First of all, thank you very much for your time concerning this matter.
Every year, Ocean City, NJ has an event similar to "groundhog day" but with a hermit crab named "MARTIN Z. MOLLUSK."
This year, the crab will be "checked out by Dr. Ernest Frankenstein and two nurses."
The following is a Media Advisory sent out (via email) by the city of Ocean City (to local residents and tourists-nationwide) which includes more of the information about the event to take place on May 5th.
As you can see when you read...much of this is "all made up and all in good fun" HOWEVER- do you think it is offensive to nurses and an objectionable portrayal to those in health-care!
MEDIA ADVISORY
WILL MARTIN Z. MOLLUSK SEE HIS SHADOW ON MAY 5?
WHO: Martin Z. Mollusk, Ocean City's relatively famous Hermit Crab
WHAT: Will attempt to see his shadow for the 37th Time
WHEN: Thursday, May 5 at 11 a.m.
WHERE: 9th Street Beach, opposite the Music Pier, Boardwalk and Moorlyn Terrace
WHY: If he sees his shadow summer comes one week early to Ocean City much to the delight of visitors, merchants and the general populace.
DETAILS: (1) Dr. Ernest Frankenstein and two nurses will check out Martin on the beach to make certain that at 111 years of age he is healthy enough to endure the arduous creep (2) The Ocean City High School Band will play Pomp and Circumstance as Martin is carried to the beach (3.) The World's Only Wind Chimes Band of Ocean City will perform "Brother Can You Spare a Chime," now Number One on the International Wind Chimes Charts, (4) Some Enchanted Morning, Martin's theme song will be sung by popular musician Lew London and Suzanne Muldowney aka Underdog before Martin attempts to see his shadow (5) Big Mamma Llama of Bready's Farms in Tuckahoe will shake her head if Martin sees his shadow (6) Copies of Martin's re-issued biography, Rhyme and Punishment, will be given to those in attendance ( 7) Trash Buster, the City's Canned Crusader, will clear the beach of any litter prior to the creep (8.) Arrgh! The Air Circus Pirate will provide security for the event.
Um.... ok number one - if you have an issue with this then I am sure you are the type of person that tells people in cheaply made slutty nurse halloween costumes that they are not really nurses....
number 2 - OP has 3 posts total. One is kvetching about this event and the other two are identical plugs for a book....
Feedest not the crabs... I mean trolls!!
HAHA! Good point and I think you're right. I was wondering what the deal was with all the references to this book. I started to wonder is the OP helped write it.
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Um.... ok number one - if you have an issue with this then I am sure you are the type of person that tells people in cheaply made slutty nurse halloween costumes that they are not really nurses....
number 2 - OP has 3 posts total. One is kvetching about this event and the other two are identical plugs for a book....
Feedest not the crabs... I mean trolls!!
Sounds like Spam and advertisement in that case. Hope it isnt true - but makes total sense. What does this book have to do with this post. I am thinking she's the author.
sorry more pressing issues regarding what is wrong with nursing right now than this silly, although funny festivity. try concentrating on rasing cain concerning real issues that are killing real nurses like the over production of nsg schools that are pumping new grads out by the thousands to a overly flooded market.
I'm surprised this hasn't come up in the thread yet: the doctor is named and the nurses aren't. This is not uncommon in the media, and indicates less respect for nurses than for doctors.
But I don't see anything offensive about the crab silliness.
ckh23, BSN, RN
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HAHA! Good point and I think you're right. I was wondering what the deal was with all the references to this book. I started to wonder is the OP helped write it.