Radio Sh-AAAAAACK!
First of all, what is this?
Maybe that reflection is hindering you from fully grasping the situation. Let's move over slightly and try again:
Any ideas? Does working at Radio Shack cause it's employees to put their arms behind their head in a relaxed manner, and then shriek in gleeful anticipation of ringing up twenty-five feet of phone wire and an iPod charger? Because that's what this is saying to me. I see this poster every time I go to the donut shop by the Albertson's and it freaks me out a little bit every time.
In other news, I am on day fouteen of this weird flu/upper respiratory thing, and last night I coughed so hard that I not only brought up a rounded tablespoonful of masticated broccoli but I appear to have separated my diaphragm. Really, I can't take a deep breath without clutching my entire midsection and doubling over in pain. So that's fun, but what's really nasty is that Jackson has a rousing case of impetigo all over his butt. (Do not do a Google image search for impetigo unless you want to see some seriously crusty children.) His pediatrician prescribed some cream and two oral antibiotics, which really impressed the phramacist. One of the oral medications is an old sulfa-based drug that hasn't been used since World War I, according to the doctor, but with so many infections becoming antibiotic resisant they've found that some of the older medicines are working again because the bugs don't recognize them. Fortunately, we've made great strides in battlefield medicine, because now it comes in grape flavor.
Maybe that reflection is hindering you from fully grasping the situation. Let's move over slightly and try again:
Any ideas? Does working at Radio Shack cause it's employees to put their arms behind their head in a relaxed manner, and then shriek in gleeful anticipation of ringing up twenty-five feet of phone wire and an iPod charger? Because that's what this is saying to me. I see this poster every time I go to the donut shop by the Albertson's and it freaks me out a little bit every time.
In other news, I am on day fouteen of this weird flu/upper respiratory thing, and last night I coughed so hard that I not only brought up a rounded tablespoonful of masticated broccoli but I appear to have separated my diaphragm. Really, I can't take a deep breath without clutching my entire midsection and doubling over in pain. So that's fun, but what's really nasty is that Jackson has a rousing case of impetigo all over his butt. (Do not do a Google image search for impetigo unless you want to see some seriously crusty children.) His pediatrician prescribed some cream and two oral antibiotics, which really impressed the phramacist. One of the oral medications is an old sulfa-based drug that hasn't been used since World War I, according to the doctor, but with so many infections becoming antibiotic resisant they've found that some of the older medicines are working again because the bugs don't recognize them. Fortunately, we've made great strides in battlefield medicine, because now it comes in grape flavor.
51 Comments:
Yuck. Hope you both feel better soon.
God, Poor ackson. I remember in 7th grade I had impetago all over my cheeks and chin and my parents would not do a thing about it, insisting it was zits.
Umm, no! I had never had a zit before ever and now all of a sudden I had 3-4 huge ones? Besides, since when do zits never heal and leave gaping sores with yellow crusts and oooze?
Finally after about 6 months of the sores that never healed and many of the more popular boys calling me, "AIDS face" during school they decided maybe I should get checked out.
Jerks.
Masticated broccoli? What a great description of phlegm. Blech. Takes me back to my bronchitis spell. I coughed up some beauties.
Er, don't be alarmed, but it's possible that you've cracked a rib. Yes, just from coughing. It happened to me. Right after I was impregnated by Bigfoot! No, no, it really did happen when I had really bad bronchitis one time. There's nothing to be done except, you know, stop coughing so it can heal. So you might want to get right on that.
(For real, it's not as scary as it sounds. It just hurts like a muhfuh.)
okay, of course now i want to learn more about impetigo. you and the mimi with your medical things i never wanted to know about but now i will never forget.
that woman's facial reaction reminds me of that one SNL cast member... what was her name? oh yeah - ellen claighorne
I second what Badger up there said. I too cracked a rib from bronchitis and it fucking hurt like a motherfucker. Some of the worst pain I've ever experienced. Just breathing was painful, coughing was unbearable.
My brother had impetigo when we were kids. When informed by my mother of its name, he went around the house singing, "Imp-e-ti-go, yeah yeah yeah - Imp-e-ti-go, yeah yeah yeah!" So now I will have that in my head.
