Comments on: Funny Bones, 1894

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:31:34 +0000

S. Faux: Think of it this way–the more you pay for the lawyer’s advice, the more valuable it is.

Get the very most valuable advice you can by paying your lawyer more than he asks.

By: S.Faux

S.Faux — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:55:16 +0000

Ardis: True. I enjoy medical science more in theory than in practice. For example, medicine will not be perfected until we are all resurrected and physicians become obsolete.

By: rvs

rvs — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:44:38 +0000

The first one is excellent advice to remember (for me, anyway). Thanks for the column – I love reading them!

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:03:32 +0000

You’re under a doctor’s care right now, aren’t you, S.?

By: S.Faux

S.Faux — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:29:43 +0000

Medicine is “the art of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.” This is still true, as ever. Too many medical cures are worse than the disease. On the other hand, it is also true that I make for a really grumpy patient.

And, physicians are like lawyers. Get a diagnosis from one doctor and he/she might charge $500. Get a second opinion from another doctor, who merely confirms the diagnosis, the charge will be $1000. Humph. It’s all a conspiracy.