Archive for October, 2006

From elsewhere:

A 60-year-old man with acute pancreatitis developed persistent hiccups after insertion of a nasogastric tube. Removal of the latter did not terminate the hiccups which had also been treated with different drugs, and several manoeuvres were attempted, but with no success. Digital rectal massage was then performed resulting in abrupt cessation of the hiccups. Recurrence of the hiccups occurred several hours later, and again, they were terminated immediately with digital rectal massage. No other recurrences were observed. This is the second reported case associating cessation of intractable hiccups with digital rectal massage. We suggest that this manoeuvre should be considered in cases of intractable hiccups before proceeding with pharmacological agents.

Well, I would stop hiccuping too if somebody put their finger up my arse! Wouldn’t you?

The only thing I can do is laugh at this latest scandal. I honestly don’t feel any outrage over this - after all, it’s a typical example of the level of corruption that’s now status quo from the self-proclaimed political party of “moral values”.

I don’t usually quote the Bible, but I think this particular passage is relevant:

Luke 12, verses 1-3 (NIV)
Meanwhile, when a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, saying: “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.”

Can we substitute “Republicans” for “Pharisees” here? Would that be a fair comparison? Hypocrisy runs rampant…