tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post7401123680773621924..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Dear Abby, dinner party plannerZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-76224171468560018322014-06-07T15:23:45.535-07:002014-06-07T15:23:45.535-07:00Yeah, I agree, and I nearly commented on it, too. ...Yeah, I agree, and I nearly commented on it, too. Then I resisted the impulse because my version of the answer stipulated "testing" first and "treating" second. I'm inclined to think that "treated for every STD known to man" was a clumsy typo, where "clumsy" is a word that fits entirely too much of what we see in "Dear Abby" these days, more's the pity.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-77518032240836959872014-06-07T11:38:35.033-07:002014-06-07T11:38:35.033-07:00That struck me too: "treated" not "...That struck me too: "treated" not "tested".The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-72887584631210584382014-06-06T20:38:18.254-07:002014-06-06T20:38:18.254-07:00Boy, I had to read this twice before I realized ju...Boy, I had to read this twice before I realized just how weird "Abby" was being. She didn't tell Betrayed to get tested for STDs. No, she said:<br /><br /><i>First, visit your gynecologist and ask to be treated for every STD known to man.</i><br /><br />Big yikes for that, get treated? Poor Betrayed would get a huge dose of antibiotics, antiviral drugs, the various stuff they use against HIV these days. There's no end to it!<br /><br />Way to go Abby, take a problem and blow it up in to a real PROBLEM.Gene O'Pedianoreply@blogger.com