32 minutes ago, hputenis said:

Speak for yourself boomer!  

Here's something I think about often.  We have these doctors, who suffered and grinded out their residency, and these are some of the brightest and smartest people in the world (I hope).  Why would they choose feet?  They're smart enough that they can probably choose a different part of the body to work with or a different path of study altogether, but your example alone almost makes me dry heave while sitting here.  At some point during this long journey, these doctors look in the mirror and say, "I'm gonna go with my greatest passion.........disgusting, smelly, sweaty......feet."  Does this doctor go home to his family and say, "Work was great today honey!  I knocked out some dude's hammer toes, cut his toenails, sanded down a bunion, and gave him a foot massage.  Would you pass the mashed potatoes please?"  And don't get me started on proctologists.  Some real sickos they must be (Unfortunately I'll find out shortly).  

 

 

45 minutes ago, hputenis said:

Speak for yourself boomer!  

Here's something I think about often.  We have these doctors, who suffered and grinded out their residency, and these are some of the brightest and smartest people in the world (I hope).  Why would they choose feet?  They're smart enough that they can probably choose a different part of the body to work with or a different path of study altogether, but your example alone almost makes me dry heave while sitting here.  At some point during this long journey, these doctors look in the mirror and say, "I'm gonna go with my greatest passion.........disgusting, smelly, sweaty......feet."  Does this doctor go home to his family and say, "Work was great today honey!  I knocked out some dude's hammer toes, cut his toenails, sanded down a bunion, and gave him a foot massage.  Would you pass the mashed potatoes please?"  And don't get me started on proctologists.  Some real sickos they must be (Unfortunately I'll find out shortly).  

 

Lets start with asking proctologists first.

Kawhi Leonard withdrew from team USA.   Embiid should do the same.  Both cant stay healthy.  Both should take the summer to get right........maybe, hopefully. 

Makes no sense for these guys to be there. 

1 hour ago, 315Eagles said:

Kawhi Leonard withdrew from team USA.   Embiid should do the same.  Both cant stay healthy.  Both should take the summer to get right........maybe, hopefully. 

Makes no sense for these guys to be there. 

Makes perfect sense from an individual perspective.   How many Olympic Gold Medalist basketball players are there in the world?  Far fewer than NBA champions. 

How would Embiid be eligible to play for the USA anyway?

5 hours ago, just relax said:

I see a podiatrist every 9 weeks because I have hammer toes and neuropathy in my feet. She cuts the nails but doesn't paint them. Does that count?

Only if you post some pics for the blog. 

7 minutes ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said:

How would Embiid be eligible to play for the USA anyway?

According to Wikipedia he can

 

Embiid is eligible to compete for the national teams of Cameroon,^[157] France and United States.^[158] 

10 minutes ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said:

How would Embiid be eligible to play for the USA anyway?

He's a US citizen now... since 2022.

13 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

Only if you post some pics for the blog. 

My feet are too ugly. I’d be banned, deservedly.

Size 15, so big and ugly.

I have bought many pairs of shoes at Sherman Brothers on Sansom St. They carry shoes in large sizes. Once was in there with Bob Lanier (RIP). He wore a 19. Met Charles Barkley there too. Shaq was there at least once…wears a 22.

1 hour ago, 315Eagles said:

Kawhi Leonard withdrew from team USA.   Embiid should do the same.  Both cant stay healthy.  Both should take the summer to get right........maybe, hopefully. 

Makes no sense for these guys to be there. 

The Olympics to some of these guys means almost as much as a championship. I'm sure they would take a championship over a gold medal but, it still means a lot to some of them. 

3 hours ago, just relax said:

I have two friends still living because of one particular proctologist. Bless her soul.

Early in my career, a lawyer I worked with regularly commented during a break in taking a doctor’s deposition looked at me a said 50% of the doctors out there graduated in the bottom half of their class.  Sounds like she was in the top half.

1 hour ago, just relax said:

My feet are too ugly. I’d be banned, deservedly.

Size 15, so big and ugly.

Ugly foot contest!  Mine are covered in hair like a hobbit.  Part of a tonail missing because I had such a bad ingrown when I was a kid they burned the root off with acid. 

20 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Early in my career, a lawyer I worked with regularly commented during a break in taking a doctor’s deposition looked at me a said 50% of the doctors out there graduated in the bottom half of their class. 

That’s….  That’s how statistics works

1 hour ago, BigEFly said:

Early in my career, a lawyer I worked with regularly commented during a break in taking a doctor’s deposition looked at me a said 50% of the doctors out there graduated in the bottom half of their class.  Sounds like she was in the top half.

