Re: OT but funny: "God's Diet Plan"

[Polar]

On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 19:19:36 GMT, Repeating Decimal
> wrote:

>in article , Polar at
wrote on 1/19/03 1:30 PM:
>
>> I'm sure the Iraqui civilians living without the above since the
>> carpet-bombing by the U.S. during the Gulf War would agree with you!
>>
>> OTOH, the women living under the Taliban didn't even have medical care
>> at all, miracle or no, because the regime wouldn't let women become
>> physicians, and wouldn't let male physicians treat women. So many
>> died from disease and problems in childbirth. Catch 22, I think they
>> call it.
>
>It should be pointed out that during doctor strikes, death rates drop! When
>they go back to work, they rise again.

It should also be pointed out that the "stats" you are reporting
pertain only to the "developed" world, not to a Taliban-like regime
where nobody has freedom to do anything.

You said "during doctor strikes". When/where were these?
Straight question.


--
Polar

[Repeating Decimal]

in article , Polar at
wrote on 1/24/03 4:03 PM:

>> It should be pointed out that during doctor strikes, death rates drop! When
>> they go back to work, they rise again.
>
> It should also be pointed out that the "stats" you are reporting
> pertain only to the "developed" world, not to a Taliban-like regime
> where nobody has freedom to do anything.
>
> You said "during doctor strikes". When/where were these?
> Straight question.

Some have been in the United States. Another one was in Israel.

I brought up this bit of trivia realizing that it was not the whole story. I
think that it i8s just a matter of hastening the death of seriously ill
people by extreme treatments. Doctor strikes usually do not last long enough
for long term failure to show up.

Bill

[Polar]

On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 01:45:13 GMT, Repeating Decimal
> wrote:

>in article , Polar at
wrote on 1/24/03 4:03 PM:
>
>>> It should be pointed out that during doctor strikes, death rates drop! When
>>> they go back to work, they rise again.
>>
>> It should also be pointed out that the "stats" you are reporting
>> pertain only to the "developed" world, not to a Taliban-like regime
>> where nobody has freedom to do anything.
>>
>> You said "during doctor strikes". When/where were these?
>> Straight question.
>
>Some have been in the United States. Another one was in Israel.
>
>I brought up this bit of trivia realizing that it was not the whole story. I
>think that it i8s just a matter of hastening the death of seriously ill
>people by extreme treatments.

Sorry, I'm not following. Sounds like several things got mixed up in
there. "Extreme treatments", I took to mean the extraordinary
measures taken in the last approx. 6 months of a seriously-ill person,
usually a senior. Sometimes these are taken against the will of the
patient, because the hospital/doctor is afraid of legal problems..
Sometimes the patient is unable to make their wishes known, and the
family members can't/won't make the decision.

For this reason, I long ago executed a "Durable Power of Attorney for
Health Care". It spells out exactly what I do/don't want done if I am
not capable of making my own health decisions. I have no intention of
living on as a vegetable full of tubes.

Perhaps I have wandered off your thesis; will now step down from
pulpit <g>. But I still think everybody should execute such a
document, even -- or especially! -- young people. Anybody can have a
terrible accident that leaves them comatose...


Doctor strikes usually do not last long enough
>for long term failure to show up.

I suspect they have been very, very few...


--
Polar

[jc]

Appears Satan provided "fries" before God brought forth the potato.
Seems nothing is impossible. -Olin

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> ROFL! Good One!
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> Carlotta
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> "Polar" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > God's Diet Plan
> >
> > And God populated the earth with broccoli and
> > cauliflower and spinach and green and yellow vegetables
> > of all kinds, so Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives.
> >
> > And Satan created McDonald's. And McDonald's brought
> > forth the 99-cent double-cheeseburger. And Satan said to
> > Man, "You want fries with that?" And Man said, "Super
> > size them." And Man gained pounds.
> >
> > And God created the healthful yogurt, that woman might
> > keep her figure that man found so fair.
> >
> > And Satan froze the yogurt, and he brought forth
> > chocolate, nuts and brightly colored sprinkle candy to
> > put on the yogurt. And woman gained pounds.
> >
> > And God said, "Try my crispy fresh salad."
> >
> > And Satan brought forth creamy dressings, bacon bits,
> > and shredded cheese. And there was ice cream for
> > dessert. And woman gained pounds.
> >
> > And God said, "I have sent you heart healthy vegetables
> > and olive oil with which to cook them."
> >
> > And Satan brought forth chicken-fried steak from Cracker
> > Barrel so big it needed its own platter And Man gained
> > pounds, and his bad cholesterol went through the roof.
> >
> > And God brought forth running shoes, and Man resolved to
> > lose those extra pounds.
> >
> > And Satan brought forth cable TV with remote control so
> > Man would not have to toil to change channels between
> > ESPN and ESPN2. And Man gained pounds.
> >
> > And God said, "You're running up the score, Devil."
> > And God brought forth the potato, a vegetable naturally low
> > in fat and brimming with nutrition.
> >
> > And Satan peeled off the healthful skin and sliced the
> > starchy center into chips and deep-fat fried them. And
> > he created sour cream dip also. And Man clutched his
> > remote control and ate the potato chips swaddled in
> > cholesterol. And Satan saw and said, "It is good." And
> > Man went into cardiac arrest.
> >
> > And God sighed and created quadruple bypass surgery.....
> >
> > And Satan created HMOs...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Polar
>
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