Not a Recommendation

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My wife for a time was the patient of a NYC chiropractor who told her, at one point in their relationship, that he treated the Grateful Dead whenever they came to town.

I would think having anything to do with Jerry Garcia's state of health was the last thing a doctor would want to publicize.

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  1. Woody8:44 PM

    Can this chiropractor prescibe drugs? This might explain the relationship, and it would indeed be good advertising.

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  2. Anonymous11:35 PM

    "their relationship" Is this a Freudian slip?

    Wouldn't "at one point in her treatment" be more appropriate?

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  3. TokyoTom3:42 AM

    I would think having anything to do with Jerry Garcia's state of health was the last thing a doctor would want to publicize.

    Yes, but did it stop your wife from going back for more?

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  4. gcallah8:10 AM

    Ha, ha, Sydney. I have relationships with my cats, my children, my students, and my parents, which doesn't mean I have sex with all of them.

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