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[–] 7 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

I've been watching a lot of Scrabble videos on YouTube. I don't know why as I've never played the game ... however, there's a phenomenon where the best players in the world are challenging really obvious words because of the quirks of the language.

In the video below you can see an example of where someone challenged "bus" because "bu" isn't one of the many two-letter words they've memorized and so pluralizing it is also invalid.

https://youtu.be/6CU4NqrSicc

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  • [–] 15 points 9 hours ago

    Are you a liver or a deadite?

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  • [–] 12 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

    Almost all my uncles are built like a candy apple. Not a single case of liver failure in the family. Sure heart issues are everywhere because they're built like fucking apples on a stick.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 hours ago (1 child)

    Diabetes does that too. Skinny extremities, thick/round torsos with almost no transition between the two shapes.

    Most of the men in my mother’s extended family have diabetes, and look just like that.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 hours ago

    So many comorbidities. Alcohol also has a large play. Rich foods like red meat. My God it's such a long list.

    People if you're reading this. Eat your veggies. Limit your red meet. Limit your alcohol. Fiber fiber fiber. Then pray you have good genetics lol

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  • [–] 7 points 7 hours ago (1 child)

    It's all related, though. Liver disease often causes cardiovascular issues, or vice versa. It's most pronounced in skinny people with fatty liver disease, who have a significantly elevated risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. Either way, the liver is immensely important for a whole bunch of metabolic functions, and cardiovascular health depends on all those metabolic functions working properly.

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  • [–] 38 points 17 hours ago* (9 children)

    It's called ascites and looks like this

    spoiler

    And they do something called Paracentesis for it which looks like this and the amount of fluid that comes off is often somewhat of a "big fish story" for nurses similar to giant objects removed from rectums.

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  • [–] 9 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (3 children)

    I think they did this on The Pitt. The alcoholic guy who was a "frequent flyer" (all the doctors and nurses knew him because he always had to come in and get that shit drained. Never stopped drinking).

    Man that show is good.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

    Have avoided it. I've had coworkers say it gave them flashbacks.

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  • [–] 24 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

    I have a friend in urology, who will occasionally talk about clogged... systems, and how much urine a person can hold. It's a surprisingly large amount, to the degree where they can't remove it all in one go because the drop of internal pressure will lead to a drop in bloodpressure.

    So yes, you CAN pee yourself to death.

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  • [–] 8 points 8 hours ago (1 child)

    They once drained nearly almost 2 liters out of me. The urologist was amazed that I didn't die. I've had two more laser procedures over the years and another one is scheduled next week. Self cathing multiple times a day for years sucks. But it is better than dialysis or dying.

    Everyone loves them titties enough to have a whole month of awareness, but not many care about prostrate health. Get it checked regularly fellas! And pay attention to how you pee and how often. It can get bad enough that not even a little blue pill can save your love life.

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  • [–] 23 points 17 hours ago (5 children)

    so, a fact to consider: if you are fat, but you are a person who is on their feet a lot, you will never skip leg day, by definition.

    I'm 5'6" have a 43" waist and am 100lbs "overweight." My legs look like I ride in the Tour de France everyday.

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  • [–] 11 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

    Yeah I had some amazing calves from being so fat and just walking.

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  • [–] 4 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

    the unfortunate side effect of this is the random charlie horses when you just need to stretch after waking up. Those can fuck right the hell off.

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  • [–] 9 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

    Can confirm. Go to the doctor once in a while even if you have to just run from the bill. :(

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  • [–] 6 points 18 hours ago

    This one hurts, no matter if it's fake and/or gay.

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  • [–] 5 points 17 hours ago

    These things happen when you're drunk and shit posting

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