For those who are confused (and there may be a few of you out there), this joke plays off the standard medical list of all things pregnant women should NOT do. And there’s no end to the forbidden-when-pregnant list, really. Alcohol’s not allowed, along with shellfish, kickboxing, cigarettes, coffee, tea, unpasteurized cheese, and most other forms of happiness.
I’ve heard that other countries have their own unique lists of verboten things for pregnant women. Pregnant French women, for instance, are told to avoid fresh vegetables. Not sure what that’s about. (Honestly, I’m not sure what ANY of it is about. I think it’s about people getting a sense of power from ordering pregnant women around.)
Oh, and I couldn’t resist the Rush joke. (NB: I’m Canadian, and I hate Rush. I keep this fact a secret so that I’m not attacked in the street by overly patriotic ne’er-do-wells.)
Dude, everyone who isn’t an ultra-right-wing nutjob with brain damage hates Rush Limbaugh. Just like everyone who isn’t an ultra-left-wing nutjob hates Michael Moore. I’d like for the two of them to be locked in a room with one cheese doodle and an array of weapons and told that only one could have said cheese doodle.
Yeah, both extreme ends of the political spectrum chafe my happiness.
Rush the rock band, Jesse, (with lead guitarist Geddy Lee, as Dap mentions).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rush_(band)
So… Highlander then?
And cats, because of the toxoplasmosis.
I know why not alcohol. Smoking, physical trauma (being kicked), and maybe caffeine increase the risk of miscarriage.
And don’t forget to get enough folic acid, even before you get pregnant. I don’t know what the French are thinking.
Sex (with your regular partner) is okay, though, along with music, art, etc.
Well, the French would be happy to hear about the last few items on that list.
Drinking 15 drinks a week (the linked article says there’s no scientific evidence for FAS at any lower level) causing problems turning into anything but total abstinance being “unsafe behavior” is just another example of how bad the general populace is at risk assessment. Pucks kid has probably been hurt more by the recent caffiene treatments than anything Puck is liable to drink in the next few weeks.
Exactly. Though caffeine is great for babies. Just ask any caffeinated baby.
I am independent conservative…I hate rush..bloated hypocritical moron.
Being Canadian, I really don’t know him that well. But he seems like one of those crazy, nearly comical political figures.
I suspect Rush isn’t really a conservative, he just plays one on TV.
That would make me feel much better about him if that were the case. He plays the part so well.
I like Rush (the band) and frankly, I have no opinion about Mr.Limbaugh, since I don’t know who he is.
Limbaugh (who is big and fat and kind of awful) is a better fit for this joke, but I don’t think as many people would get the ref. Only Americans would get the Limbaugh ref, and only some of them at that.
I think the fresh vegetables thing that the French health department mentions is to do with Listeria bacteria. If you wash vegetables, you are supposed to dry them very well, lest the bacteria makes you sick.
Makes sense, I guess. I always like to discount the French as crazy nutbars, but hey, maybe they have some logic to them!
Anyone else notice that the title says “burn currently in her oven”?
I noticed. In fact, I noticed in the print version only after ordering a whole bunch of them. STUPID TYPO. Maybe I’ll change it. Or maybe I need to accept that this is the typo that got away.
Honestly I’ve never liked Rush either. While I am well aware theyre extremely talented and classic as all get out, I simply can’t stand the singers voice.
Which both makes me a hypocrit AND no sense because I love Coheed and Cambria. Go figure eh?
I’m kind of in the same boat. Though for me, a little prog just goes a long way.
I like Rush Limbaugh.
Until he begins talking golf (yawn).
Being Canadian, I’m only vaguely aware of who he is. I’ve heard he’s fat and loudmouthed. That’s about it.
He’s basically a man who makes his living calling out politicians on lies and hypocrisies, and pointing out the inanities and insanities in modern American politics (good work if you can get it, plenty of source material). American liberals dislike him because more often than not, it’s their politicians he calls out.
The title references that Puck has a BURN in her oven.
It should be BUN, right ?
Yes. Thanks. I’ve been trying to find that error for a while. Now I can fix it.
Awww, my PDF didn’t distill. That was how many hours?
Basically starting about half an hour (or an hour) before I started commenting on this thing.
Oh. And mench-up Col.
I think the forbidden lists are from a time when you were a lot less likely to end a pregnancy with both a mother and a baby. People are still a little skittish.
Wait, did you order a PDF book and the download didn’t work? AN HOUR?!? Man, that’s some slow downloading speeds. If it doesn’t work on the second try, let me know and I’ll get it to you another way.
No, I was distilling a PDF. I designed a logo for a cherity I’m on the board of and there were suggestions for revisions and so I made a few choices and and some sample sheets. And my resolution is WAY too high.
I’m sorry for panicking you and applaud your attempt at customer service and and I now regret that I’m not a customer.
Oh. Hey man, I’ve been in the same boat. Them PDFs. They’re a pain.
They are better than nothing, tough.
:/
They are better than nothing, tough. And hey, free.
:/
Man, I could have pretended to buy something.