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Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

The Green Children of Woolpit

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

Justin McElroy

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

4.815.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2021

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

For Halloween, Sawbones is bringing you a story rooted in folklore and mystery: two children showed up one day in the English town of Woolpit, speaking a strange language . . .and with green skin. But their curious appearance may have a logical and medical explanation, and we bring you our best guesses.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Saubones 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.

0:24.0

Alright, Tommy 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 were shot through the broken glass and had ourselves a look around.

0:56.0

Hello everybody and welcome to Saubones. Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine. I'm your co-host Justin McAroy.

1:13.0

I'm Sydney McAroy. I'd like to note that in between Justin and McAroy, Justin has put a hat on.

1:20.0

Yes, it is a large, extra large, excuse me, from a company called Title Tom. If that gives you an idea of what kind of vibe this hat's bringing.

1:31.0

Got it in the River Street area of Savannah, Georgia while I was enjoying a traveler from wet willies.

1:38.0

What is that hat called?

1:40.0

What would you call it? Is this a Panama hat? Would you say this is a Panama hat?

1:43.0

I'm not really sure. I don't know.

1:45.0

I'm not up on my Haberdashery.

1:48.0

Yes, this is a Panama hat. This is what you call this.

1:52.0

Justin's been wearing this a lot lately.

1:54.0

I've been wearing it a lot lately. I don't see people at a bar. I do my own thing.

1:58.0

It's a sound vibe.

2:00.0

I'm entering my... When I have sunglasses on and my mask and this, I look like if John Hammond got burned by acid and had to go incognito.

2:13.0

It's great. It's a great aesthetic.

2:15.0

Throughout this pandemic, most of us have gone there out. I did, which is I just wear pajamas in various configurations all day long.

2:23.0

But not Justin.

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