…this is honestly kinda dark and a bit TOO real from what I’ve come to expect from the livelihood of those in Shitropolis. I get some may find it funny but felt I should at least point out that I don’t. The concept feels a bit too grounded and real for me and the humor is dark in a real way.
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Yeah, my dad died of cancer earlier this year. There was a procedure that could’ve helped him but because he also had HIV the insurance company turned him down.
Definitely not getting a lot of chuckles out of this strip.
Isn’t a tumor technically a kind of mutation in itself?
Wouldn’t there be a much higher risk of him developing tumor super powers (see X-Files) if untreated, putting the hospital into a considerably worse situation…?
The Hospital is not responsible for people getting sick. Otherwise, they would be swamped with “neglegient manslaugther” cases.
They are responsible for what happens to people while they are in care there.
i think he meant the pusher from the xfiles who got his power to manipulate people from a tumor and the risk would be at the guys revenge not legal. not an easy reference to catch.
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Mulder and Scully are in pursuit of a mysterious and powerful man who calls himself ‘Pusher.’ Mulder thinks the man is a bizarre homicidal maniac who’s able to convince his victims to kill themselves. But when Pusher learns that the FBI is on to him, he engages Mulder in the deadliest of mind games-–gambling with Scully’s life.
I’m sorry for your loss. That said, you can’t expect others’ comedy to cater to your experiences. People make jokes about violence, bigotry, and all manner of other offensive topics. I could go into a rant about why, but the point is that in general people can’t make any jokes if they have to worry about everyone’s sensibilities at once. As the saying goes, “Either it’s all okay, or none of it is.” So what kind of humour do you want?
I rather HAVE real humor that isn’t offensive.
even more when SAID BEST FRIEND was in a private specialize clinic against cancer, to then be moved to a BROOM CLOSET and then a general clinic for his last days so they “don’t lower their result quotas”.
so THIS comic…hurts even MORE than you can imagine.
If anything you should praise the comic then. It not only points out a very real issue, but also does so in a way which puts the guilt on the correct party. (corporatism and professionalism vs morality).
Humor was pretty much invented in order to casually comment on serious real-world issues without it being a huge downer. This is pretty much as “Real” as humor gets.
Satire, sometimes with dark undertones, has been part of the comic from the beginning anyway, so it isn’t like this is out of character.
Just about everything in this comic is inaccurate. I would figure it’s a reference to Breaking bad and they patient is going to become a super villain. or maybe Dr. Doctor the super healer that charges for his services.
This is why i’m glad i live in the UK, Went in for a checkup last week and now i can command my hair with my mind, and now i’m going to take over the world! Thanks Aneurin Bevan!
They are, if you don’t go for all that pomp and circumstance. A natural burial (literally just having your body wrapped in a shroud and placed in a hole) is relatively cheap. It’s the coffins, embalming, limousines, and funerary processions that drive up the costs.
A natural burial is not cheap. Not in the US, anyway (assuming you do it legally and don’t bury someone in your backyard).
Cremation is fairly inexpensive, however.
Funerals are pretty much a scam. Be sure to do what my grandparents did and pay for everything you want with the funeral parlor up front. It’s not fair to leave everything up to your loved ones.
Hospitals can’t go after next of kin for payment anyway. The person who owes them is the only one responsible for payment. They can bill the estate but beyond that, unless next of kin signs a document that says they will pay for it(don’t do this). The hospital has no recourse.
If you are terminal be sure to sign away everything you own before the end. Rack up a huge bill and ride off into the hereafter with shit eating grin.
As soon as a patient is diagnosed with a terminal illness, files are filed and credit companies notified. You lose access to any and all credit and can only pay off your old depts and sell your junk. [and you better sell it all off fast]
Some credit companies will attempt to repossess items that aren’t fully paid for yet, like cars with years left on their leases, bank can attempt to place claims on the patients current assets to pay of house notes, etc.
It is indeed very important to give away as much as you can legally give away, including paying gift taxes on expensive items, so the banks can’t claim those items as part of your assets once you die.
I’ve seen things you wouldn’t believe, and lived through some you wouldn’t wish on anyone.
Depends, my great-aunt and her husband divorced and separated assets shortly before she came down with terminal cancer (she was literally dead within 2 months of diagnosis). People would call looking to collect asking for her husband and he’d tell them that’s not him and hang up. They never did collect from his assets.
…this is honestly kinda dark and a bit TOO real from what I’ve come to expect from the livelihood of those in Shitropolis. I get some may find it funny but felt I should at least point out that I don’t. The concept feels a bit too grounded and real for me and the humor is dark in a real way.
I like dark humor and honestly I’m not getting the funny from this so much either. Maybe it’ll have a proper joke in the next strip?
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Yeah, my dad died of cancer earlier this year. There was a procedure that could’ve helped him but because he also had HIV the insurance company turned him down.
Definitely not getting a lot of chuckles out of this strip.
Isn’t a tumor technically a kind of mutation in itself?
Wouldn’t there be a much higher risk of him developing tumor super powers (see X-Files) if untreated, putting the hospital into a considerably worse situation…?
