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VaporTrailx1 Oct 4th, 2008 01:42 PM

National Blood Shortage
 
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...72/ai_65539092

How do we have a blood shortage when we have so many corpses laying around? Blood is viable for up to an hour after death. Other countries do it, let's start tappin em.

kahljorn Oct 4th, 2008 05:55 PM

THATS IMMORAL YOU DESECRATOR

Colonel Flagg Oct 4th, 2008 08:52 PM

Why not take all their viable internal organs while you're at it? Just askin'.

pac-man Oct 4th, 2008 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaporTrailx1 (Post 584748)
let's start tappin em.

I'd tap that.

Guitar Woman Oct 4th, 2008 10:37 PM

I'd rather not have a dead guy's blood in me

pac-man Oct 4th, 2008 10:42 PM

Better him than you.

VaporTrailx1 Oct 4th, 2008 10:42 PM

because the blood just gets sucked out and thrown down the sink half the time anyways.

Jeanette X Oct 4th, 2008 10:51 PM

*hangs head*

I keep meaning to donate blood, but I never seem to get around to it.

VaporTrailx1 Oct 4th, 2008 10:59 PM

Well, the thing is you can't donate your own blood on your dead donor card in the US.

Guitar Woman Oct 4th, 2008 11:17 PM

I tried donating blood once, and I'm never ever going back because I don't lose blood well, and because the Red Cross is the absolute most incompetent group of people I've ever seen.

Colonel Flagg Oct 4th, 2008 11:58 PM

You've obviously never dealt with DHS. :confused

VaporTrailx1 Oct 5th, 2008 12:40 AM

What a waste of taxpayer dollars that was. I wonder how much money it cost to come up with that stupid color code system.

executioneer Oct 5th, 2008 01:12 AM

i aint donating shit that blood is mine

Colonel Flagg Oct 5th, 2008 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaporTrailx1 (Post 584858)
I wonder how much money it cost to come up with that stupid color code system.

$3 billion for the focus groups to poll people's opinions on if "green" makes them feel more secure than "chartreuse".

Neen Oct 5th, 2008 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guitar Woman (Post 584846)
I tried donating blood once, and I'm never ever going back because I don't lose blood well, and because the Red Cross is the absolute most incompetent group of people I've ever seen.

I thought they refuse blood from gay people:lol

Guitar Woman Oct 5th, 2008 03:06 PM

:(

Sethomas Oct 6th, 2008 03:18 PM

I donated blood a week ago. I've given over three gallons in the past seven years.

The cookies are that good.

Dr. Boogie Oct 7th, 2008 02:41 PM

Here's a fun story about the first and only time I gave blood:


I was a senior in high school, and I was not looking forward to another pre-calc class with Mr. Dipshit Fresh-Outta-College Teecher Guy. Then, I noticed that there was a blood drive going on that day. What fantastic timing! Sure, I thought to myself, you've never been a big fan of needles, but it's that, or go to class.

So there I am, sitting in a lawn chair in the gymnasium while some fat broad shoves a bamboo shoot into my elbow. Hell, I don't care. I'm ditching class, and I've got an excuse. So while my blood is getting donated, I look around and see one of my friends helping with some of the non-medical stuff (handing out T-shirts and cold pizza). I wave to him, and he comes over to talk with me for a bit. Oh yeah, we say, giving blood is such a noble thing to do. Blah blah blah.

Then all of a sudden, my friend gets this horrified look on his face. I ask him "what?" Then, things start to get really dark, and I said "uh oh". Apparently, while we were talking, my face went completely pale and my lips turned blue. After a minute of lying back and not talking, I get better to the point where I can see and hear again, which was a plus.

After a few more minutes, the ogress who jammed the needle into me says I'm all done, but that I shouldn't stand up too quickly. Sure enough, I look over and see some kid jump off his lawn chair and walk for the exit. He takes about two normal steps, then two steps like he's walking against a strong wind, and then he starts falling. Lucky for him, a couple volunteers saw it coming and were there to catch him. I chuckled to myself. That'll teach him to be in such a hurry.

I finally get well enough to stand up and leave. They give me a sticker, I pass on the pizza, and they forget to give me a shirt. What a damn gyp.

pac-man Oct 7th, 2008 02:43 PM

I can't give blood for a couple of months because I was in a 3rd world country.

ZeldaQueen Oct 7th, 2008 11:17 PM

I really want to work up the courage to donate blood, but I'm terrified of needles/things being inserted through my skin. Plus, my Mom had some trouble with donating blood a while ago and I'm worried that might happen to me too.

Oh, and after a blood donation at my high school, I heard stories like "They kept missing the vein". Dang if I'm going to lay there while they take multiple attempts to shove something in my arm that I don't even want there.

executioneer Oct 7th, 2008 11:34 PM

i'm only giving blood to Khorne and it ain't gonna be mine :chaos

Jeanette X Oct 8th, 2008 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZeldaQueen (Post 585864)
I really want to work up the courage to donate blood, but I'm terrified of needles/things being inserted through my skin. Plus, my Mom had some trouble with donating blood a while ago and I'm worried that might happen to me too.

Oh, and after a blood donation at my high school, I heard stories like "They kept missing the vein". Dang if I'm going to lay there while they take multiple attempts to shove something in my arm that I don't even want there.

It really doesn't hurt any more than a bee sting, in my experience. But that may be because I have been blessed with good veins. I suppose you could always say "Fuck this, forget it!" and leave if they keep failing in their attempts to draw it.

McClain Oct 8th, 2008 12:26 PM

I give every 8 weeks. It sucks but I do it because I don't do much other charitable work. This costs me nothing. I actually get cookies and juice out of the deal. Okay!

Dimnos Oct 8th, 2008 02:11 PM

Are there still a few places that actually pay you for this anymore?

El Blanco Oct 8th, 2008 02:22 PM

I used to donate every few months. But, I've since developed a drinking problem. Apparently, a BAC equal to my shoe size is a disqualifier.


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