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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 6 of 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Re: I need a 12 step program #8074 12/15/01 03:20 PM 12/15/01 03:20 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... Having recently abandoned "addict' for "old" (I'll take the latter, I guess), I hereby pass the Addict Torch to you, consuelo...at least you still have a fighting chance! I'm afraid I'm already beyond AWAD Recovery! And, thanks alot, Connie, just what I needed...another Main Thread to follow! [screaming-at-the-slower-than-molasses-loading-to-let-me-in-e!] Re: I need a 12 step program #8075 12/15/01 05:38 PM 12/15/01 05:38 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear WO'N: I am not happy when I check "Who's Online" and see myself called a "User" Re: I need a 12 step program #8076 07/16/02 11:57 AM 07/16/02 11:57 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 J jmh Pooh-Bah jmh   Pooh-Bah J Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 Amen sister! Re: I need a 12 step program #8077 07/17/02 03:03 PM 07/17/02 03:03 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... W Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... It is so good to see this strange thread up and running again. This is the "Anything Goes" thread. This is the thread that'll make you dizzy reading it, just like that spinning ball in the ballroom. And it's the thread that, unless you read the whole thing, you won't have any idea at all why it appears on the Medical Terms forum. Thank you, jmh, for bringing this one back. Who knows what kind of nonsense might appear here in the next few days? In case the Asp looks in, I want her to be very proud of me for referring to "Anything Goes" above and thinking inside my head, "Cole Porter, Cole Porter"! Boat regards, Wordwind And the shiny ball continues to turn #8078 12/02/02 05:08 AM 12/02/02 05:08 AM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean Anyone longing for another go at the ballroom? May I have this dance? Re: And the shiny ball continues to turn #8079 12/02/02 10:01 AM 12/02/02 10:01 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... W Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... I'll dance with you, Consuelo! Anything goes at the Medicine Ball! Re: And the shiny ball continues to turn #8080 12/02/02 12:32 PM 12/02/02 12:32 PM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK D dxb Pooh-Bah dxb   Pooh-Bah D Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK I was knocked off my feet, when just a lad, by a medicine ball thrown at my stomach during gym...I still remember the way it felt for three days after. Why are (or is it were; have I outlived them and thus avenged myself on the instrument if not the perpetrator) they called medicine balls? The ceiling-hanging, spot-dancing balls were called glitterballs at the palais. But not named after Gary Jesuit Glitter. Re: And the shiny ball continues to turn #8081 12/02/02 12:44 PM 12/02/02 12:44 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... W Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind   Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... I think medicine balls might be so called because, in order to become strong, you have to take your medicine or the hard work you have to do with the medicine ball. That's just a guess. Re: And the shiny ball continues to turn #8082 12/03/02 04:27 PM 12/03/02 04:27 PM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK D dxb Pooh-Bah dxb   Pooh-Bah D Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK After a deal of searching I found this: WHERE DOES THE TERM "MEDICINE BALL" COME FROM? It is rumoured that Hippocrates, the father of medicine used a large heavy padded ball to sweat fever from his patients. The earliest descriptions of what is now called a medicine ball can be found in ancient Greek and Egyptian writings. Hmmm...well...maybe, just maybe. Re: And the shiny ball continues to turn #8083 12/03/02 04:30 PM 12/03/02 04:30 PM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK D dxb Pooh-Bah dxb   Pooh-Bah D Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK By the way. 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