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Bad Hep C Jokes
Is it just me or are you guys hearing more bad Hepatitis C jokes lately.
A couple weeks ago I heard Joan Rivers tell one on her show, but even
people I know seem to be spouting off more about Hep C.
I guess it's going to have to touch their world before they understand.
that absolutely anyone can have the virus.
Today, someone was telling a story about someone who had been in prisoner
who had... I stopped them before they got the rest of the story out.
Is it just me becoming more sensitive?
I really don't think that's the case because I've been dealing with the virus for several years.
Are people getting more vocal in a negative way?
A couple weeks ago I heard Joan Rivers tell one on her show, but even
people I know seem to be spouting off more about Hep C.
I guess it's going to have to touch their world before they understand.
that absolutely anyone can have the virus.
Today, someone was telling a story about someone who had been in prisoner
who had... I stopped them before they got the rest of the story out.
Is it just me becoming more sensitive?
I really don't think that's the case because I've been dealing with the virus for several years.
Are people getting more vocal in a negative way?
Well, it's not a HCV joke, but here's my contribution for joke of the day:
My nurse friend came up to me and asked, "Did you hear about that poor, little baby in the NICU that was born w/o eyelids?"
"No!", I gasped. My thoughts were already turning to the problems this little thing would encounter.
"Thank God he was a little boy", she said. "Since the foreskin is very similar to eyelids, the doctors were able to use the tissue from his circumcision to repair it."
"That's amazing!", I replied. "How's he doing?"
"Well", she responded, "He's a little **** eyed"
Sadly, this is a true story and I will never talk to her again! (OK..I will & have)
My nurse friend came up to me and asked, "Did you hear about that poor, little baby in the NICU that was born w/o eyelids?"
"No!", I gasped. My thoughts were already turning to the problems this little thing would encounter.
"Thank God he was a little boy", she said. "Since the foreskin is very similar to eyelids, the doctors were able to use the tissue from his circumcision to repair it."
"That's amazing!", I replied. "How's he doing?"
"Well", she responded, "He's a little **** eyed"
Sadly, this is a true story and I will never talk to her again! (OK..I will & have)
Am new to this Hep c social online stuff....thanks so much for making me laugh....my main defense is humor and I appreciate that in other people as well..keep on smilin....
I've had a really difficult 24 hours.
My aunt promised to take my mother to the doctor and then backed out.
at the last min.She was disappointed her sister didn't take her. Need I say more. Had to take dad along for the ride.
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I needed a good laugh tonight. Thanks a million!!!!
Reva
My aunt promised to take my mother to the doctor and then backed out.
at the last min.She was disappointed her sister didn't take her. Need I say more. Had to take dad along for the ride.
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I needed a good laugh tonight. Thanks a million!!!!
Reva
These statement are all so true!!
I remember spending a long time on the dairy aisle saying just that: "Where's the fat?!"
More moods than Sybil: I love it!!
Designated driver: Hmmmm no wonder I get invited to more places now that I no longer drink.
I remember spending a long time on the dairy aisle saying just that: "Where's the fat?!"
More moods than Sybil: I love it!!
Designated driver: Hmmmm no wonder I get invited to more places now that I no longer drink.
@fly, I was looking for the like button then I remembered I wasnt on facebook, Funny!!!!!
Have to admit, though, there IS humor to be found.
1) You will never lose an argument. ("You may be right, but I have a potentially fatal disease *cough*")
2) Mosquito bites aren't quite so bad knowing he just might succumb to liver disease
3) You get to be in the smallest club in the world...The people who respond with "Bite Me!" when people comment on their astounding weight loss
4) You have more moods than Sybill
5) You get to be the designated driver for your county
6) You're the only person in the grocery store's yogurt section screaming, "Where's the fat!"
7) Thank God it's summer! Otherwise all that lost hair would just be a waste.
Roll w it, Baby!
1) You will never lose an argument. ("You may be right, but I have a potentially fatal disease *cough*")
2) Mosquito bites aren't quite so bad knowing he just might succumb to liver disease
3) You get to be in the smallest club in the world...The people who respond with "Bite Me!" when people comment on their astounding weight loss
4) You have more moods than Sybill
5) You get to be the designated driver for your county
6) You're the only person in the grocery store's yogurt section screaming, "Where's the fat!"
7) Thank God it's summer! Otherwise all that lost hair would just be a waste.
Roll w it, Baby!
Me being obnoxious comes way before any diagnosed disorder or humor or judgements or knee jerks or jack offs.
I quit alcohol and found that I could be just as obnoxious without spending all the money and liver.
Don't know why I said that. I guess to be obnoxious.
I quit alcohol and found that I could be just as obnoxious without spending all the money and liver.
Don't know why I said that. I guess to be obnoxious.
I was thinking~ what really bothers me about the jokes about hep C is they spread ignorance.
When you have House on T.V. drop a hamburger because someone with hep C had taken a bite out of it, the message that comes across is you can get hep C from saliva.
