Ever see a post, and it's all in english, but you haven't a clue what

[Wonk]

the poster was trying to say when they wrote it?

Could someone decipher this one for me please? Does this make sense to anyone? Is it some kind of code that I just don't have the proper decoder ring for? :shrug:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3264357&mesg_id=3266168&page=

[tcfrogs]

1. See, you have to buy a decoder ring

Somewhere...sorry Wonk!

[RagingInMiami]

2. I think I know what she/he was trying to say

but I still don't get the point of the question.

[northamericancitizen]

3. Some posts are meant to keep your mind busy...

one way or the other.

lise

[MADem]

4. Frightening....no clue, not a bit of an idea .... n/t

[REP]

5. Explain This To Me:

Why on earth did it get 300+ replies? Are people that desperate for something to respond to?

[imenja]

13. a lot of people on drugs and alcohol

[khashka]

6. Secret decoder ring, definitely

If you listen to Little Orphan Annie on the radio and send in the labels from Ovaltine, you can get one.

I can't quibble too much, though. I'm rarely able to decipher my own posts.

Khash.

[MsConduct]

7. I think that she/he is referring to Terri Schiavo, the one in Florida

that's been disconnected from her feeding tube.

[Wonk]

8. That's what the thread was about, but what does it have to do with

milkshakes or Arkansas? :shrug:

[MsConduct]

30. LOL Don't ask me. I only figured out the who and the where,

the what and why are up to someone else to figure out. :D

[RagingInMiami]

9. Let's analyze the sentence

This odd thought (odd thought - that's an understatement) struck me a couple of minutes ago or I wonder what anyone were to do or say if a certain Florida Governor or Jeb Bush (a certain governor OR Jeb Bush? Who would this certain governor be if it's not Jeb?) were to get up the audacity to sneak in a milkshake to Terri (if she's in a coma, how is she going to drink the milkshake?).
I also wonder what if she were in her present circumstances in ARKANSAS on BILL CLINTON'S watch as Governor and he did the same thing (Does she think Clinton would have fondled her? Maybe bubba would have hogged the milkshake all to himself).

Yes, I agree, it's some kind of code and I can't break it.

[imenja]

11. look below

I did it

[imenja]

10. this is it:

He is wondering whether Jeb Bush is thinking of secretly taking a milkshake into Terry Schiavo's hospital room to keep her alive. He then speculates what the consequences would be in a similar situation in Arkansas when Clinton had been governor.

I'm totally under the influence, so I hope this makes sense.

[RagingInMiami]

12. But how would she drink the milkshake if she's in a coma

[imenja]

14. stick it down her feeding tube hole

They've removed the tube, but the whole is still there.

[RagingInMiami]

15. And maybe the brain freeze might wake her up

[imenja]

16. ya never know

once in a great while someone wakes up out of these prolonged vegetative states.

[RagingInMiami]

17. So from what are you under the influence

[imenja]

19. beer

and a sleeping pill that's not making me sleep.

Even so, I didn't have any trouble deciphering that post. It must come from experience grading thousands of really awful student essays.

Are you influenced or otherwise compromised?

[RagingInMiami]

22. I 'm sober tonight

I got drunk last night and paid the price all day with a hangover. I'm going to the Calle Ocho festival tomorrow to take photos so I don't want to be walking around with a hangover.

[imenja]

24. I hate hangovers

I'm only on my second beer and I probably won't finish it. I'll be okay when I wake up.

[Wonk]

18. or choke her to death, since she can't voluntarily swallow

:shrug:

[imenja]

20. the tube is in the throat

so it bypasses the swallowing muscles. I would imagine her nourishment has been delivered that way for years now.

[Wonk]

23. Sorry I wasn't quite clear,I was referencing the link in the original post

re: having the governor of Florida or Jeb bring her a milkshake.

[imenja]

25. right

but if he gave it to her it would be through the hole in her throat that held her feeding tube. Jeb would need to get together a new feeding tube to give her the milkshake.

[xmas74]

45. Is it in the throat or is it a g-tube?

I have never been too clear on that. I always figured it would be a g-tube (gastric). Most of the tubes that I worked with that were long term were usually g or ng(for meds).

[imenja]

47. you're a nurse?

you would know better than I. But I do know they don't stick the food down her mouth.

[xmas74]

48. I worked five years in a habilitation center.

I just worked the floor. But when I passed meds you have to learn the basics of tubes. A g-tube is in their stomach-it is the most common route for long term use (we had more of these than anything). They can pour the Ensure or whatever the doctor prescribes through the plunger and down the tube.
As to the Bush argument (about the milkshake)-if the hole is there, you would just have to get another tube (very similiar to a catheter tube). When I worked in the hab center (putting myself through school) they used to have the med people assist (set up, passing the equipment and clean up). A nurse showed me exactly how they do it. She said that it pretty easy to do and that most people could insert a clean tube, with a little practice.
I was just curious (happens sometimes).