Jeeez! See, now this whole sulfa drug thing is really the eye-catcher for me, because my husband has been walking around saying that antibiotics were going to end up being fucking worthless due to overuse for the last several years, thus scaring the shit out of me. And now it has begun, apparently. Aw, crap.
I'm going to notify your municipality and suggest that they put a quarantine sign on your festering, pustulent abode.
When I was a camp nurse lo these many years ago (like somewhere between two and three decades ago now) I saw a lot of impetigo. It is nasty stuff. We handed out prednisone like it was candy. Doesn't sound like that is the first line of defense anymore. Probably a good thing.
I've been that sick. I plan never to be again. I had a bruised rib for two years once. At least it seemed like two years. I wish you didn't have to be going through this.
PS you have the desired effect of that ad reversed. That is supposed to be your face and relaxed arms as you stare at your new phone cord and ipod charger. They hand out free Ecstasy to the first fifty buyers each day; didn't you know that?
grape flavored medicine is good but i preferred banana. BANANA! medicine! come on. i hate bananas but in medicine? so good. in fact....do i have any banana antibiotic laying around right now...
I was a bubble gum antibiotic junkie. Couldn't go a month without the stuff.
I had impetigo in junior high. On my legs and face. It totally sucked, but I know you'll take good care of your boy.
And that RadioShack add, really makes me want to cry.
You might have cracked a rib you know.
I once did that.
Not that anyone will do anything for you if you have cracked a rib.
But it hurts like a mofo.
i've cracked ribs coughing. sorry. it does hurt. you can also aggravate the muscles in your rib cage so much that it feels as if you've cracked a rib. as blackbird so truly states, no one will do anything for you. what worked for me was stealing my daughter's codeine cough syrup.
good luck, and i hope jackson's crusty stuff goes away soon.
And when have you ever seen a FEMALE Radio Shack employee?
You don't know me from some bum on the street... Yes, I'm a stranger and I'm going offer some medical advice... do with it what you will.
I'd bet you've pulled some crazy rib muscle you didn't even know existed... that hurts, too, and takes a couple weeks to heal after you've stopped coughing.
To stop coughing, try NAC amino acid (n-acetyl cysteine) - it helps break down mucus and is available OTC at your local herb shop.
Also, the following items (also available at said herb shop) will help kill the virus and strenghten the immune system to have you up and running in no time: Olive Leaf, Zinc, Vit C, Vit A, Vit D. Raw garlic is also fantastic - cut it up into small pieces and swallow it like little (stinky) pills.
Hope you're feeling better soon!
Ugh--sorry to hear of the house-wide sickness chez vous.
What weirds me out about the smile/shriek/arms-flailing-above-head Radio Shack poster is that RS is currently trying to avoid bankruptcy. But they're hiring at this one? Hmm. They've closed three stores in my area in the last few months. Bizarre.
OK, I am scarred for life. I did an image google of impetago.
It's just really really fun to work at radio shack, that's all. I had a friend who worked there, and he was always doing that thing with his arms and the big grin. Couldn't help himself. And he was even an electrical engineer, and those guys are normally very serious.
I had impetego once on my chin--awful!!!
wouldn't YOU be excited for that oh-so-huge minimum wage plus $0.50 per hour paycheck??!! I think she's just lost her brain is all...
what scares me the most is that someone
1) brainstormed this
2) thought it was a great idea
3) photographed it
4) approved it
5) implemented it
that is a least 5 separate individuals that all got together and said "THIS! THIS IS THE FACE OF RADIOSHACK!" If that is in fact true, run far far away. Obviously they are being run by zombies.
Go directly to your doctor and get something for your cough. Vicodin works like a charm (yes for coughs) and it will suppress your pain. I agree you might have cracked something or pulled a muscle --- I pulled a muscle in my back from coughing back in march.
What everyone said re: cracked rib (ouuuuch!) - I've also got some lovely painkillers that I brought back from Mexico (dental work, so much fun) - I mean, who knows, they could be either goat tranquillizers or the cure for the impetigo - but you're welcome to 'em, if you want.
Summer sickness sucks!
Obviously, an Radio Shack employee bennie is the electronic orgasm chair.
See, I could never say that on MY blog, but my mother doesn't read THIS one.
