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[-] Omnipitaph@reddthat.com 10 points 2 months ago

holup, what? This guy is working on Victorian era medical knowledge? Is his idol Robert Liston??

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago

Theodoric of York.

You know, medicine is not an exact science, but we are learning all the time. Why, just fifty years ago, they thought a disease like your daughter’s was caused by demonic possession or witchcraft. But nowadays we know that Isabelle is suffering from an imbalance of bodily humors, perhaps caused by a toad or a small dwarf living in her stomach.

[-] TyrionBean@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

It's always gratifying to see another "old person" in the comments. 😃

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

I'm not old. I work out in my jeans.

[-] TyrionBean@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

But do you wear an onion on your belt? 😃

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago

Who would've predicted modern toxic bro culture leading to the resurfacing of miasma theory? But at this point I wouldn't be surprised to hear him start talking about imbalances of black bile and phlegm.

this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2026
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