# Frank-don't thing that was quite fair (somewhate lame) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 16, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671 "2006-03-16T23:29:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/1 "2006-03-16T23:29:45Z")
Ok since this is ultimatly about a swollwn ankle jokes about “lame” are welll probably inevitable. But ok with me. Anywat, i don’t think closing my thread was that warrented. I guess this amounts to a question about the whole "medical "thing. `That is…i see it (my thread) as loooking for opinionns and more important, more imprtantly…experience. Whch mitgh help me talk to me doctor .(And i cetainly made itr clear that i am seeimgn a doctor) I understand the reasons for wanting to aviod that. But…i made it paian that i AM getttin medical help. And i think getting some feedback from other people who have had expericinede the same thing…and sometimes it’s important to ask youd doctor the right question… i think it’s iomportant. so doi question hy thread being closed and the idea in general. I think we can do better. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/2 "2006-03-16T23:34:52Z")
Umm, link? and translator? ---
**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/3 "2006-03-16T23:36:55Z")
> [@Gangster Octopus](#): > > Umm, link? > > and > > translator? > **[edema](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=363110)** > > So how many medical threads have i started this past few weeks? I must sound like a total invaalid! And I’ve felt like one…it’s been a bad month. (Did imention MYHOUSE BURNED DOWN!!! I’m going to use that line for a while. Anyway I will start with... Translated > [@](#): > > L’ok puisque c’est ultimatly au sujet des plaisanteries d’une cheville de swollwn au sujet de “boiteux” sont welll probablement inévitable. Mais correct avec moi. Anywat, je ne pense pas que la fermeture mon fil était qui warrented. Je devine que ceci s’élève à une question au sujet de la chose “médicale” entière. le ` qui est… moi le voient (mon fil) comme loooking pour des opinionns et plus important, plus imprtantly…experience. Le mitgh de Whch m’aident à me parler le (And de docteur que j’ai cetainly fait l’espace libre d’itr que je suis seeimgn par docteur) je comprends les raisons de vouloir à l’aviod cela. Mais… je l’ai rendu paian que je SUIS aide médicale de getttin. Et je pense qu’obtenant de la rétroaction d’autres qui ont eu l’expericinede le même…and de chose… parfois il est important de poser à docteur de youd la bonne question… je pense qu’il est iomportant. ainsi fil hy de question de doi étant fermé et l’idée en général. Je pense que nous pouvons faire mieux. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/4 "2006-03-16T23:37:46Z")
[Link.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=363110) And no further comment, except that I believe I made the right decision. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/5 "2006-03-16T23:38:01Z")
[Link.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=363110) But I don’t think I can help with the translation. Looks like **bete** found some good drugs. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/6 "2006-03-17T01:18:24Z")
> [@betenoir](#): > > (And i cetainly made itr clear that i am seeimgn a doctor) Nothing to add - I just really liked this part. ---
**Author:** ![askeptic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@askeptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/askeptic)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/7 "2006-03-17T01:27:35Z")
We can post drunk? Wooo Hooo! ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/8 "2006-03-17T04:14:15Z")
> [@askeptic](#): > > We can post drunk? Wooo Hooo! In fairness, **betenoir** is apparently on heavy-duty prescription medication of some sort. Which is why she should be getting medical advice from her doctor. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/9 "2006-03-17T04:37:45Z")
> [@askeptic](#): > > We can post drunk? Wooo Hooo! Didn’t you see the stickie? ---
**Author:** ![Mellivora\_capensis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mellivora\_capensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mellivora_capensis)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/10 "2006-03-17T14:33:17Z")
Urgent telegram to **betenoir** from doctor. \<\\> ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/11 "2006-03-17T14:49:41Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > In fairness, **betenoir** is apparently on heavy-duty prescription medication of some sort. So is Rush. He doesn’t make any sense to me either. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/12 "2006-04-06T18:25:20Z")
Hmmm…not REALLY worth opening the thread again but now that I’m back on line…just got to say to OP is embarassing. But I’m on doctor proscibed drugs…that and I normally can’t spell. So you don’t have to be snarky…but then that’s what I love about you all. And I still think I’m correct that I’m asking for opinions and not medical adivice so it shouldn’t have been closed. I respect the idea but I don’t think I violated it…other the being incoherent… ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/13 "2006-04-06T18:48:29Z")
