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Why doesn't she get her nose cauterized?


They're sure getting their money's worth out of the old and well-worn "Psychic Nosebleed" trope, aren't they?

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It was 1983. Doctors did not know how to perform such an intricate and delicate surgery, nor could they grasp such a concept. It was a time full of filthy, illiterate dog like people who couldn't even purchase a phone at the local hardware store or even in a Sears catalogue mind you.

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Or just a jumbo tampon up each nostril.

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I'm guessing if you seal the leak in one place, she'll spring it somewhere else next time.

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