RAT DROPPINGS

[Sasaki Kojiro]

"Don't ask the internet. Go see a doctor" is so incredibly contradictory. If we have no medical training how are we supposed to know he needs to see a doctor?

[CountArach]

"Don't ask the internet. Go see a doctor" is so incredibly contradictory. If we have no medical training how are we supposed to know he needs to see a doctor?

Parents take their children to the Doctor all the time without any medical training.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Parents take their children to the Doctor all the time without any medical training.

This is true, but off topic. One cannot authoritatively state that a doctor needs to be seen unless you have medical training. That's the contradiction when paired with saying one shouldn't get medical advice from the internet. "Go to a doctor" IS medical advice.

[CountArach]

This is true, but off topic. One cannot authoritatively state that a doctor needs to be seen unless you have medical training. That's the contradiction when paired with saying one shouldn't get medical advice from the internet. "Go to a doctor" IS medical advice.

I would say that it isn't medical advice, simply because it is a precautionary measure.

[Gregoshi]

Oh, nevermind. This isn't about politics...

[Beskar]

Don't put your hands in your mouth after touching the droppings.

[Megas Methuselah]

I remember I killed a mouse with my hockey stick once. My grandpa used to use a broom, then he'd step on them with his work boots and you could hear all those dirty bones cracking.

[CrossLOPER]

I remember I killed a mouse with my hockey stick once. My grandpa used to use a broom, then he'd step on them with his work boots and you could hear all those dirty bones cracking.

Completely unnecessary.

[Gregoshi]

...then he'd step on them with his work boots and you could hear all those dirty bones cracking.

Here's the perfect holiday for your Grandpa...

[A Very Super Market]

This is true, but off topic. One cannot authoritatively state that a doctor needs to be seen unless you have medical training. That's the contradiction when paired with saying one shouldn't get medical advice from the internet. "Go to a doctor" IS medical advice.

It's medical advice in the sense that we admit we know balls about what we're talking about. We are authoritatively stating that we don't know anything. Indeed, it is a contradiction, but only one if you are needlessly nitpicky about definitions. The alternative, telling him "I dunno" doesn't accomplish anything.

[Reverend Joe]

How about just ask a damn doctor? No charge as long as you can do it over the phone, and I guarantee they will know how to advise the situation better than a random person on a forum. It's not just the anonymity, it's the ability to ask someone you know and trust.