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Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
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written Saturday, September 17 2005 21:59
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I'm sure some of them did. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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...b10010b...
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written Sunday, September 18 2005 04:17
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Today's name, Hemlock, is a plant that falls into the category of medicines which, while quite possibly effective, are somewhat less than safe. The ancient Greeks used hemlock to treat the pain of arthritis. They also used it, in only moderately higher doses, to execute people. Go figure. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Skip to My Lou
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written Sunday, September 18 2005 05:46
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 -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Master
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written Sunday, September 18 2005 05:56
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Oh, I really like that last drawing of yours, Alex. I think I'm going to buy some Hemlock right now... -------------------- Thralni's almighty Avernum pages: My webpage, containing scenario's and graphics made by me (And maybe someday the homepage of the almighty chicken gods). Click here for more information on Olga's fortune teller kiosk Olga's fortune teller kiosk has been temporarily closed down, but you can contact the prophet with a PM - Was signed by the prophet of the almighty chicken gods, gods of everything that is a chicken. Work has begun on the Nephilian grammar and vocabulary guide! Posts: 3029 | Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, September 18 2005 06:23
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There are too many funny drawings on this topic. Alex, the one on the last page is funnier than iGod is sometimes... And I agree with Thralni. -------------------- How many shapers are there? Why is Drypeak controlled by Zakary? Why is Barzahl a Guardian? How does the Geneforge work? What's as small as nothing? Why am I asking stupid questions? -------------------------------- Shaper teacher : "DON'T TOUCH THAT!" BOOM!! apprentice :*little voice* "Sorry..." --------------------------- Visit CSM !!! And this site is just great! Wow! Did you know what the answer to the gretest question ever is ? Posts: 576 | Registered: Wednesday, March 2 2005 08:00 |
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Skip to My Lou
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written Sunday, September 18 2005 07:51
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It's nice to have fans. :D I shall hopefully continue to amuse you all. -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, September 18 2005 17:18
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Yes excellence. :D -------------------- I stop rubber at 160km/h, five times a week. CANUCKS RESPEK! My Style The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00 |
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By Committee
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written Sunday, September 18 2005 19:08
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Most famous death by hemlock ever? Socrates'. Isn't it the case though, Thuryl, that in medicine, anything that has a medically useful purpose is nevertheless fatal in large doses? COX-2 inhibitors come to mind right of the bat. There's also our old friend, alcohol. The Greeks' greatest discovery ever was moderation. It's a shame that this discovery seems to be lost frequently. [ Sunday, September 18, 2005 19:09: Message edited by: Drew ] Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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...b10010b...
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written Sunday, September 18 2005 19:30
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Well, yes, practically anything can kill you if you take enough of it -- some antibiotics are almost harmless even in massive doses, but that's the exception rather than the rule. It's when things frequently kill people even when used at therapeutic doses that you start to worry. :P -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Monday, September 19 2005 03:27
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A bit of a twist on the formula today. Today's name, Puerperal Fever, isn't a treatment but a disease -- a disease mostly caused by doctors. It's a highly dangerous infection which occurred in many women who gave birth in hospitals in the 19th century. A physician named Ignaz Semmelweis suggested that maybe fewer women would be infected if doctors would wash their hands after performing autopsies and before delivering babies. This suggestion drastically reduced the death rate from puerperal fever in his ward, but also made him very unpopular among his colleagues, who thought his ideas were ridiculous and didn't like being told what to do. Semmelweis was ostracised from the medical establishment and ended his days in an asylum. Today, of course, doctors routinely wash their hands before and after treating patients -- at least, most of the time. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, September 19 2005 03:34
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Just goes to show... great minds are rarely understood. :P -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, September 19 2005 06:18
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quote:Don't forget your biggest fan Alex. I liked you before you were funny AND famous. -------------------- "I am a living sign..." Thus endeth this post. Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Skip to My Lou
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written Monday, September 19 2005 07:19
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 -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, September 19 2005 07:30
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Semmelweis didn't recommend washing with soap and water, though. He prescribed rinses with a rather caustic chlorinated lime solution. If I were one of his students, I would have protested that the man was crazy too. The other interesting fact is that the hospital at which Semmelweis worked had two obstetrical clinics, one staffed mostly by the aforementioned medical students and one staffed by midwives. The midwives had a neonatal mortality rate that was something like 10% of that of the students'. Nobody ever questioned the need for doctors. —Alorael, who wants to know the effects of chemically intriguing solutions on babies. Less than puerperal fever, yes, but all that great? Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, September 19 2005 11:43
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You know, that's one of the more depressing ones on this thread... particularly since the solution doesn't really sound all that much better. Caustic chlorinated lime... sounds fun! Alex, you're way too good at these. Seriously. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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written Monday, September 19 2005 21:57
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Another medically intriguing problem of hospitals in the 1800's was the transmission of other diseases by doctors visiting multiple patients without "scrubbing" between visits. I would be curious to know how doctors in other cultures dealt with this issue, or if indeed they had already discovered that cleanliness was a boon to their patients. *this message sponsored by ether* Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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...b10010b...
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written Tuesday, September 20 2005 04:15
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Today's name, Mallets, is the first historically-recognised form of anaesthesia. In ancient times, when it was absolutely necessary to render someone unconscious for surgery, it was traditional to get them horribly drunk and/or beat them over the head with a mallet until they lost consciousness. Really. ... Okay, it's lame. But I'm tired and I've done 20 of these already. Give me a break. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, September 20 2005 04:19
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Since one of the primary purposes of anaesthesia was to stop the patient from feeling pain, the sense of this technique sounds questionable. But then again, I suppose there is worse pain than a hammer to the skull. Also, surgeons can work more easily if they don't need to restrain a patient. I am eager to see Alex's cartoon. Because I am teh plagiator. Crudely drawn, bad text and overly unoriginal. As fan-art goes. :( [ Tuesday, September 20, 2005 04:33: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "I single Aran out due to his nasty temperament, and his superior intellect." --- SupaNik Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Master
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written Tuesday, September 20 2005 04:58
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Don't be so hard for yourself! I actually like the thing. :) -------------------- Thralni's almighty Avernum pages: My webpage, containing scenario's and graphics made by me (And maybe someday the homepage of the almighty chicken gods). Click here for more information on Olga's fortune teller kiosk Olga's fortune teller kiosk has been temporarily closed down, but you can contact the prophet with a PM - Was signed by the prophet of the almighty chicken gods, gods of everything that is a chicken. Work has begun on the Nephilian grammar and vocabulary guide! Posts: 3029 | Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Tuesday, September 20 2005 05:46
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Reminds me of a scene in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." (The new one with Jim Carrey.) "Max! Bring me my sedative!" The dog brings a mallet. *Clunk!* [ Tuesday, September 20, 2005 05:47: Message edited by: Eldibs ] -------------------- "We can learn a lot from crayons. Some are short, some are dull, some are sharp, some are tall. Some have funny names and they are all different colors, but they all learn to live in the same box." "Happy is the man that has wisdom and gets discernment. For having wisdom as gain is better than having silver as gain and having wisdom as produce is better than gold itself" Proverbs 3:14-3:15 The horrible part about life is, you'll never get out of it alive. Currently boycotting: AngelFire, GameFAQ's Everybody should go to this site at least once. Posts: 818 | Registered: Tuesday, July 9 2002 07:00 |
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Skip to My Lou
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written Tuesday, September 20 2005 06:21
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 [ Tuesday, September 20, 2005 06:25: Message edited by: Archmage Alex ] -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, September 20 2005 12:58
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How can you expect anyone to object to one of these, Thuryl? Seriously, I can't think of many people that would've taken it this far, and you've got Alex to back you up with illustrations now. -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Master
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written Tuesday, September 20 2005 16:26
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And still 10 more to go. Anyway, I'd rather take a single wallop with a huge mallot than being beat multiple times. Less, pain, you know, before anyway. I meant if I had to. Put down those mallets! :P -------------------- -ben4808 For those who love to spam: CSM Forums RIFQ Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Tuesday, September 20 2005 17:42
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What about a massive wallop, then after you're unconscious many smaller ones. -------------------- I stop rubber at 160km/h, five times a week. CANUCKS RESPEK! My Style The Knight Between Posts. Posts: 2395 | Registered: Friday, November 2 2001 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Tuesday, September 20 2005 20:12
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quote:How about past cultures? I just happen to be reading through Leviticus for fun (no really it is fun) and the culture recognized bodily fluids, skin rashes, dead bodies, and mildew as unclean. The people are regularly told to wash after contact with something unclean and stay away from other people for the rest of the day. Of course, having sex also made you unclean. From this I speculate a few things. One - sex in the morning was out of the question unless you planned on calling in sick to work anyway. Two - there were no such things as quickies. I mean if you're gonna get dirty anyway and have to scream 'Unclean!' at everyone else you saw that day, you might as well take your time, right? :P -------------------- "Even the worst Terror from Hell can be transformed to a testimony from Heaven!" - Rev. David Wood 6\23\05 "Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can." - John Wesley Posts: 1001 | Registered: Tuesday, August 19 2003 07:00 |
