The patient: A 20-year-old woman in the United Kingdom
The symptoms: The patient had unprotected vaginal sex with her habitual male partner, and shortly afterward, her vulva and vagina began itching and swelling. She developed angioedema — swelling of the tissues below the surface of the skin — and hives appeared across her body. She also felt faint and short of breath.
Before I was about 13, I would not have known what you were talking about if you said Brazil Nut, even though we ate them all autumn.
ReplyDeleteSomething something toes.
DeleteWhat did black people call them?
DeleteStranger things have happened. And yes, a few decades ago Brazil nuts had much more common name. One the diversity police will pillory you for if you utter it.
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine the conversation where the doctor is asking the man for semen samples? "No, I need two, one without Brazil nuts and one with. Don't worry, you'll have a couple of hours before you have to deliver the second sample."
ReplyDeleteDeez nuts
ReplyDeleteMy father-in-law told the story of taking a break with one of his black co-workers. He held up a Brazil nut and asked him, "What do you call these?"
ReplyDeleteHe replied "Same thing you do."
I suppose it's a given that bjs are a no no too.
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine what would happen if he'd gone to Taco Bell? Oh the horror of it.
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