# my ears hurt

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ears-hurt/551133>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 23, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ears-hurt/551133 "2010-08-23T04:36:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ears-hurt/551133/1 "2010-08-23T04:36:46Z")

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what am I to do

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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ears-hurt/551133/2 "2010-08-23T05:07:24Z")

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ask your friend

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**Author:** ![Silophant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Silophant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silophant)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ears-hurt/551133/3 "2010-08-23T05:08:51Z")

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Your head is becoming overpressurized. You need to relieve that overpressure, or your head will explode. Have your friend puncture your eardrums with something. Pencils work wonderfully.

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**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ears-hurt/551133/4 "2010-08-23T05:13:28Z")

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my friend said to go to the doctor but I say doctors is all swabs

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**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ears-hurt/551133/5 "2010-08-23T05:58:52Z")

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Only if you’re in the Navy or Marine Corps.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ears-hurt/551133/6 "2010-08-23T12:04:13Z")

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Okay, I’m tired of reports on this thread – I’m tired of **PSXer** ’s schtick in general, frankly, and the reports thereupon. Don’t you have to pack your 8-tracks to head off to freshman dorm?

Yes, there are limits to how M&P even this forum gets, and this is past those limits.

Closed.

**twickster** , MPSIMS moderator