Posted: 3/6/2006 8:13:48 AM EDT
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I was curious if any of the women(or men) have gotten their ears stapled? If so, did it work for weight loss or to stop smoking? It may be old news for some of you but we are just starting it in Arkansas. My brothers fiance just had both her ears done and so far she has eaten double the amount she normally eats. They did say if may take a few days to take affect. Plus they told her to take it out after 3 months...how do you get it out? Its not like an earring... Do you think its just mind over matter??? Thanks 
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I've never heard of that but I did shoot a nail through my finger with a nail gun once. It didn't seem to affect my appetite but it did turn me religious--I must have talked to the Lord for a half hour or more.  On a serious note--what the HELL are you talking about?? 
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I've never heard of it either, so I did a Google search. ouch! check it out! Just another place to get your ear pierced! ear staple |
Okay. That's weird. 
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<wonders what else it could suppress if placed <ahem> ELSEWHERE on the body> Come on! You all were thinkin' it too!!!! |
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i googled too, here is an update to msE's link link
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No we weren't. You're the only insatiable perv here in the WF.   Love you. Mean it. 
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(This is BeautifulStranger....I like to steal cowboy's account cuz he's an uber sexy mod) It's based on acupuncture. You stick the staple in the right spot, it sends a signal to the stomach that makes you feel full sooner and suppresses your appetite. People are also doing it to help stop smoking. It makes you have a bad taste in your mouth when you try to light up. Some people say it works, some say it doesn't. Cowboy thinks its mind over matter. I can't beleive nobody else has heard of it? Its all the rage around here right now.  |
You crazy people from Arkansas! LOL |
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Thanks for posting some links...I was out all day yesterday and didnt get a chance to reply quick enough. I am shocked that no one has heard of this. Everyone is saying that its the thing to do in the big cities. They charge like hundreds of dollars to do it in some places. You can get it done here for 30-50 dollars per ear. I will update if my brothers fiance actually starts losing weight. |
If you don't mind travelling I will do it way cheaper. Plus, if you have any tattoos that need removing I will do a "two fer"--half price on each. <runs to dig out the belt sander and ear plugs> |
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I'm not surprised that they're doing this - Pig Farmers have been cutting knotches in pigs ears for years to help them gain weight. I would think though that people would have better sense to make a life style change with a healthy diet and exercise than something as dramatic as stapling your ear. |
Hey! Yer undercutting my new business here. Knock it off! 
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It sounds like about a fourteen beer idea-- Ben: Hey Lou, I know how I'm gonna get rich. Lou: Howzat? Ben: I'm gonna tell city folks they can lose weight by stapling their ear. Lou: Huh?? Ben: Yeah, y'know that new staple gun I bought? I'm gonna staple their ear and tell them it is a surefire way to lose weight. Lou: Get outta here! Ben: I bet it'll work. Lou: They can't be that stupid. Ben: They watch our family spats on the Springer show . . . Lou: Okay, you got me--count me in! BURP! |