So, my shoulder is all f*cked up.
Today, I have an MRI.
“Mental Retardation Inquisition”
Me hopes me pass it. Squid are blue and treat me like candy!
..anyway..
An MRI…
It’s a giant magnetic tube.
Not unlike what I found in my mom’s nightstand as a boy.
I still have nightmares.
I swear that thing growled at me.
In order to schedule this, I had to call the MRI center for a pre-screening question-and-answer session.
Here are some of the questions:
1) Do you have any allergies?
I contemplated saying “cats” here…
…as I’m highly allergic to cats.
But I highly doubt they have cats in the MRI room.
But if they do, I’m so totally f*cked.
That will suck.
2) Have you ever had fractures or broken bones requiring plates or screws?
No, but if I could have abdominal surgery and have plates put in where my stomach muscles are supposed to be…I’d appreciate it.
Abs of Steel.
That…and when they do surgery on my shoulder, I want them to put a big metal plate in there…
…like a shoulder pad.
I’d be able to carry GIGANTIC logs without worry…people would come from miles to see “The Amazing Metal Shoulder Guy.”
Awesome.
3) Do you have any prosthetics or fake eyeballs?
No.
Not yet.
…but I plan on another trip to Canada soon and this answer may change depending on how drunk I am and how bad of a beating I take.
F*cking Canadians.
On another note, a pirate would probably have to say “yes” to both.
I wish I was a pirate sometimes.
Nurse: “Do you have any prosthetics?
Pirate: “Aye”
Nurse: “Do you have any fake eyes?”
Pirate: “Aye.”
Parrot: “He manscapes…smooth balls…smoooooth balls”
(Pirate kills parrot)
4) Boxers or briefs?
This one threw me…
…as I had to say the third option, “Boxer-briefs.”
I’m not sure what this has to do with a shoulder MRI…
…but hey, they’re doctors, they know what they’re doing.
Right?
Right?!
5) Any operations or surgery done?
At first, I said, “No.”
Then, I remembered that I recently had my balls ripped apart in an effort to render myself sterile.
I’m thinking:
“Oh SH*T…do they put STAPLES in there?!”
I’m suddenly picturing myself laying in the MRI chamber…
…when suddenly…
…my testicles pop out of my pants…
*POP*
…and stretch themselves into my field of vision, up and over my head like Silly Putty…
…magnetically slamming into the MRI machine above me.
*CLANK!!*
Panicked, I call back and tell the nurse this.
“Not a worry“, she says.
*PHEW*
…although..now I’m considering getting a Prince Albert done.
You know…stretch the sh*t out of my little guy.
SOMETHING good has to come from all of this.
Might as well be a bigger wiggly.
6) Can you get yourself off the table yourself?
Christ, I hope so.
Off shouldn’t be a problem, because being this small I virtually float in the air.
That’s right.
Being this size, I defy gravity.
It’s the getting ON the table that I’m worried about.
How high is the table?
Because I’m only 5 feet tall and may need a “ten finger” boost from someone to get me ON the thing.
Unless there are cats…
…because then I’ll need “ten claws.”
I hope there aren’t cats.
That will suck.