[sweetliberty]

"He has been this way ever since the government refused to pay for his undergoing what was then a new and socially unacceptable medical procedure."

Ahh, so what you're saying is that he went to one of those "do-it-yourself" discount docs and the procedure went terribly awry.

[catpuppy]

... he went to one of those "do-it-yourself" discount docs and the procedure went terribly awry.

I did not say that. But his favorite saying is "a penny saved ...."