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Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Sawbones: Amputation

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Justin McElroy

History, Comedy, Sawbones, Health & Fitness, Medical History, Medicine

4.815.4K Ratings

🗓️ 2 August 2013

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Sawbones, where Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy take you on a whimsical tour of the dumb ways in which we've tried to fix people. This week: We take the leg. Music: "Medicines" by The Taxpayers (http://thetaxpayers.net)

Transcript

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0:00.0

Sawbones is a show about medical history, and nothing the hosts say should be taken as medical advice or opinion.

0:07.0

It's for fun. Can't you just have fun for an hour and not try to diagnose your mystery boil?

0:14.0

We think you've earned it. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy a moment of distraction from that weird growth.

0:22.0

You're worth it.

0:25.0

Alright, time is about to books. One, two, one, two, three, four.

0:33.0

We came across a pharmacy with a toy and that's lost it out. We pushed on through the broken glass and had ourselves a look around.

0:56.0

The medicines, the medicines that escalate my cop for the mouth.

1:03.0

Hello, everybody. Welcome to Sawbones and Metal Tourism.

1:09.0

Oh, Miss Gotti, medicine. I'm Justin McElroy.

1:13.0

I'm Sydney McElroy, Justin. I've been looking all over for you. What are you doing here?

1:18.0

Just leave me, Sydney. Leave me.

1:20.0

No, you're just laying there on the grass and you're holding your foot. Are you bleeding?

1:28.0

Not yet. Listen, Sid, we've had a lot of good years together, but I got to hang nail. I don't know. I don't know if I'm going to pull through, Sid.

1:40.0

It's okay. No, we're getting out of this together. I'm going to drag you back to the studio.

1:44.0

Okay, drag me. Here we go. You're dragging me. I'm dragging you.

1:51.0

This is like when a lady lifts a car off her baby. Someone's great strength. I was a need.

1:57.0

Okay.

1:58.0

Oh, okay. Oh, they got it. You know, I was probably overreacting. It's just a hang nail. I think that there's probably a...

2:06.0

Nope. I'm the doctor here. Let me take a look at it.

2:09.0

Uh-oh. This isn't good. It's just a hang nail, Sid. Don't be silly.

2:15.0

No, this could get infected. This could ulcerate. I don't know how fast you're going to heal.

2:22.0

It's just a hang out wanting to heal.

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