Silliness Quiz - Page 527

poohbear_nc · 06-05-2012, 11:56 AM

It appears part of the cerebellum is extending into the spinal canal, outside of the skull, or may even be adhered to the brain stem at its exit from the skull.

alishajordan · 06-05-2012, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

It appears part of the cerebellum is extending into the spinal canal, outside of the skull, or may even be adhered to the brain stem at its exit from the skull.

DING DING DING!!! Good eyes, Poohbear!

The condition is called Arnold-Chiari Malformation.

The cerebral tonsils are herniating into the spinal canal. This causes a build up of cerebral spinal fluid in the brain, pressing the brain down, causing more pressure, causing more herniation. The brain stem become compressed, causing all kinds of lovely problems (heart palpitations, dizziness, difficulty swallowing, regulation of body temperature, etc..) and you can just imagine the headache.

Conquer Chiari is an excellent site for if you want to learn more. And of course, there is always Wikipedia.

orlok · 06-05-2012, 02:33 PM

Oooooheeerrrr. Hope it doesn't cause you too many problems?

poohbear_nc · 06-05-2012, 03:36 PM

Yikes - between the cerebellum & the brain stem - they control all the functions we take for granted (i.e., don't have to think about)! And as a lifelong sufferer of migraines, yes -- I can imagine the headaches! Hope you can get some effective medical treatment/improvement for your condition.

poohbear_nc · 06-05-2012, 03:38 PM

OK - the new question is in honor of the opening of the Atlantic hurricane season (which started early this year with 2 named storms before June 1).

Only 2 Atlantic hurricanes have made landfall on the continental US as Category 5 storms (winds in excess of 157 mph/252 kmph) on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Can you give the name & year for these 2 hurricanes?

alishajordan · 06-05-2012, 06:47 PM

I live in Florida, so that is just not fair...I am recussing myself. However, there are actually 3 Atlantic hurricanes that made landfall in the continental US as Cat 5's. One was before the naming system, though. I say you give bonus points for that one.

Stitchawl · 06-05-2012, 07:22 PM

Wait... wait... wait.... Hurricanes are interesting, but doesn't anyone else want to play Doctor? I thought maybe we could get up our own surgical team... I mean, other groups get softball teams and bowling leagues, etc. It would be wonderful camaraderie to share an operating theater, wouldn't it? Get together on a Friday night, have a few cocktails, perform a heart transplant or remove a gall bladder. We don't need to try the really difficult stuff like brain surgery. Just little things like kidney transplants or something. Whadda ya say? Huh? Huh?

Stitchawl

Daithi · 06-05-2012, 07:30 PM

As long as I get to be a doctor and not a patient.

P.S. My knowledge on hurricanes is about as strong as my medical knowledge -- zippo.

poohbear_nc · 06-05-2012, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Wait... wait... wait.... Hurricanes are interesting, but doesn't anyone else want to play Doctor? I thought maybe we could get up our own surgical team... I mean, other groups get softball teams and bowling leagues, etc. It would be wonderful camaraderie to share an operating theater, wouldn't it? Get together on a Friday night, have a few cocktails, perform a heart transplant or remove a gall bladder. We don't need to try the really difficult stuff like brain surgery. Just little things like kidney transplants or something. Whadda ya say? Huh? Huh?

Stitchawl

It's simply amazing the lengths some people will go to when they don't know the answer to the quiz question! Really! Offering up a kidney for a bowling shirt!

poohbear_nc · 06-05-2012, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Poohbear is that an Australian Army slouch hat your avatar mate is wearing?

Indeed it is! When you're my size, you need all the authority you can get! To defend yourself!

Stitchawl · 06-05-2012, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

It's simply amazing the lengths some people will go to when they don't know the answer to the quiz question! Really! Offering up a kidney for a bowling shirt!

It worked, didn't it?

Stitchawl

poohbear_nc · 06-05-2012, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

It worked, didn't it?

Stitchawl

I got a blue polyester shirt with red parrots on it? Interested?

red_phoenix · 06-05-2012, 08:26 PM

Katrina - 2006?

Andrew - No idea?

poohbear_nc · 06-05-2012, 08:29 PM

Andrew - yes

Katrina - no

red_pheonix - 1 point

[Katrina is the most costly hurricane in terms of property damage]

red_phoenix · 06-05-2012, 08:31 PM

Hazel - 1950ish?

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06-05-2012, 11:56 AM	#7891
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,638 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	It appears part of the cerebellum is extending into the spinal canal, outside of the skull, or may even be adhered to the brain stem at its exit from the skull.

06-05-2012, 02:33 PM	#7893
orlok Close to the Edit! Posts: 9,797 Karma: 267994408 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis, Amazon Fire 8", Kindle 6"	Oooooheeerrrr. Hope it doesn't cause you too many problems?

06-05-2012, 03:36 PM	#7894
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,638 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Yikes - between the cerebellum & the brain stem - they control all the functions we take for granted (i.e., don't have to think about)! And as a lifelong sufferer of migraines, yes -- I can imagine the headaches! Hope you can get some effective medical treatment/improvement for your condition.

06-05-2012, 03:38 PM	#7895
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,638 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	OK - the new question is in honor of the opening of the Atlantic hurricane season (which started early this year with 2 named storms before June 1). Only 2 Atlantic hurricanes have made landfall on the continental US as Category 5 storms (winds in excess of 157 mph/252 kmph) on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Can you give the name & year for these 2 hurricanes?

06-05-2012, 06:47 PM	#7896
alishajordan Eclectic Collector Posts: 265 Karma: 808751 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Gainesville, FL Device: Nook Classic, PC, & Kindle Cloud	I live in Florida, so that is just not fair...I am recussing myself. However, there are actually 3 Atlantic hurricanes that made landfall in the continental US as Cat 5's. One was before the naming system, though. I say you give bonus points for that one.

06-05-2012, 07:22 PM	#7897
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Wait... wait... wait.... Hurricanes are interesting, but doesn't anyone else want to play Doctor? I thought maybe we could get up our own surgical team... I mean, other groups get softball teams and bowling leagues, etc. It would be wonderful camaraderie to share an operating theater, wouldn't it? Get together on a Friday night, have a few cocktails, perform a heart transplant or remove a gall bladder. We don't need to try the really difficult stuff like brain surgery. Just little things like kidney transplants or something. Whadda ya say? Huh? Huh? Stitchawl

06-05-2012, 07:30 PM	#7898
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	As long as I get to be a doctor and not a patient. P.S. My knowledge on hurricanes is about as strong as my medical knowledge -- zippo.

06-05-2012, 08:26 PM	#7903
red_phoenix Grand Sorcerer Posts: 18,417 Karma: 445850508 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T1	Katrina - 2006? Andrew - No idea?

06-05-2012, 08:29 PM	#7904
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,638 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Andrew - yes Katrina - no red_pheonix - 1 point [Katrina is the most costly hurricane in terms of property damage]

06-05-2012, 08:31 PM	#7905
red_phoenix Grand Sorcerer Posts: 18,417 Karma: 445850508 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Sony PRS-T1	Hazel - 1950ish?