If the joke was about being riba rapid while doing interferon, we could laugh at ourselves and the truth behind the joke.
That's why flcy ending by poking fun at menopause is funny and not offensive, because it's true.
When David Sedaris tells his story about his OCD as a kid, its hilarious, somewhat painful, because we feel his pain as a kid, but funny nonetheless.
When you have House on T.V. drop a hamburger because someone with hep C had taken a bite out of it, the message that comes across is you can get hep C from saliva.
If the joke was about being riba rapid while doing interferon, we could laugh at ourselves and the truth behind the joke.
That's why flcy ending by poking fun at menopause is funny and not offensive, because it's true.
When David Sedaris tells his story about his OCD as a kid, its hilarious, somewhat painful, because we feel his pain as a kid, but funny nonetheless.
Really good point, Idyllic. I remember being with extended family members when I was young and hearing ethnic jokes and gender jokes and what have you...and making everybody mad at me for telling them how wrong their humor was. I still feel that way but I also find myself laughing hysterically at some gender and psych jokes. Maybe I laugh because I relate to them. Especially driving jokes and stuff, but call me "the little woman" and you get a stone face.
Okay, you got me there.
The OCD posters are the ones that get under my skin.
I admit it.
The OCD posters are the ones that get under my skin.
I admit it.
That is the thing, virtually every disorder condition gets mocked or laughed about. Whether it is by playing up to societal misconceptions or stereotypes or plain misinformation. The answering machine response is funny. Behavioral health disorders seem to be the primary source of the humor.
Would it been any less acceptable to have "If you have Hepatitis C be sure to decontaminate the phone after you hang up." Other than perhaps being decidedly unfunny what would have made it not OK.
Would it been any less acceptable to have "If you have Hepatitis C be sure to decontaminate the phone after you hang up." Other than perhaps being decidedly unfunny what would have made it not OK.
Good one, only I'd have put obsessive compulsive as every other call.
Thanks for the laugh.
Thanks for the laugh.
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Hello, and welcome to MedHelp
If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly.
If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you.
If you have multiple personalities, press 3, 4, 5 and 6.
If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want. Stay on the line so we can trace your call.
If you are delusional, press 7 and your call will be forwarded to the mother ship.
If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a small voice will tell you which number to press.
If you are manic-depressive, it doesn't matter which number you press; no one will answer.
If you are dyslexic, press 9696969696969696.
If you have a nervous disorder, please fidget with the hash key until a representative comes on the line.
If you have post-traumatic stress disorder, s-l-o-w-l-y & c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y press 0-0-0.
If you are bi-polar, please leave a message after the beep or before the beep or after the beep. Please wait for the beep.
If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.
If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.
If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.
If you have low self-esteem, please hang up. Our operators are too busy to talk with you.
If you are menopausal, hang up, turn on the fan, lie down and cry. You won't be crazy forever.
If you are pre-menstrual, shout at the phone, smash it against the wall and try again next week.
Hello, and welcome to MedHelp
If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly.
If you are co-dependent, please ask someone to press 2 for you.
If you have multiple personalities, press 3, 4, 5 and 6.
If you are paranoid, we know who you are and what you want. Stay on the line so we can trace your call.
If you are delusional, press 7 and your call will be forwarded to the mother ship.
If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a small voice will tell you which number to press.
If you are manic-depressive, it doesn't matter which number you press; no one will answer.
If you are dyslexic, press 9696969696969696.
If you have a nervous disorder, please fidget with the hash key until a representative comes on the line.
If you have post-traumatic stress disorder, s-l-o-w-l-y & c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y press 0-0-0.
If you are bi-polar, please leave a message after the beep or before the beep or after the beep. Please wait for the beep.
If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.
If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.
If you have short-term memory loss, press 9.
If you have low self-esteem, please hang up. Our operators are too busy to talk with you.
If you are menopausal, hang up, turn on the fan, lie down and cry. You won't be crazy forever.
If you are pre-menstrual, shout at the phone, smash it against the wall and try again next week.
OOOPS my bad I thought I had typed Candoman and HPGuy but I accidentally erased it when I went to fix a typo! Glad I reread that there!
I would have found it amusing if had come from someone who has actually put in the hours of research it takes to try and keep acurate, valid medical info posted for the new comers on the medical side"
Other than MikeS, Willbb and Hector are there any of them around anymore? Well Pooh is learning, me I was never much good at learning I am just much better at cheerleading and rely on the smart guys for info.
Other than MikeS, Willbb and Hector are there any of them around anymore? Well Pooh is learning, me I was never much good at learning I am just much better at cheerleading and rely on the smart guys for info.
I would have found it amusing if had come from someone who has actually put in the hours of research it takes to try and keep acurate, valid medical info posted for the new comers on the medical side.
Love ya ny :)
And yes tiredofhepc perfect punch line
Love ya ny :)
And yes tiredofhepc perfect punch line
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