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Updated on November 21, 2006
		November 13, 2006, Help! My dear friend has been living with a torn ACL for over a year. She has no insurance and not alot of money at this time. Any suggestions? --kirsten mcguiness
		Well, Kirsten, we'd tell your friend to get a job with insurance coverage, because she surely doesn't want to pay for an ACL surgery out of her pocket. However, there are some things she can do while she's not-laughing at our bad joke. First, realize that an ACL can't heal itself. Once it's torn, it's torn. All she can hope to do is strengthen the leg around it. For that, she can use the exercises Brian's physical therapist assigned him. If she does these exercises and lives a fairly sedate life (i.e. a desk job), then she might not even need to get her ACL fixed. The ligament will be needed if she ever wants to do activities that require quick lateral movements, but if all she ever plans on doing is moving forward in a straight line, then she can live with a torn ACL indefinitely, or at least until she gets a job with good benefits.
		November 17, 2006, I'd share this joke for the big game weekend... Penguins/Sabres tonight, OSU/Michigan tomorrow. Browns/Steelers on Sunday. Sounds like a plan... - A guy named Bob received a free ticket to the OSU/Michigan game from his company. Unfortunately, when he arrived at the stadium, he realized the seat was in the last row in the corner of the stadium way back in the South Stands--he was closer to the Goodyear blimp than to the field. About halfway through the first quarter, he noticed an empty seat 10 rows off the field, right on the 50 yard line. He decided to take a chance and made his way down to the empty seat. As he sat down, he asked the gentleman sitting next to him, "Excuse me, is anyone sitting here?" The man said "No." Now, very excited to have such a great seat for the game, Bob said, "That's incredible! Who in their right mind would have a seat like this at the OSU / Michigan game and not use it?" The man replied, "Well, actually, the seat belongs to me. I was supposed to come with my wife, but she passed away. This is the first Ohio State game we haven't been to together since we got married in 1967." "Well, that's really sad, " said Bob. "But you couldn't find a friend or relative to come with you?" The man replied, "No. They're all at the funeral." --Brian #3
		Psh! From the top corner of Ohio Stadium you'd be lucky to be able to see the 50-yard line at all, much less a seat 10 rows up from there. However, your generic college joke is funny and, best of all, it can be applied to any team! Try some more here.
		November 20, 2006, Brian: I'm thankful we live in a place where people (3 so far) invite us to Thanksgiving dinner. I loved Monday's comic; very appropriate for this time of year:) Happy Thanksgiving! --Jane Rohan
		Three Thanksgiving meals? Good grief! With that we'd only be thankful if we were able to find someone to roll us in and out of each of those homes. Of course, with that much tryptophan in our systems, we'd get more sleep than we've had in months. Another thing to be thankful for!
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