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It's from a Sonny Chiba movie called, I believe, "The Bodyguard." Edited for punctuation; I was channeling olmoldy and put in a few extra commas.

I agree. Just aspire. A lways S tand P at; I nactivity R esolves E verything.

Why do you think I mentioned a lawsuit?

It's a good topic for discussion, though.

Informed consent cases were being heard in court as early as 1905, and the Nuremberg code was established in 1947. Ms Lacks' procedure was in 1951. You don't know if it's a hypothetical. Granted, neither do I, but it is a plausible scenario.

The cells could have been obtained elsewhere; there was nothing unique about her cancer. But it speaks to an attitude of indifference toward blacks and the poor that they harvested her cells without even asking permission. Do you think they'd have done that to a middle class white woman?

I think what's upsetting is the lack of consent, since her cells were used without her permission, and because using her cells sans consent didn't occur in a vacuum. Lack of informed consent was also an issue in the Tuskegee syphilis study, which was on-going about the time Lack's cells were harvested.

How can they just cut her off cold and leave no alternatives? That can be dangerous, depending on what she's on; in some cases it can be lethal. I'm all for responsible use of the health care system, but this seems a bit harsh. Also seems a bit foolish - should she die or suffer injury because she can't get her meds, I'm sure there'll be a lawsuit in the offing. Kind of sucks for you, too. You get chewed out for something that you have absolutely no control over. She needs to call corporate if she can't or won't pay it, however, I bet she doesn't. (I don't know how many times I got chewed out by patients for some insurance issue. I'd tell them that they had to talk to the insurance company, but who's back on my phone 2 or 3 days later? And who hasn't contacted the insurance company yet?)

I want a plain old chocolate shake. The problem is, i want one from Krystal's, and there aren't any around for at least 5 or 6 hundred mils.

Oh, stop. If you weren't so cute, I wouldn't let you help me across the street. Now have a cookie.

Find a different poison. Depending on the variety used, death is a result of either respiratory paralysis or status epilepticus. If you're looking for something that unpleasant, read the want ads.

Congrats! (I didn't know you had two thumbs. )

If it's not Christian, then it must be Satanic. (Jebus logic101)

It's tasty. That's how I celebrate the moments of my life (old commercial that you probably don't remember.)

So what does that make me? I like chocolate milk in mine.

Does this mean you're going to break the boards again?

I was expecting an anvil, not the Anvil Chorus. ;D

Your mom and I need to get together for coffee. I think that before the second cup, the locks will be changed and your shit will be out on the lawn.

Davy Crockett, I think, on Wonderful World of Disney.

Too rich for my blood, in more ways than one. I get my coffee at one of the local 7-11 equivalents - the coffee is really good, and the really big cup is $2.49. <3

Oh, come on. It doesn't just amaze you, it clogs your arteries, raises your blood sugar and increases your pants size - all at once!

Yay science!

Oh, come on. Definitely the 90's - the 1890's.