http://www.winextra.com/forums/tags/quills Bring back the eXtra in Windows en-US Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:59:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.winextra.com/forums/search.php http://www.winextra.com/forums/topic/8474#post-42240 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:47:45 +0000 Nate 42240@http://www.winextra.com/forums/ <p><blockquote>Or perhaps it was psychological, from the tender ministrations of the "nurse".</blockquote></p> <p>Yeah, Pierre just forgot about the pain. Nerve switchboard couldn't handle both tasks at once. </p> http://www.winextra.com/forums/topic/8474#post-42238 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:31:55 +0000 Billy 42238@http://www.winextra.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>Nate <a href="http://www.winextra.com/forums/topic.php?id=8474#post-42216" target="_blank">said</a>:</cite><br /> <blockquote>"... nurse did put an oily salve on it, and it eased the pain considerably.</blockquote></p> <p>Perhaps it was't the oily part of the salve but the steroids and topical anesthetic it contained that provided the relief? </p></blockquote> <p>Or perhaps it was psychological, from the tender ministrations of the "nurse". </p> http://www.winextra.com/forums/topic/8474#post-42233 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:30:35 +0000 Callow 42233@http://www.winextra.com/forums/ <p><blockquote>Men Much More Interested Than Women in Casual Sex</p> <p>A survey of 860 college students discovered - brace yourself - that men are more likely than women to report having had casual sex, and they express a greater desire for it than do women.</blockquote></p> <p>ummm then who are they having sex with?</p> <p><blockquote>Sweets Taste Better When You're High </blockquote></p> <p>noooooooo? </p> <p>Dawn </p> http://www.winextra.com/forums/topic/8474#post-42216 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:38:20 +0000 Nate 42216@http://www.winextra.com/forums/ <p><blockquote>"... nurse did put an oily salve on it, and it eased the pain considerably.</blockquote></p> <p>Perhaps it was't the oily part of the salve but the steroids and topical anesthetic it contained that provided the relief? </p> http://www.winextra.com/forums/topic/8474#post-42209 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:25:02 +0000 Pierre 42209@http://www.winextra.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>Joan <a href="http://www.winextra.com/forums/topic.php?id=8474#post-42196" target="_blank">said</a>:</cite><br /> No, no, no!! Don't put butter on a burn - it holds the heat in and causes more damage. Put cold water or ice on the burn to cool it down. I've done that "hot glass" trick too. Many years ago when I was a lab tech I grabbed a very, very hot test tube and burned all my fingers very badly. </p></blockquote> <p>That's exactly how it happened to me, too – and also many years ago. Are you <em>sure</em> you weren't living in Paris at the time? &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.winextra.com/forums/my-plugins/smiley-choice/Default Smiley/icon_twisted.gif&quot; title=&quot;:twisted:&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; </p> <p>Anyway, after cooling the burn with cold water, the lab's nurse did put an oily salve on it, and it eased the pain considerably. </p> http://www.winextra.com/forums/topic/8474#post-42196 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:23:46 +0000 Joan 42196@http://www.winextra.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>Pierre <a href="http://www.winextra.com/forums/topic.php?id=8474#post-42194" target="_blank">said</a>:</cite><br /> Well, item #3 isn't that far off: spreading oil or butter on a burn <strong>will</strong> ease the pain. I can tell you that from first-hand experience (as well as the fact that hot glass looks the same as cold glass &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.winextra.com/forums/my-plugins/smiley-choice/Default Smiley/icon_wink.gif&quot; title=&quot;;)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; ) </p></blockquote> <p>No, no, no!! Don't put butter on a burn - it holds the heat in and causes more damage. Put cold water or ice on the burn to cool it down. I've done that "hot glass" trick too. Many years ago when I was a lab tech I grabbed a very, very hot test tube and burned all my fingers very badly. </p> http://www.winextra.com/forums/topic/8474#post-42194 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:35:15 +0000 Pierre 42194@http://www.winextra.com/forums/ <p>Well, item #3 isn't that far off: spreading oil or butter on a burn <strong>will</strong> ease the pain. I can tell you that from first-hand experience (as well as the fact that hot glass looks the same as cold glass &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.winextra.com/forums/my-plugins/smiley-choice/Default Smiley/icon_wink.gif&quot; title=&quot;;)&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; ) </p> http://www.winextra.com/forums/topic/8474#post-42191 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:38:56 +0000 Nate 42191@http://www.winextra.com/forums/ <p>A few things "everyone" knew in my childhood and somewhat beyond:<br /> 1. Swimming right after eating could cause cramps and lead to drowning;<br /> 2. Tuberculosis should be treated by exposing patients to plenty of sunshine;<br /> 3. The best treatment for burns is to spread butter or other oil on the burn;<br /> 4. The cure for stomach ulcers is to avoid stress and many foods;<br /> 5. Homosexuality in males is caused by the way their mothers nurtured them; and<br /> 6. The common cold and some other diseases can be caused by exposure to cold; </p> <p>Some of the studies in the article were fairly obvious but the researchers were able to provide actual numbers which made the information useful. </p> http://www.winextra.com/forums/topic/8474#post-42183 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:54:32 +0000 dontor 42183@http://www.winextra.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>Ron <a href="http://www.winextra.com/forums/topic.php?id=8474#post-42181" target="_blank">said</a>:</cite><br /> <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20091231/sc_livescience/noduhtheyearsmostobviousdiscoveries" target="_blank">Science confirms what "everyone" knows</a> </p></blockquote> <p>And science has discovered the real location of your memory. No, it is not in your brain. After exhaustive research, they concluded it is in your posterior. Offered as proof is that when you stand up to do something, you forget what it was you were going to do. When you sit down, you remember what it was you were going to do when you stood up. </p> http://www.winextra.com/forums/topic/8474#post-42181 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:02:33 +0000 Ron 42181@http://www.winextra.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20091231/sc_livescience/noduhtheyearsmostobviousdiscoveries" target="_blank">Science confirms what "everyone" knows</a> </p>