Feb 25, 2010

Bossy’s Favorite Things

This box, which contains the medical-grade compression stockings Bossy recently wore for two weeks, where compression stockings equal Instruments of torture — even getting the things on was like wrestling the alligator.

So why does Bossy love this box when she hates the stockings? Because from the corner of Bossy’s eye, as she passes this box a hundred times a day, sitting there trying to act all innocent on the bureau top, Bossy misreads the description as Medieval Comfort. That sounds about right.

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14 comments

1. 1
   on February 25th, 2010 at 11:10 am
   Audubon Ron said:

   Ha ha ha. Actually not funny. But funny.


2. 2
   on February 25th, 2010 at 11:17 am
   km said:

   I remember my poor mom having to wear these when she was pregnant with the last few kids


3. 3
   on February 25th, 2010 at 11:37 am
   Lora said:

   I thought the same thing when I first looked at the box. And I’m so with you on the compression stockings as torture…I had to wear them last fall after surgery – a lovely round of DVT earlier in the year had everyone nervous about the outcome of surgery and so I had to wrestle on the very fashionable stockings.


4. 4
   on February 25th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
   Martha in Kansas said:

   And that woman looks so cheerful! Very deceptive. I remember these from The Farmer’s heart surgery. He refused to deal with them, so I finally figured out if I rolled them off, I could roll them back on. An unwilling patient makes it so much more of a challenge!


5. 5
   on February 25th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
   Meg at the Members Lounge said:

   I think these stockings must be a little like wearing medieval chain mail?


6. 6
   on February 25th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
   Reeb said:

   like


7. 7
   on February 25th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
   Lisa said:

   GAH!! I spoke too late…..again with the sexy..

   feel better dahling..


8. 8
   on February 25th, 2010 at 1:17 pm
   Lisa said:

   ….I also love the springtime bouquet!


9. 9
   on February 25th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
   Elizabeth said:

   Oh Bossy – I feel your pain! When I was pregnant I had to wear these heinous compression “stockings” (can you call it a stocking if it would take a bullet hole to get them to run?) While they were not as bad as your “Medieval Comfort” monstrosity they were not far behind – just one compression level below what you’re in. I hope you can have yourself a GOOD laugh imaging a full term pregnant woman wrestling herself into compression hose every morning. Sweet mercy… it was not pretty!

   Good luck and I hope you are feeling better (and fully uncompressed) soon!


10. 10
    on February 25th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
    Gail K. said:

    I call false advertising! If that woman were wearing those stockings she would not be sitting with her knees bent like that all happy.

    I demand turth in advertising! Show a woman being racked!


11. 11
    on February 25th, 2010 at 7:25 pm
    Deezil said:

    Does anyone else feel like the woman on the box looks like Mariska Hargitay?


12. 12
    on February 25th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
    Linda said:

    Yes!!! I was just coming to post the exact same thing.


13. 13
    on February 25th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
    Cupcake Murphy said:

    Who’s the happy lady on the front of the box? I hate marketing.


14. 14
    on February 26th, 2010 at 1:10 am
    CS said:

    AHHHHAAAAAA! That is priceless, and yes, that is some kind of cheapass, cut-rate photoshopped Mariska Hargitay on that box, for sure.