
cosmocanuck Premium Member about 7 years ago
One of the best and pithiest summaries of this topic that I’ve yet seen.
Sherlock Watson about 7 years ago
Before long, an agonized Rat will be telling himself, “I am NOT peeing rocks… I am NOT peeing rocks…”
JoeMartinFan Premium Member about 7 years ago
Who needs facts…or complete sentences, for that matter?
Number Three about 7 years ago
That is bad news indeed.
It really is because I thought the doctor would have told him he only has a few more weeks to live.
xxx
chris_weaver about 7 years ago
Kidney stones – just another Chinese hoax.
Sue G about 7 years ago
Sometimes, self-diagnosis is a good thing. Working with disabled people, I had heard just about every symptom for every condition. When I started having certain symptoms, I called my doctor. I suspected diabetes, but did not tell the nurse, just told her my symptoms. She told me to come to the office immediately. They checked my blood sugar level, and it was over 600. That was in 1999, and I’ve been on type 2 meds ever since.
edonline about 7 years ago
Anyone else slightly disappointed that Pastis didn’t include a hidden message in the eye chart? :(
Sisyphos about 7 years ago
I feel your pain, Rat! Or, rather, I felt it—back in the early ‘90s I had two bouts with kidney stones; quite painful, especially the first one. But both times, they passed or resolved themselves without any real intervention, except that i was more like Zeus than Sisyphos. As Aristophanes says in one of his comedies, speaking of rain, “Zeus, pissing through a sieve”; that’s what I had to do for a time. Sad!
ND Cool Z almost 6 years ago
Fake news just to avoid surgery. SAD!
NeilCopeland over 4 years ago
A president who knows more about health issues than health experts? Prophetic!