Medieval barbers didn’t just give haircuts – they performed a variety of surgeries, from tooth extraction to amputation
  • pdxfed@lemmy.world
    7·
    9 months ago

    Drunkard(John Belushi): I was at the festival of the vernal equinox, and I guess I had a little too much mead… and I darted out in front of an oxcart. It all happened so fast. They couldn’t stop in time.

    Theodoric of York(Steve Martin): Well, you’ll a lot better after a good bleeding.

    Drunkard: But I’m bleeding already!

    Theodoric of York: Say, whos the barber here?

      • pdxfed@lemmy.world
        4·
        9 months ago

        Glad to bring it! It’s constantly relevant; between man’s enthusiasm for whatever is latest in medicine while ignoring the mountain of knowledge he lacks, to charlatanism, to the skit just being fucking funny with classic deliveries…