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It seems to me that that woman is happy because she just got another job. Which is why Radio Shack is, in fact, hiring.
Smeep: the sad part is, there were DOZENS of people who conceived/approved/ implemented that idea. If it were only five I might forgive it.
The Radio Shack lady is scary. In your first photo, it looks like she is wearing a huge hubcap-sized earring. But alas, it is indeed, a hubcap.
Maybe she is supposed to represent getting held up at gun point crossed with extra-cheerful customer service?
i came back and read this post again today because i was laughing so hard at it last night i pulled a muscle and now i need to read the comments with the advice on healing.
;)
Does Radio Shack want people who look really good in the dentist's chair? She has nice teeth and I can imagine she looks this way because she was just told that her teeth look good and she won't need that root canal after all.
If so, then I could work for them.
Radio Shack? Radio---WOAH IMPETIGO GOOGLE.
I have lost all train of thought.
The part about the yellowish-brown crust that looks like brown sugar or honey totally made my stomach turn. I think I'll skip the impetigo google for now.
Well good on the grape flavor! I remember that nasty bug from my teenaged years. I wasn't so lucky to get it on my butt but rather my face. A few times. Oh the horrors facing the high school halls of shame..
check up on the coughing pain, you could be getting pneumonia from the bronchitis... or cracked a rib!
- Badgerbag
http://badgerbag.typepad.com
I'm scared
that chick looks like she's really lost her shit. seriously.
hope you feel better soon.
oh, and the impetigo. i remember getting that as a kid. the sulphur stuff is still pimped bigtime in UK, and it does work (and stinks--so you know it;s working).
there nothing like impetigo to turn you into a social pariah, so tell him to not show his butt to anyone:)
What they actually don't show in that poster is that she's not wearing any pants or panties and she just took a huge shit. See? It all makes sense now, doesn't it?
Hope that you both feel better soon and that the prehistoric meds don't cause Jackson to have uncontrollable ass hair growth.
I sure hope you feel better! And yeah, that poster is kind of odd.
you know...i'm kinda thinking someone may be licking her ass and yelled at her to keep her arms above her nappy head. it's just a hunch. 'cause she's a little too happy for just crapping.
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Sorry about that...what I meant to say was, the look in her eye suggests demonic possession...very scary!!
First time commenter...long time lurker...enjoy the site...get well soon.
Joel
http://bobobanjoey.typepad.com
Yeah, the coughing. I had it too, and ended up getting a cardiac stress test ($1600 - ejole!) because my chest hurt so bad I thought I was having a heart attack.
It will pass.
Oh gods, it's not just me? *coughs and cries some more IT HURTS SO MUCH*
i hope by the time i write this you're finally *well* on the road to Recovery.
as for impetigo, this is a bitch of an infection, and sooo easy to get. one of the things i've found that works is gently washing with regular soap and water, then putting on hot compresses. then anitbiotic cream. (seriously, neosporin is good in the early stages, too). fortunatley, i've never had to give my kids oral antibiotics, but in this age of "over sanitizing" it's no wonder it's more difficult to clear up.
stay well (okay, get well first, then stay that way!)
Do you think you should get an x-ray? To rule out pneumonia. Get better soon.
And my son has a butt rash too - hmmmm...off to google for crusty children.
I think someone is giving her divine oral sex and THAT is why she looks so darn excited! ;)
Get better Fussy.
Aw man, I was totally going to make a reference that this poster woman was on the recieving end of oral sex or some kind of amazing orgasm-inducing activity but several other people are just as non-original as I am.
But did anyone consider up the BUTT? HMM?! GOT YOU!
Aw man, I was totally going to make a reference that this poster woman was on the recieving end of oral sex or some kind of amazing orgasm-inducing activity but several other people are just as non-original as I am.
But did anyone consider up the BUTT? HMM?! GOT YOU!
Aw man, I was totally going to make a reference that this poster woman was on the recieving end of oral sex or some kind of amazing orgasm-inducing activity but several other people are just as non-original as I am.
But did anyone consider up the BUTT? HMM?! GOT YOU!
Oh gosh I totally just SPAMMED YOU!
I haven't heard about that disease for thirty-five years. Did you photograph it?
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