ClearAsCrystal

if weird means awesome, then right ON :cheesy:

:laugh4: be sure to use a clean razor! :cheesy:

Batman Vs. Freakin Superman

I never said you shouldn't Ti...just wanted to let you know...make an INFORMED decision.

:crown: I think this is like, your second knighting session, Tracie !

:laugh1: yeah ...i am so sure everyone believed your retarded plot. Who's the pathetic loser now? ALAN FUCKING PARTRIDGE. Credit on a nice, but still pathetic try. :wink:

because I discovered Muse.

Happiest Birthday to you all La Loca Loreto :wings: Mi Mero Mero, Alfredo :kiss: Lovely Therese :cool:

:p because they don't :uhoh: like you?

:uhoh: because he told us to...

:bigcry: so tempted to start postin here... must resist. ... .

:uhoh: O but that was a horrible comment to make. I dislike the fellows too (CREEPY AS HELL) but I wouldn't wish death on them :cry: That is like a crazy man that hates babies...thought it classic if your baby would fall out of his rocker and hit his head... Please don't make me pull up the baby jokes thread on you :uhoh:

:( the fish does look a little tattered. But in anycase... I ..like that little "mantelito" the fishbowl is sitting on :wacko: Send the fish 'Get Well VERY Soon' cards...maybe it will get better. Well, really...just all you can do is check up on him and keep keedin it to see if it will eat.

if there was no harm to either body after the transfusion...I would do it, no problem. But there is and I could never be held responsible for that :disappointed:

:laugh4: :kiss:

Texas :cowboy:

The superiority of Batman over Superman is simple. Whilst Superman takes the cowardly way out by blastin out parent-given lazer rays... the all incredible Batman uses his SELF-given smarts and brains to defeat his enemies! This is ten million jillion superman years more awesome than any power Superman has. Batman has to actually work out at the bat gym and learn all scientific and medical AND technilogical smarts on his own. And he does it. Very well. Enough to create his own ships and cars (Superman's loaded space parents gave him the spaceships he was delivered in) ...enough to make and maintain his own freaking batcave (all technology implanted by his own hands) ...Superman's ice house (where he runs to when he needs a cry) was not made by him either..parents! :rolleyes: I love Superman and think he has cool powers. But I am surprised! that the same ladies of coldplaying.com argue that they "love" men with smarts and men that are intelligent like, DIDN'T choose the more intelligent man: Batman....the billionaire playboy is single too. (no Lois Lane to fight over in his wittle mind) The ladies here are obviously choosing the man with razzle dazzle all over him. And the hunky, steeley abs. Shame on you.

Oh, of course... But what happens after you give blood? It just sits there 100 percent NOT causing harm? You have to think about the next part of the process involving your blood... I wouldn't want to be held responsible, even in inadvertant reactions. So I guess if you have a light conscience...okay...give on.

:mellow: I wouldn't ever disagree with that, kids. But I suppose if you aren't a cowboy, then there are no worries!

Yes, because you haven't met everyone in the WORLD who has received a blood transfusion. I mean, I know cancer has killed b/millions...but I have never MET or KNOWN an actual cancer patient :shocked2:

oh kids....we can play the research game... But I will tell you that the fact is there ARE risks to transfusions. The blood is not 100 percent guaranteed to do you good. Either it trasmits disease, infections, or impurities...or your body has a weird reaction that makes your situation worse. Of course they are rare, very rare...but who is to say you won't be that one person who is damaged by that rare blood transfusion? :thinking: http://www.pulmonaryreviews.com/feb04/pr_feb04_transfusion.html Just some risk related stuff I found :wink: "...In fact, some evidence suggests that discretionary transfusions may be harmful. Another study, which randomized critically ill patients with a hemoglobin level of 7 to 9 g/dL to either a liberal or a restrictive transfusion strategy, found that 30-day mortality was higher in the patients given larger amounts of donor blood. A third study of patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting found that five-year mortality was more than twice as high in those who received perioperative blood transfusions than in those who did not (15% vs 7%, respectively). Even after the authors adjusted for demographic variables and comorbidities, transfusion was still associated with a 70% rise in five-year mortality. These findings may seem counterintuitive, given the many investigations that have shown that higher hemoglobin levels are associated with better outcomes. “But getting there by transfusion may not be the thing to do,” Dr. Thurer concluded..." "...IS THE BLOOD SUPPLY SAFE? Public health officials are claiming that the blood supply is safer than ever, and that probably is true, said Richard K. Spence, MD. Nevertheless, blood transfusions can have a number of deleterious consequences, cautioned Dr. Spence, Chief of Surgery at St. Agnes HealthCare in Baltimore. Perhaps the best way to think about transfusions, he added, is as “liquid organ transplants.” The current estimated incidence of transfusion-related HIV infection, for example, is one or two in one million. However, other infections, including malaria, hepatitis B or C, and West Nile virus may be transmitted through transfusion; there have also been reports of bacteria, parasites, and prions being transmitted through blood. Infection may be the least of the risks associated with allogenic transfusions, though. Many well-performed studies have linked such transfusions to higher rates of disease recurrence and decreased survival in cancer patients, pointed out Dr. Spence. Blood recipients may also develop transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI), a rare condition involving dyspnea, hypotension, pulmonary edema, and fever. The development of TRALI has been linked with white blood cell antibodies in donor plasma and with biologically active lipids that accumulate in stored red blood cells and platelets. Immunomodulation is another possible effect of blood transfusions. The transfusions may trigger the systemic inflammatory response syndrome or even multiorgan failure if they increase the circulation of inflammatory cytokines. For example, interleukin-8 accumulates in stored blood as the leukocytes break down; it is also released by the body in response to free hemoglobin in transfused blood. <<the "weird reaction" your body can have when receiving a trasnfusion... Some researchers believe that transfusion can lead to microchimerism, a condition in which the blood recipient harbors small amounts of the donor’s genetic material. Microchimerism has been implicated in the development of autoimmune disease and may possibly increase the risk of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Plasma filtration, leukoreduction, and other techniques are available to minimize transfusion-related risks by purifying donor blood. However, it is unrealistic to expect blood transfusion to be completely risk-free because there will always be human error, Dr. Spence asserted...."

hahahah ! :laugh1: biscuits. Ti... the "ungodly"remark was pure sarcasm... or something else, nevermind it.

Where is that, Iris? :stunned: