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AuntPenny
06/03/09

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Someone should make a really big hospital gown for him. One that opens in the back.
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Lady Skittlehattington
06/03/09

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"Ow, ow, ow," said Jupiter. "All these nurses around and not one of them can do a thing about these hemorrhoids."

Yeah, I made a butt joke. What?
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Benevolent_Dictatrix (patently absurd)
06/03/09

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I think it's interesting to see examples of women covering their hair outside of the Muslim community. It's such a polarizing issue in that context, yet nobody bats an eyelash at these nurses, or, for example, nuns.
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Espatriata
06/03/09

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He represents the Tyrrhenian sea, part of the monument to Victor Emmanuel II. And yes, he does have an ackwardly placed wolf in between his legs.
- Rome tour guide
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Mary McCarthyite
06/03/09

@Espatriata: Ah, yes. Isn't the she-wolf the "Mother" of Rome? I'm thinking this:

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whatsername
06/03/09

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Meanwhile, somewhere in the US, a former Attorney General thinks: "better Italian frikkin' nurses than I 'cos sometimes, there just aren't curtains big enough".
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Little Green Frog (Wise Latina)
06/03/09

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Awww, this give me good memories. My Mom and Dad met while working at a Red Cross hospital.
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brinkswomanship
06/03/09

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Someone get some cut-offs on that poor embarrassed statue.
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LaMorena
06/03/09

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The statue's all, "Stay cool, man, it's just a bunch of nurses. Yeah, nurses are hot, but they're nuns, what's wrong with you??!?! Ok, look away and cross your legs. Look away and cross your legs. STAY COOL."
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BitchyD
06/03/09

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I have to say I prefered it when nurses wore uniforms, It made it alot easier to pick them out from the doctors. It's just too confusing when everyone in the hospital/clinic runs around in scrubs.
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NefariousNewt
06/03/09

@BitchyD: Agreed. Mind you, those Ladies look like they could use much more sensible shoes. Still, I like the crisp, starched white.
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MissMoneypenny
06/03/09

@BitchyD: But I think it's better for everyone if nurses are comfortable on their long shifts, and if their uniforms are simple and easy to clean. My roommate's mom has been a nurse for a long time, and she said the hats used to fall off at the worst times. It would make sense if you could differentiate between professions in a hospital by the colour of uniforms, which I think the NHS is trying to do.
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brinkswomanship
06/03/09

@MissMoneypenny: Hey, it worked on Scrubs!
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AuntPenny
06/03/09

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This is what they do to patients who complain too much. Let this be a lesson to you.
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tscheese
06/03/09

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Man, parades in Italy must be INTENSE. The nurses are all "yeah, whatever," and the giant nekkid statue-man is like "OMG IS THAT A PARADE OMG!!?"

He's totally doing one of these:

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AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope
06/03/09

@tscheese: yeah, now I have to go waste time at icanhascheezburger because of you and that Scottish Fold.
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scullymurphy
06/03/09

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"Would one of you ladies mind sponging my back? I ... can't ... quite ... reach"
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AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope
06/03/09

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Hercules looks totally awkward about this situation. Perhaps he preferred the Empire?
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MilointheMeadow
06/03/09

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Nurses with nun hoods?

Poseidon(?) looks startled.
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digitalsuze
03/12/09

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Does Hanna Rosin also think that a V-8 is the nutritional equivalent of a salad?

You know, I have not found the breastfeeding experience to be such a polarizing one. I have friends who chose not to breastfeed. I have friends who tried, couldn't, and switched to formula. I have friends who are determined to give their babies breast milk and pump like crazy in order to do so. Some others supplement. As for myself, I nursed my older son for six months and supplemented during that time. My younger son is two-and-a-half, was exclusively breastfed for almost a year (his choice) and shows no signs of stopping. I hadn't planned to nurse him this long, but he seems to need to nurse longer and I'm in a position to let him. So be it.

Anyway, my experience is that all of my friends respect each other's choices, regardless of whether we agree with one another. Sure, I might think that some of my friends could have at least given nursing a try. Those same friends probably think I'm out of my mind to be nursing a kid who yells, "Want boob, peeeeze!" But we keep it to ourselves, because we respect each other's privacy and choices.

I cannot imagine experiencing a scene on the playground like the one Rosin describes. This is just another chapter in the media-created Mommy Wars. Give us a little credit, please!
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Tart of Darkness
03/12/09

@digitalsuze: Back when my daughter was a baby we got a break from the breastfeeding debate now and then when the media decided to tell us that our children would be far superior and/or emotional cripples based on whether or not they went to day care.

The only stress I felt about breastfeeding was from my in-laws who appeared to be completely freaked out about it. They also were freaked out about my going back to work when my baby was small.

But with friends and acquaintances it was no big deal. I was fortunate enough to not go to work full time until my daughter was 18 months old so I didn't have to do the pump thing which I think I couldn't have handled. She was breast fed until almost 11 months.
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