- Eleanore Jenks
- Aug 3
- 2 min read
Foot-to-Bald Connection
by bela davidson
Does your foot hurt?
if NO, go to 0. if YES, go to 1.
0: Are you sure?
if YES, go to 0.1. if NO, go to 1.
0.1: Are you positive?
if YES, go to 0. if NO, go to 1.
0.2: Are you sure?
if YES, go to 0.3. if NO, go to 1.3.
0.3: Are you positive?
if YES, go to 0.2. if NO, go to 1.3.
0.4: Are you really sure?
if YES, go to 0.5. if NO, go to 1.8.
0.5: Are you positive?
if YES, go to 0.4. if NO, go to 1.8.
1: How long has it been hurting?
if >1 WEEK, go to 1.1. if <1 WEEK, go to 0.
1.1: Has it ever hurt like this before?
if YES, go to 1.2. if NO, go to 1.3.
1.2: So, you have a reasonable explanation for why it’s hurting?
if YES, go to 1.4. if NO, go to 1.3.
1.3: But does the hurt remind you of anything?
if YES, go to 1.5. if NO, go to 0.2.
1.4: Can you be 100% positive of the explanation?
if YES, go to 0.2. if NO, go to 1.3.
1.5: Why does it remind you of cancer?
if BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL THAT
IT’S NOT CANCER. go to 1.6.
if I DON’T KNOW BUT I’M GETTING SCARED. go
to 1.6.
1.6: So what are you going to do about it?
if GO TO A&E, go to 1.8.
if NOTHING, JUST STEW INSIDE MYSELF, go to 1.7.
1.7: What if this is your only chance to catch it before it’s too late?
if ALRIGHT, YOU’VE CONVINCED ME. I’LL GO TO A&E,
go to 1.8.
if I’M SURE THAT’S NOT THE CASE. go to 0.4.
1.8: What if it is already too late, and A&E can’t help you?
if MY LIFE HAS JUST STARTED. go to 1.9
if MY LIFE HAS LITERALLY JUST STARTED. go to
1.9.
1.9: What I mean is, are you prepared to do it all again?
if NO, go to 2.0
if DEPENDS HOW WE ARE GONNA START, go to 2.0
2.0: It will start with being bald.
if OH, GOD NOT THAT, go to 2.1.
2.1: Why does that upset you so much? It’s just hair.
if YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND, go to 2.2.
if HAIR IS EVERYTHING, go to 2.2.
2.2: Hair is everything?
if HAIR IS EVERYTHING, start mourning now.
if HAIR IS EVERYTHING, start mourning now.
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