Second time I

[Jaybar]

Speaking of just stupid things and moving:

I recently discovered chinese fire drill ping-pong. It's incredibly fun and quite the stimulating work-out. Of course it's only really amazingly good with 7+ people for maximum enjoyment.

Sorry for the real talk.

[TomodachiF]

I love Gargoyle. And please let us know how this ends up, I honestly see no kind of way she can win this case, especially considering the definition of obese is a medical term. Definatly gonna pull a "fuck da laws" if you lose this lol.

[Howard Roark]

if obesity is considered/recognized as a disease/disability, I really don't see how prescribing and assigning free treatment could be construed as insulting

you snore? sleep on your side or get throat/nasal surgery

you're overweight? this is what we've been prescribing to people as a fun method of exercise, a good alternative to invasive surgery


so long as you didn't use the word fat, I fail to see a problem here -- this woman, like most fat or depressed people, wanted some kind of quick fix and you're getting in the way of her gastro surgery

Spoiler: show

also, my gf's aunt got gastro done and she still eats as much as she used to, except now she throws it up so she can still get that comfort/fix from eating

god fat people are so stupid

[arus2001]

brb, putting on 100 pounds to get a Wii I can sell for money to go get fatter with. Wonder if a different doctor would give me another.

[Monkor]

I just hope it doesn't turn into one of those "The hot coffee is too hot, so I am suing you."

Contrary to popular belief, the McDonald's "hot coffee" argument wasn't about the woman suing because the coffee cup didn't warn her about the coffee being hot, it was about the coffee being served at the store in question was unreasonably hot. The store was heating the coffee so people could sit in traffic for an hour and still drink it hot when they arrived at work. That particular store heated the coffee to temperatures well beyond a reasonable level for anyone to drink, let alone spill without seriously injuring themselves. The lady had second- and third-degree burns on her legs when it spilled.


And to stay on topic:
How the fuck does this woman have a lawyer on call ready to serve you papers the same day when she's unemployed?

[Xno Kappa]

What's up with the string of threads lately about upset fatties? I'm starting to get worried they're amassing numbers and planning a revolt.

[Cyn]

What's up with the string of threads lately about upset fatties? I'm starting to get worried they're amassing numbers and planning a revolt.

Don't worry, they're far too lazy for that.

[Gargoyle]

We will do it with internets and robots!

...maybe.

...nah, too lazy.

[Sylvrdragon]

And to stay on topic:
How the fuck does this woman have a lawyer on call ready to serve you papers the same day when she's unemployed?

I was thinking the same thing. You should check the legitimacy of those papers you were served ASAP. The person serving you talking shit throws up a red flag to me, as well as how fast this happened. If we assume that your reluctance to appear in court is the norm, then there is room in this situation for a scam.

I would say that this bitch is suing you in hopes that you offer her an out-of-court settlement simply BECAUSE it would look bad for you to be in court. This trick could work even if the papers are real. Hell, it even sounds like a good idea to make a quick buck off of stupid doctors. Don't be the stupid doctor.

[BadKarma]

This is the woman in question:
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[Woozie]

The guy who served the papers was probably her brother or some guy she met outside. Like others have said, that just seems way too quick.

[Rhinox]

Bold 1: Like I said, I don't work there I'm filling in as a favor for a friend who's backed up on his work and needs a hand with consultations and random walk-ins. I was told since I don't officially work for the hospital that I'm not covered under their malpractice insurance and since what I did wasn't hospital protocol it's my problem not theirs.

Bold 2: Doctor, majoring in cardiology.

Bold 3: No, but I will once I get home going to see what I can do, I have no intention on setting foot inside a court room. Court appearances = bad rep, no one wants to be operated on by a surgeon who's been in court on multiple occasions.

Also, would like to apologize for the snapping, today has been an all around horrific day and I just can't wait to get home.

You probably better off recommending morbidly obese people to specialists from now on.

[Mitsuevo]

The American Medical Association (AMA) finds that obesity is a disease but not a disability. In a resolution passed by the AMA on June 16 2009 and reported by various news services including ABC news The argument against disability was as follows
"If obesity is designated as a disability, physicians could be sued or reprimanded for discrimination under the Americans with Disability Act if a patient takes offense at the physician discussing obesity," the resolution states. "Therefore be it resolved that our American Medical Association not support the effort to make obesity a disability."

Discussions/links @ bioethicsdiscussion.blogspot.com/2009/07/american-medical-association-obesity-is.html no 10posts=no URL

Also, I've never heard about a hospital prescribing/giving away video games and what-not but then again I've always worked at backwoods hospitals.