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lxskllr

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Well, that's fucking awful. Something else I had no idea existed has entered the realm of possibility.
 

[DHT]Osiris

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Well, that's fucking awful. Something else I had no idea existed has entered the realm of possibility.
My SO got treated for saphenous vein reflux today. It involves making an incision by the knee, and running a metal bit with a high power laser up the vein, then burning it from the inside to cauterize it. She said it smelled like burning broccoli.
 
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thestrangebrew1

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This is crazy and sad. I'm glad she's gotten the courage to go back out and live her life.

I've previously thought about getting a little prosthetic for my thumb, but at this point I'm really not even conscious about it, like when I'm helping a customer or coworker when holding something.
 

Perknose

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This is crazy and sad. I'm glad she's gotten the courage to go back out and live her life.

I've previously thought about getting a little prosthetic for my thumb, but at this point I'm really not even conscious about it, like when I'm helping a customer or coworker when holding something.
Hitchhiking would be challenging.
 
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brianmanahan

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the byzantine emperor justinian II didn't let losing his nose get him down

in 695 he was deposed and they cut off his nose, because byzantines wouldn't allow anyone deformed to become emperor

his solution? a gold replacement nose. then sneaking back in through the constantinople sewer and retaking the throne with the help of 15000 slavs.

justinian the slit-nosed, they called him.

his second reign sucked though. he was a brutal ruler, and people finally rebelled and beheaded him, then kidnapped his 6 year old kid out of a church and murdered him to end the bloodline.
 
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BoomerD

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I'm reminded of some old movie...western maybe, where the bad guy wore a partial artificial face. Can't remember the movie though.
 

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the byzantine emperor justinian II didn't let losing his nose get him down

in 695 he was deposed and they cut off his nose, because byzantines wouldn't allow anyone deformed to become emperor

his solution? a gold replacement nose. then sneaking back in through the constantinople sewer and retaking the throne with the help of 15000 slavs.

justinian the slit-nosed, they called him.

his second reign sucked though. he was a brutal ruler, and people finally rebelled and beheaded him, then kidnapped his 6 year old kid out of a church and murdered him to end the bloodline.
Still a better love story than Twilight.

I am not a complete idiot. I have parts on backorder.
 
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