A statistical genius, clearly.

45 minutes ago, paco said:

Ugly foot contest!  Mine are covered in hair like a hobbit.  Part of a tonail missing because I had such a bad ingrown when I was a kid they burned the root off with acid. 

❤️

8 hours ago, austinfan said:

Unfortunately, I don't think a pedicure will help there - it's probably correlated with health issues due to their impact on nail growth and health, not the other way around.

Merely a (fairly accurate) broadcast of the rest of their health.  Anyone in their old age who takes the time to either go get their feet manicured or do it on their own is doing much better than someone who is bedridden and neglected.  

5 hours ago, hputenis said:

Speak for yourself boomer!  

Here's something I think about often.  We have these doctors, who suffered and grinded out their residency, and these are some of the brightest and smartest people in the world (I hope).  Why would they choose feet?  They're smart enough that they can probably choose a different part of the body to work with or a different path of study altogether, but your example alone almost makes me dry heave while sitting here.  At some point during this long journey, these doctors look in the mirror and say, "I'm gonna go with my greatest passion.........disgusting, smelly, sweaty......feet."  Does this doctor go home to his family and say, "Work was great today honey!  I knocked out some dude's hammer toes, cut his toenails, sanded down a bunion, and gave him a foot massage.  Would you pass the mashed potatoes please?"  And don't get me started on proctologists.  Some real sickos they must be (Unfortunately I'll find out shortly).  

 

FWIW, podiatrists chose feet before going to graduate school.  They are not medical doctors and received different schooling.  Nothing wrong with the profession, but I wouldn't say that they had all options wide open and were just passionate about feet.  They are trying to push further up the foot/ankle/leg with the procedures they do...which most orthopedic surgeons will argue is completely inappropriate.  

Proctology, on the other hand...that's not really a medical subspecialty.  You have colorectal surgery and gastrointestinal medicine.  GI medicine makes pretty decent money churning out colonoscopies.  Gross and boring, sure, but some pretty qualified people go into it for solid lifestyle and money.  Colorectal surgery...also pretty profitable with the bypasses they can offer, and maybe even a little bit interesting.  Those docs are usually pretty thoroughbred in their credentials.  But they have to go to events with non-medical people who will always think they are proctologists.  

1 hour ago, paco said:

Ugly foot contest!  Mine are covered in hair like a hobbit.  Part of a tonail missing because I had such a bad ingrown when I was a kid they burned the root off with acid. 

 

1 hour ago, paco said:

That’s….  That’s how statistics works

25 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

FWIW, podiatrists chose feet before going to graduate school.  They are not medical doctors and received different schooling.  Nothing wrong with the profession, but I wouldn't say that they had all options wide open and were just passionate about feet.  They are trying to push further up the foot/ankle/leg with the procedures they do...which most orthopedic surgeons will argue is completely inappropriate.  

Proctology, on the other hand...that's not really a medical subspecialty.  You have colorectal surgery and gastrointestinal medicine.  GI medicine makes pretty decent money churning out colonoscopies.  Gross and boring, sure, but some pretty qualified people go into it for solid lifestyle and money.  Colorectal surgery...also pretty profitable with the bypasses they can offer, and maybe even a little bit interesting.  Those docs are usually pretty thoroughbred in their credentials.  But they have to go to events with non-medical people who will always think they are proctologists.  

"Completely inappropriate?”

Nonsense.

14 minutes ago, just relax said:

"Completely inappropriate?”

Nonsense.

Then you go have a podiatrist do your knee replacement and let me know how it works out.

Should be the City Connect

10 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

Then you go have a podiatrist do your knee replacement and let me know how it works out.

Knees? OK. If so. Foot and ankle? Appropriate.

You moved the goalposts to include outliers.

I’ve had five knee surgeries and none by a podiatrist. I’ve never heard of such a thing.

5 minutes ago, just relax said:

Knees? OK. If so. Foot and ankle? Appropriate.

You moved the goalposts to include outliers.

Nope.  I said orthopedic surgeons would say it’s inappropriate when they move further up the leg.  And yes, the ankle is contentious between the two and orthopods absolutely would also call some of what they do there inappropriate.  

2 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

Nope.  I said orthopedic surgeons would say it’s inappropriate when they move further up the leg.  And yes, the ankle is contentious between the two and orthopods absolutely would also call some of what they do there inappropriate.  

Some. Contentious. OK.