Not so FAST!
Doctor: You say you’ve had these symptoms for the last…?
Me: The sore throat for the last week or so and the coughing and sneezing for the last four days.
Doctor: Have you been getting enough fluids? You seem pretty dehydrated.
Me: Well actually…I’ve been abstaining from food and water from sunrise to sunset for the last week as part of the Baha’i fast.
Doctor: The Ba-what fast? Whatever, look, you’ve got strep throat and a bad cold. Take these pills WITH FOOD AND WATER twice a day until they’re gone.
Me: Ok, fair enough.
Well, that was fun while it lasted.
Me: The sore throat for the last week or so and the coughing and sneezing for the last four days.
Doctor: Have you been getting enough fluids? You seem pretty dehydrated.
Me: Well actually…I’ve been abstaining from food and water from sunrise to sunset for the last week as part of the Baha’i fast.
Doctor: The Ba-what fast? Whatever, look, you’ve got strep throat and a bad cold. Take these pills WITH FOOD AND WATER twice a day until they’re gone.
Me: Ok, fair enough.
Well, that was fun while it lasted.
posted by T-Mac at
6:47 PM
5 Comments:
You can still abstain from many other things as a test of your faith. Observe Lent instead.
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Anonymous, at 7:46 PM
Lent is meaningless outside the context of Christianity and probably even Catholicism.
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Dr. X, at 6:40 AM
And if you're going to end a fast, there's no better way than consuming four Bosco burgers! (Is that what they're called?)
You rule!
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magic, and with love from Sam,, at 7:05 AM
maybe you should give up WASTING food.
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Ashley, at 11:09 AM
Oh :( Well, perhaps this is a sign that you're simply meant to eat food. You know, that stuff the human body runs off of? Yeah, that.
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SDeGroot, at 2:38 PM
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