Okay I realize many of these posts were serious and that problems like this can be particularly difficult for some people. That said, there was some HILARIOUS stuff on here. Loved the "kick in the shins" advice, with the "how did you let your head get so big" a close second.
Had an experience the other day where someone I don't know extremely well asked me what the big deal with AS was. They weren't necessarily mean, just looking for laughs at my expense in a very caustic/insensitive manner. So I asked them if they knew what arthritis was. Then Crohn's. Then a degenerative disk. Then sciatic nerve. Then cancer and chemotherapy. Think I threw in one or two more diseases, maybe MS and polio or something. Can't remember for sure. After each question I made him explain what he knew about that disease and if he began to change the subject or end the conversation I just cut him off with another question. Then I said "Well if you take all of these together and combine them into one you have something that resembles AS. If it sounds fun let me know and I'll try and get you hooked up with it yourself." My friends and I thought the whole thing was pretty funny even though he didn't. Realize it was a bit of a tall tale but i'm not too concerned about it. Still hasn't called me about giving AS a try, wonder why....