The Hospital is not responsible for people getting sick. Otherwise, they would be swamped with “neglegient manslaugther” cases.
They are responsible for what happens to people while they are in care there.
Right. Fail to treat a guy, no legal recourse. Treat a guy and something goes wrong or can be construed to have harmed him in any way? Mucho problemo.
Don’t they have a waiver you could sign for this?
No. Refusal to treat a known illness, even if they can’t pay, is criminal in the USA. There are limits, though. Can’t get transplants for free.
i think he meant the pusher from the xfiles who got his power to manipulate people from a tumor and the risk would be at the guys revenge not legal. not an easy reference to catch.
x file: control:
Mulder and Scully are in pursuit of a mysterious and powerful man who calls himself ‘Pusher.’ Mulder thinks the man is a bizarre homicidal maniac who’s able to convince his victims to kill themselves. But when Pusher learns that the FBI is on to him, he engages Mulder in the deadliest of mind games-–gambling with Scully’s life.
Comic #663 should be titled “Meanwhile in Real Life America”
Well i like it, because it feels relevant, and its unexpected.
sincerely, this is a comic I wish I never read…
not only it’s not funny but it’s also disgusting to people that lost a dear one to cancer…
I’m sorry for your loss. That said, you can’t expect others’ comedy to cater to your experiences. People make jokes about violence, bigotry, and all manner of other offensive topics. I could go into a rant about why, but the point is that in general people can’t make any jokes if they have to worry about everyone’s sensibilities at once. As the saying goes, “Either it’s all okay, or none of it is.” So what kind of humour do you want?
I rather HAVE real humor that isn’t offensive.
even more when SAID BEST FRIEND was in a private specialize clinic against cancer, to then be moved to a BROOM CLOSET and then a general clinic for his last days so they “don’t lower their result quotas”.
so THIS comic…hurts even MORE than you can imagine.
@quo
sincerely FULLY ON WITH YOU ABOUT THAT ONE. even more because I HAVE BEEN with doctors like that…
Feels more like satire than a joke. What’s really disgusting is the attitude being represented by the doctor in the comic.
If anything you should praise the comic then. It not only points out a very real issue, but also does so in a way which puts the guilt on the correct party. (corporatism and professionalism vs morality).
Humor was pretty much invented in order to casually comment on serious real-world issues without it being a huge downer. This is pretty much as “Real” as humor gets.
Satire, sometimes with dark undertones, has been part of the comic from the beginning anyway, so it isn’t like this is out of character.
I REALLY can see your point, but…still too painful of a subject to joke around to me.
Just about everything in this comic is inaccurate. I would figure it’s a reference to Breaking bad and they patient is going to become a super villain. or maybe Dr. Doctor the super healer that charges for his services.
You mean to tell me that I’ve been taking all this chemo and it won’t even give me superpowers?
This is why i’m glad i live in the UK, Went in for a checkup last week and now i can command my hair with my mind, and now i’m going to take over the world! Thanks Aneurin Bevan!
I believe this is the bit where a particular quack would make his entrance with his well-worn catchphrase “Hi! Everybody!”
Hi, Dr. Nick!
“It’s not very nice to leave a debt to your next of kin.” Right, because funerals are so very inexpensive.
They are, if you don’t go for all that pomp and circumstance. A natural burial (literally just having your body wrapped in a shroud and placed in a hole) is relatively cheap. It’s the coffins, embalming, limousines, and funerary processions that drive up the costs.
A natural burial is not cheap. Not in the US, anyway (assuming you do it legally and don’t bury someone in your backyard).
Cremation is fairly inexpensive, however.
From what I’ve looked up, they run as little as $500, which is about a fourth of what your standard casket costs alone.
Did you look how much the plot of land where you are going to bury that body is going to cost? Because you can’t just bury it anywhere.
Funerals are pretty much a scam. Be sure to do what my grandparents did and pay for everything you want with the funeral parlor up front. It’s not fair to leave everything up to your loved ones.
Hospitals can’t go after next of kin for payment anyway. The person who owes them is the only one responsible for payment. They can bill the estate but beyond that, unless next of kin signs a document that says they will pay for it(don’t do this). The hospital has no recourse.
If you are terminal be sure to sign away everything you own before the end. Rack up a huge bill and ride off into the hereafter with shit eating grin.
Can’t be done in the U.S.
As soon as a patient is diagnosed with a terminal illness, files are filed and credit companies notified. You lose access to any and all credit and can only pay off your old depts and sell your junk. [and you better sell it all off fast]
Some credit companies will attempt to repossess items that aren’t fully paid for yet, like cars with years left on their leases, bank can attempt to place claims on the patients current assets to pay of house notes, etc.
It is indeed very important to give away as much as you can legally give away, including paying gift taxes on expensive items, so the banks can’t claim those items as part of your assets once you die.
I’ve seen things you wouldn’t believe, and lived through some you wouldn’t wish on anyone.
Depends, my great-aunt and her husband divorced and separated assets shortly before she came down with terminal cancer (she was literally dead within 2 months of diagnosis). People would call looking to collect asking for her husband and he’d tell them that’s not him and hang up. They never did collect from his assets.
i think this joke more satire then funny,