[RagingInMiami]

21. I wonder what flavor milkshake Terri prefers?

[imenja]

26. chocolate of course

How could you even ask? :crazy:

[Swamp Rat]

36. HAHAHA!!!!

Maconha? :D

Porque, não compreendi NADA! :smoke:

[pintobean]

27. That's easy

Bill Clinton makes better milk shakes than Jeb Bush.

[imenja]

31. both look like they've had their share

actually given Clinton's heart problems, Jeb probably has more recent milkshake experience.

[Rhiannon12866]

28. I'm confused, also. Especially since Jeb Bush is the governor of Florida.

It would help if we knew who Terri is. But I do know that the poster is Canadian, so she may be confused, but she does have a sympathetic heart and loves kitties.:-)

[RagingInMiami]

29. Terri Schiavo,

The Florida woman who's in a coma.

[Rhiannon12866]

33. Duh! Thank you! I really should have been able to figure that one out

For myself, since that poor woman is back in the news and it was Jeb Bush who stepped in to prevent her husband from having her feeding tube removed. What a very sad case, and one with no winners, no matter what happens.:-(

[imenja]

32. Hey, that post got deleted

Since when does being incomprehensible violate DU rules?
Or was it the milkshake?

[Rhiannon12866]

34. I know! Now I'm more confused than ever!

I thought I would understand it, now that I know what the post was about, but I never got the chance!:shrug:

[imenja]

37. nothing controversial about it

all it said was that Jeb might want to sneak in a feed Terry Schiavo a milkshake. Then it asked what Clinton might do if the case had been in AK. I deciphered it easily because I have lots of experience reading near incomprehensible student exams. It's odd they deleted it. It was on the strange side, but I didn't see anything prohibited.

[Rhiannon12866]

38. Thanks. I didn't see anything controversial about it, either. It was very

Odd, to me, that this was deleted. I know it might have caused discussion, since I now understand what it was about, but it's hardly a Freeper disruptor. I know the poster, who's been here much longer than I have, and she is not one to start flame wars. As for Jeb Bush sneaking Terri a milkshake, that's just silly, but not against any DU rules I know. And, as far as I know, Clinton hasn't weighed on this. The poor guy has his own medical problems.:-(

As for you having to read similar student exams, you truly have my sympathy!
:scared:

[ffm172]

35. I don't even know what that thread was about

darn, I keep missing things

[RagingInMiami]

39. The post said

"This odd thought struck me a couple of minutes ago or I wonder what anyone were to do or say if a certain Florida Governor or Jeb Bush were to get up the audacity to sneak in a milkshake to Terri.
I also wonder what if she were in her present circumstances in ARKANSAS on BILL CLINTON'S watch as Governor and he did the same thing."

[imenja]

40. why do you suppose?

it was deleted? What rule could this violate?

[Rhiannon12866]

41. I certainly have no idea, since I know of no specific rule that this

Violates. And I have spent considerable time, since I've been on DU, in the I/P forum, so I am more aware of the rules than most, since they are the strictest there. Maybe the mod thought this was causing a flame war? I'm sure that Valerie5555 had no such intention. And discussion is what we are here for, so you've got me swinging.:shrug:

[imenja]

42. I wish they would be specific

When they delete a post they could point to the specific rule violated. I find it all very confusing. And threads posted asking why get deleted as well.

[Rhiannon12866]

44. Well, I do know that you're not supposed to talk about deleted posts

Or members. But, as far as deleted posts are concerned, if you really want to know, you can ask in the Ask the Admins forum. I cannot promise that you'll get an answer, but that's the correct place to do it. I wish for more specifics, as well, but things have been rough, lately, especially in GD, so I think they've probably had their hands full, including with the ever-present Freeper disruptors, enough to drive anyone batty!:crazy:

[RagingInMiami]

43. Maybe they were trying to save the poster from further embarrassment

[ffm172]

46. it sounds like because of the references that they locked it

[Rhiannon12866]

49. You may be right, but this has been an issue before on this board

Of course there is disagreement, but there always is. I still just don't get it.:shrug:

[CJCRANE]

50. No,

I've...down the rabbit hole hello two for one...never had that problem!

[fujiyama]

51. Deleted Message

Damn I miss all the good troll posts!

[GOPBasher]

52. Damn!!!! Now my curiosity is killing me! It was deleted. Grrrrr. nt

[Rhiannon12866]

53. I know! Same here. What the hell is going on, anyway?!

:shrug: