WTF Stories of the Week - Page 261

SzczerbiakManiac · 06-07-2010, 10:21 PM

a "safe" place to keep valuables?

Mousey Girl · 06-07-2010, 11:14 PM

I have many things to say about this, but I will refrain.

CoasterMatt · 06-08-2010, 11:50 PM

I bet this guy isn't in such a chipper mood anymore.

Morrigoon · 06-09-2010, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

Score One For The Bull!! - WARNING - Link Contains REALLY Awesome, Terribly Graphic Pictures (and video)

When you consider what happens to the bull, I have difficulty feeling sorry for him.

Kevy Baby · 06-09-2010, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

I bet this guy isn't in such a chipper mood anymore.

In case anyone else has issues with the link, try this: http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15252094

frodo potter · 06-09-2010, 07:00 PM

So a real life WTF that happened to me today.

A woman came into the pharmacy asking for Epsom salts and digestive enzymes. Ok, no problem. Then she asked if there is anything stronger for cleaning poison out of wounds.
I ask her to explain, long story short, she stepped on a stingray and got stung.
She showed me her foot which was swollen and discolored. The whole foot was red and scaly, the wound was actually black, and her leg had round red marks almost like hives that she said were actually expanding up the leg, they had moved from just above her ankle to half way up her calf in about 10 hours.

I said she should go to the doctor immediately, she said she didn't want to, then asked which digestive enzymes are protein based because the poison is protein based and she was hoping that they would bind together and get out of her system faster.

At this point I washed my hands of the situation and got the pharmacist, who again told her to go to the doctor. She again declined and asked her two questions of him.
He refused to recommend anything except a trip to the doctor and reminded her that stingray venom is how Steve Irwin died. She said "yea but that was in the heart, this is just my foot." he responded "poison is poison you need to be treated."
At this point she asked where another pharmacy was. We told her and repeated that she needed to see a doctor.

So she left, I fully expect if I looked around on line in a few weeks I will find out she either lost the limb or her life all to either save $80 or to prove a point.
People really scare me sometimes

Morrigoon · 06-09-2010, 08:19 PM

Black? Isn't that gangrene?

alphabassettgrrl · 06-09-2010, 09:10 PM

I don't think it's necessarily gangrene, but yeah, she should have it looked at professionally. There's obviously something wrong. I mean, getting stung by a ray isn't going to be pleasant, but when it turns black, yeah, there's something seriously awry.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-09-2010, 10:25 PM

Texas and Oklahaoma teams in the Pac10? W-T-F?! (nevermind that Pac 16 just sounds stupid.)

cirquelover · 06-10-2010, 11:04 AM

Yeah we were'nt to thrilled to hear that either. Now it's official that Colorado will join the Pac-10 sometime in the near future. I bet Boise is really pissed!

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frodo potter Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 84	So a real life WTF that happened to me today. A woman came into the pharmacy asking for Epsom salts and digestive enzymes. Ok, no problem. Then she asked if there is anything stronger for cleaning poison out of wounds. I ask her to explain, long story short, she stepped on a stingray and got stung. She showed me her foot which was swollen and discolored. The whole foot was red and scaly, the wound was actually black, and her leg had round red marks almost like hives that she said were actually expanding up the leg, they had moved from just above her ankle to half way up her calf in about 10 hours. I said she should go to the doctor immediately, she said she didn't want to, then asked which digestive enzymes are protein based because the poison is protein based and she was hoping that they would bind together and get out of her system faster. At this point I washed my hands of the situation and got the pharmacist, who again told her to go to the doctor. She again declined and asked her two questions of him. He refused to recommend anything except a trip to the doctor and reminded her that stingray venom is how Steve Irwin died. She said "yea but that was in the heart, this is just my foot." he responded "poison is poison you need to be treated." At this point she asked where another pharmacy was. We told her and repeated that she needed to see a doctor. So she left, I fully expect if I looked around on line in a few weeks I will find out she either lost the limb or her life all to either save $80 or to prove a point. People really scare me sometimes
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06-09-2010, 09:10 PM	#2608
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	I don't think it's necessarily gangrene, but yeah, she should have it looked at professionally. There's obviously something wrong. I mean, getting stung by a ray isn't going to be pleasant, but when it turns black, yeah, there's something seriously awry. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Texas and Oklahaoma teams in the Pac10? W-T-F?! (nevermind that Pac 16 just sounds stupid.) __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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