> [@betenoir](#): > > Hmmm…not REALLY worth opening the thread again but now that I’m back on line…just got to say to OP is embarassing. But I’m on doctor proscibed drugs…that and I normally can’t spell. > > So you don’t have to be snarky…but then that’s what I love about you all. > > And I still think I’m correct that I’m asking for opinions and not medical adivice so it shouldn’t have been closed. I respect the idea but I don’t think I violated it…other the being incoherent… As a fellow non-speller might I recommend [http://www.iespell.com/An](http://www.iespell.com/An) excellent little add-on for Internet Explorer. Install it and then when you are done typing, right click and hit Check Spelling. It really helps. It is even improving my spelling. Jim {though not my grammar} ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/14 "2006-04-06T22:39:23Z")
> [@betenoir](#): > > Hmmm…not REALLY worth opening the thread again but now that I’m back on line…just got to say to OP is embarassing. But I’m on doctor proscibed drugs…that and I normally can’t spell. > > So you don’t have to be snarky…but then that’s what I love about you all. > > And I still think I’m correct that I’m asking for opinions and not medical adivice so it shouldn’t have been closed. I respect the idea but I don’t think I violated it…other the being incoherent… From what I can see of that other thread, it didn’t look like you were really prepared to fully accept the prevailing consensus in the thread anyway, and appeared to be looking more for consolation than pressure to get it looked at posthaste. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/15 "2006-04-06T22:47:17Z")
Do I get extra points for being pitted twice by the OP in the same thread? **betenoir** , I’m sorry that you do not agree with my decision, but I still believe it was the correct decision. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/16 "2006-04-06T22:48:12Z")
> [@betenoir](#): > > But I’m on doctor proscibed drugs…that and I normally can’t spell. > [@What Exit?](#): > > As a fellow non-speller might I recommend [http://www.iespell.com/An](http://www.iespell.com/An) excellent little add-on for Internet Explorer. Install it and then when you are done typing, right click and hit Check Spelling. It really helps. It is even improving my spelling. Of course, even a good spell checker would only change “proscibed” to “proscribed,” leaving the OP with the wrong word, anyway. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/17 "2006-04-06T23:27:00Z")
> [@TellMeI'mNotCrazy](#): > > From what I can see of that other thread, it didn’t look like you were really prepared to fully accept the prevailing consensus in the thread anyway, and appeared to be looking more for consolation than pressure to get it looked at posthaste. I have to agree. Someone mentioned the asymmetry of your edema a few minutes before you mentioned how freaked you were about the asymmetry. Several people suggested going to the ER, and you know this board, we would have given you six pages of sympathy after the problem was taken care of 🙂 (More than ever I’m afraid of making a typo in this thread…I’ve never typed so slow in my life) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/18 "2006-04-07T00:04:31Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Of course, even a good spell checker would only change “proscibed” to “proscribed,” leaving the OP with the wrong word, anyway. 😃 😃 I was specifically told when I asked {by Giraffe I think} not to change misspellings in Quotes. So I hi-light my text when I do the spell check. The spell checker does offer up more than one possibility for those like \*\*betenoir \*\* and myself, it does not auto replace which would not help as much. Jim {as an example I had spellcheck instead of spell check} ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/19 "2006-04-07T01:25:25Z")
> [@Abbie Normal](#): > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=363110](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=363110) > > Translated: > > L’ok puisque c’est ultimatly au sujet des plaisanteries d’une cheville de swollwn au sujet de “boiteux” sont welll probablement inévitable. Mais correct avec moi. Anywat, je ne pense pas que la fermeture mon fil était qui warrented. Je devine que ceci s’élève à une question au sujet de la chose “médicale” entière. le ` qui est… moi le voient (mon fil) comme loooking pour des opinionns et plus important, plus imprtantly…experience. Le mitgh de Whch m’aident à me parler le (And de docteur que j’ai cetainly fait l’espace libre d’itr que je suis seeimgn par docteur) je comprends les raisons de vouloir à l’aviod cela. Mais… je l’ai rendu paian que je SUIS aide médicale de getttin. Et je pense qu’obtenant de la rétroaction d’autres qui ont eu l’expericinede le même…and de chose… parfois il est important de poser à docteur de youd la bonne question… je pense qu’il est iomportant. ainsi fil hy de question de doi étant fermé et l’idée en général. Je pense que nous pouvons faire mieux. I love that it translated it into French but kept all the misspelled English words. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671/20 "2006-04-07T15:47:03Z")
> [@Large Marge](#): > > I love that it translated it into French but kept all the misspelled English words. 😃 😃 So do I. And I’ve been to the doctor and he didn’t seem to think it was anything serious. I just thought it was odd and was looking for opinions. But I bow to the omniscient mods. And I can’t stay mad at a mod who was named after an Elvis Costello song…although he changed his name to that of an ex boyfriend so that might account for the hostility 😃 . [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-dont-thing-that-was-quite-fair-somewhate-lame/348671.md?page=2)