Frazz by Jef Mallett for July 27, 2013

A long knitting needle (size 2) works. Somebody could get rich inventing an under-cast scratcher.

So, duct tape a knitting needle to your every-day, basic vibrator.

Ah, . . . the power of suggestion claims another Victim!

A long cable tie works wonderfully.

Ya gotta love Mrs. Olsen’s shorts!

but, doesn’t she go to the doc and gets xrays every week to see if it heals ok? and, they cut it open and recast it. plus, casts stink.

Wow, neat. In music, you would call that technique “hocket”: “In music, hocket is the rhythmic linear technique using the alternation of notes, pitches, or chords. In medieval practice of hocket, a single melody is shared between two (or occasionally more) voices such that alternately one voice sounds while the other rests.”

How right she is!!!

My brother straightened out a wire clothes hanger every time he broke his arm (3 times and always during summer vacation). I broke mine during the winter—no itching whatsoever.

Another “I” word if the gauze gets wadded up in there….Infection!

Don’t ever say the “I” word to an astronaut during a space walk.

yawnsneezehiccupthey are all against us

Nice thing about being a music major: a conducting baton made the perfect inner-cast scratcher. Carried it with me all the time although class was only on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

I had to wear one for 8 weeks, but they changed it on the 4th. They let me wash my arm off before putting a new cast on. I scrapped so much skin off, I’m surprised I didn’t clog the drain.

Since I hate to see someone suffering with an itchy cast, even if she’s a cartoon character, I thought a kind soul might point Mrs. Olsen towards the option of having her’s replaced with a completely waterproof version, inside and out.I broke my wrist one very hot summer and discovered this stuff called the Gore Procel cast liner, a cushioned teflon-like fabric that can be used instead of the typical and cheaper cotton cast liner. I had my original cast replaced with a new one using it. The Procel didn’t absorb water, and with my fiberglass cast I could go swimming, shower, etc. without any type of cast covering. The water simply ran out of the cast and the liner dried in about 15-30 minutes.I was able to run soapy water through the inside of the cast when showering, and never had any itching or discomfort. It pretty much kept me sane for the 13 weeks I had to wear mine.Procel was discontinued, but something similar is now sold by 3M, called the 3M Scotchcast Wet or Dry Cast Padding.