THE LIBERAL THREAD #3- No Debate Please

[chris1gill]

Oh you guys are funny today, in other fantabulous news, somewhere around 20.5 hours to go!!!

 

[honugirl]

She does, among other issues. Please keep her in your prayers. She can use them. She's got alot on her plate to deal with medical-wise, and she's been a true inspiration with her optimism and spunk. We love her

Thank you! I appreciate the support.

I will keep her in my thoughts and prayers. It sounds like she has a good support system in place with you guys.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. It really helps to have them, it also helps to have the good support system.

I think someone from the con. thread popped in already to clarify, but I took honugirl's statement to mean that she has Cushing's disease.

Yes, I do I have Cushing's Disease. It's a horrible disease that ravages our bodies and to get through it, we have to use our humor because that's about all we've got left. The people on my Cushing's message boards thought the pic was a riot because that's OUR REALITY. We live with stuff like that every day. If you can't laugh at it, you won't survive. One in a million will get it. It's caused by tumors in the body, mine happens to be located in my head on my pituitary gland. I'll be needing surgery in the next few months to have it removed.

If I didn't have a knowledge of that disease, I never would have posted it. I was making fun of myself. Next time, before you go taking something like that out of context, please remember that there could be more to the story than you know about.

 

[LakeAriel]

Oh you guys are funny today, in other fantabulous news, somewhere around 20.5 hours to go!!!

I am about to go change my avatar and sig..Dress them up for tomorrow's party! I may steal someones stuff!!!

 

[pr surfer]

PR Surfer is the 23,964th person to answer Obama's Call to Service by volunteering on MLK Day. Join him: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/join/192100/2990059

 

[LakeAriel]

Thanks..I didn't have far to look...lol I guess I need to resize? BRB

 

[IDoDis]

I'm back from my MLK Jr. community service work! We went to the bosque and helped clean up the area which tends to get brush fires in the spring. DS had to do another community service project for one of his Boy Scout requirements, so it was a great day to sign up. The scouts repaired a broken sign and we cleaned up all kinds of weeds and some trash. I brought my grabber stick because I didn't want to risk injurying my back again with too much bending over. Since my back went out right before New Year's eve, it's about 80% back to normal. I'm feeling some pain now though, so no more standing today.

Yes, I do I have Cushing's Disease. It's a horrible disease that ravages our bodies and to get through it, we have to use our humor because that's about all we've got left. The people on my Cushing's message boards thought the pic was a riot because that's OUR REALITY. We live with stuff like that every day. If you can't laugh at it, you won't survive. One in a million will get it. It's caused by tumors in the body, mine happens to be located in my head on my pituitary gland. I'll be needing surgery in the next few months to have it removed.

If I didn't have a knowledge of that disease, I never would have posted it. I was making fun of myself. Next time, before you go taking something like that out of context, please remember that there could be more to the story than you know about.

Honogirl, if you are reading this, that was me who was offended by your Burger king Sign post (#711 on your thread) saying that the hunchback meals were for kids with Cushing's Disease. At the time you first posted it, I didnt' know you had Cushing's Disease. However, that still doesn't change my view that the post was done in poor taste given that the signs of Cushing's is upper body obesity, a rounded face, increased fat around the neck, and relatively slender arms and legs. If I heard kids joking about that at school about a child they would have been reprimanded. I hold adults to an even higher standard.

Maybe in your circle of those who have the disease it is okay to poke fun at it and maybe if you said something like "this is 'my' favorite meal" then I could see your humor. I just don't see the humor in laughing at children who suffer from any kind of illness or disease. Maybe I'm hyper-sensitive to it because I work with children who have disabilities. I cringe at the word "retard" and don't like when people are referred by their "disability" rather than referred to as a person first.

I'm sorry you are suffering from this disease and truly hope your outcome is a positive one.

 

[LakeAriel]

I am all dressed up for the Arugalation!!!

 

[chris1gill]

Thank you! I appreciate the support.


Yes, I do I have Cushing's Disease. It's a horrible disease that ravages our bodies and to get through it, we have to use our humor because that's about all we've got left. The people on my Cushing's message boards thought the pic was a riot because that's OUR REALITY. We live with stuff like that every day. If you can't laugh at it, you won't survive. One in a million will get it. It's caused by tumors in the body, mine happens to be located in my head on my pituitary gland. I'll be needing surgery in the next few months to have it removed.

If I didn't have a knowledge of that disease, I never would have posted it. I was making fun of myself. Next time, before you go taking something like that out of context, please remember that there could be more to the story than you know about.

Well, first, this is not a Cushing's Disease message board, so, before you go making jokes about the disease, disclose the fact you have it, or it could easily be interpreted the wrong way. When you've had a serious disease long enough, you know that. I can humor my way through my Mitochondrial disease, however, I wouldn't laugh about someone else's journey. I can only joke about myself, that is all, and before I do, I generally make it known that it is okay for me to do so, not for anyone else to do so, and I certainly never do so on a public message board, not even a mito board, where the seriousness of the disease are all encompassing, and most people are grieving.

 

[chrisw127]

Honugirl, I get where you're coming from. When I was going through miscarriages between kid number one and my twins, I used to be part of a large blogging community dealing with the same thing. We used to tell some pretty awful jokes, some of which revolved around "dead babies." Now, there is nothing funny about dead babies, but sometimes gallows humor is all you have. I probably wouldn't have made those jokes around anyone else (and in fact, I hesitated to mention this here), so I get the discomfort my fellow liberals felt regarding the comment you made. But I get where you're coming from as well and thank you for posting your thoughts on our thread.

Good luck in your journey. It sounds like you've had a pretty rough time.

 

[Dolce27]

Some people apparently don’t understand the difference between poking fun of a sign and the ignorant person who didn’t realize what they were putting up on said sign and of someone poking fun at disabled children.

Some of you need to back off honugirl. She didn’t make fun of any disabled children by posting that picture.

That is all that I have to say to this thread.

 

[Goofyluver]

Hey people. Remember what tomorrow is?

It's a beautiful, glorious day.



Good luck honu. My son has Addison's disease. The opposite of Cushing's. Sending you good thoughts.

 

[Oreo Cookie]

Oh, it's right over on the left. Do you see it?

If I had one super power, it would be the ability to give people violent diarreah. Think about how much fun you could have. Bush is talking . . . BAM . . . violent diarreah. You're in a deposition and the other side starts bothering you . . . BAM . . . violent diarreah, right in his/her pants. Someone in a big obnoxious SUV cuts you off . . . well, you get the picture.

I'd even wear tights and a cape.

LOL! I'm buying stock in toilet paper!


Honu - Good luck with your medical condition.

 

[chrisw127]

I really really don't want to know what your emblem would be!

I would wear a leopard print cape lined in gold lame', naturally. Possibly knee-high boots in black patent leather and a white leotard. Scratch that. No one looks good in white spandex. I would wear a black leotard. And my emblem would be a guy running toward an outhouse, the kind with the half moon in the upper part of the door. The guy would look like Dick Cheney, of course.

 

[mrsv98]

I would wear a leopard print cape lined in gold lame', naturally. Possibly knee-high boots in black patent leather and a white leotard. Scratch that. No one looks good in white spandex. I would wear a black leotard. And my emblem would be a guy running toward an outhouse, the kind with the half moon in the upper part of the door. The guy would look like Dick Cheney, of course.

Must. Erase. Mental. Image.

 

[mirmartinez]

tick tock tick tock

Off to do dinner.

Please refrain from poking the caged one eye tree sloth while I am gone.

 

[IDoDis]

Some people apparently don’t understand the difference between poking fun of a sign and the ignorant person who didn’t realize what they were putting up on said sign and of someone poking fun at disabled children.

Some of you need to back off honugirl. She didn’t make fun of any disabled children by posting that picture.

That is all that I have to say to this thread.

Okay great! We won't even get into the whole accent thing then. I'm glad you have your thread and we have ours.

I knew I should have called the exterminator last week! It must be something in the air. Aaah, yes! Now I remember! Tomorrow we are going to be saying
President Obama!!!!!!!

 

[pr surfer]

The barrage of phone calls from my friends in DC asking me where I am has started.

On the plus side, now I have 2 firm offers for souvenirs.. lol.

And I have been sipping on brandy the whole day... good remedy

 

[Reflection]

tick tock tick tock

Off to do dinner.

Please refrain from poking the caged one eye tree sloth while I am gone.

I'll check on the rabbit.

 

[LakeAriel]

tick tock tick tock

Off to do dinner.

Please refrain from poking the caged one eye tree sloth while I am gone.

What a visual..

Okay great! We won't even get into the whole accent thing then. I'm glad you have your thread and we have ours.

I knew I should have called the exterminator last week! It must be something in the air. Aaah, yes! Now I remember! Tomorrow we are going to be saying
President Obama!!!!!!!

Theres always the roach motel....

The barrage of phone calls from my friends in DC asking me where I am has started.

On the plus side, now I have 2 firm offers for souvenirs.. lol.

And I have been sipping on brandy the whole day... good remedy

ummmmmm I didn't mean all day!!

I'll check on the rabbit.

Check Watership Down..

 

[bsc22]

Man, who'd thought that conservative tear drops would taste so goooooooood!