— Hello?
— Hey, it's your Right Kidney calling. How are you?
— Uh, I'm ok. Why do you ask?
— A few of us down here noticed you've been drinking a lot of water lately. It's like a freaking monsoon season down here. What's going on?
— Oh, that. I've been sick. Hey, who's that talking in the background?
— That's your Bladder. He wants you to know that he's put in ten hours of overtime this week. And another thing, we've both noticed you haven't had an iced latte in a while.
— Yeah, I'm supposed to drink water and orange juice.
— Hey you don't have to tell me pal, the Left Kidney thinks she's on vacation in Florida with all the OJ you've been drinking. She's a little loopy anyway. If you ever have to donate a kidney, don't hesitate with that one.
— Do you guys ever talk to the Lungs?
— Not really, they think they're so cool being next to the Heart and all. Why, are they giving you trouble?
— Trouble? Pffft. More like hell.
— Asshats! Hey listen I just got word that another 12 oz. of water is coming down the pike, I gotta get back to work. You take care okay? And do us all a favor and crawl your way to Starbucks as soon as you can. We're all going through withdrawal down here.
— Will do. Later.
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Sorry you're not feeling better. But you're on the right track! If it's a cold, zinc has been shown to reduce the severity and/or duration of the cold as well. The zinc lozenges taste awful, but there's a new zinc inhaler that my family swears by.
And, only because we're doing respiratory physiology and I'm here to ruin your fun, the kidneys and lungs do a *lot* of talking to each other. Get well soon!
Thats the most interesting way to communicate your sickness! :D
Oh, but please get better. I'm sorry.
You definitely need a venti quad iced caffè latte and not the decaf kind. Intravenous would probably be a good way to go!
Hope you get well soon.
Hey, this is your anus. Stop eating so much fiber. It smells like hell down here.
*chuckle*
If you eat enough junk food you can kill off viruses too. Show 'em who's boss, 4 hours sleep, mountain dew, twinkies!
Haha! Thanks for making me laugh on my lunch break.
Get well, man. Peace.
Wow, ok that was too damn funny. Almost got a call from my nose and sinuses myself. Something about trying to drink coke while laughing. :)
Hmmm.... OK, I will try this again.
Blake, nice!
Hope you feel better. I know it sucks to be sick, I can't stand it. Best wishes to you.
Being sick sucks the fat one. Atleast you're chill about the process.
Too funny. I'm glad you and your kidneys are so close, thats so nice to see nowadays.:)
Talking body organs? Lay off the LSD, buddy.
@ Mitch -
You mean yours don't talk to you?!?
That has to suck more than being sick.
@ Mitch - Only if you knew how much talent it takes to write like that.
LSD?...lol… Once again we are talking 21st century, so the question is what are you tripping on?...lol
Take it easy on Mitch. We go way back.
Very funny -hope you get better -and you will.
On Ringing:
An ear of mine started 'ringing' the last time I was really sick with a sinus infection and got on the antibiotics too late. It's been ringing since then -more like a high-pitched constant tone, like a radio tuned-in between stations! Tinnitus is hellish at first. Had to get used to it, though. I take niacin and lay off the salty foods.
I believe that it's safe to assume that you are currently feeling ill... Or should I call Mr. Brain? Get well soon!
Tough crowd. Wow, I even got various flaming via e-mail on that. Even though I've told Greg many times how much I appreciate his writing, I understand that if you don't go back to 4th grade together you can be a little uptight and high-strung about punchy comments. Anyway, please stop sending me hateful e-mails, fellas, and I promise to not comment anymore.