Comedian Lynn Ruth Miller’s IN MY DAY series…only on Nurse Talk.
OK, who doesn’t need a laugh every once in a while? Join us every week for an “old fashioned”, politically incorrect fireside chat with famed octogenarian comedian, Lynn Ruth Miller.
In My Day…We Used Honey for Everything
In my day, honey was the most used product in my mothers medicine cabinet besides vinegar and the rectal thermometer. If I had muscle cramps, she made me take two teaspoons of honey with my meals and told me to stop complaining. If I had a […]
In My Day: Blackberry Brandy | Lynn Ruth Miller
In my day no matter what ailed me, my father fixed it up with blackberry brandy. If I ate too much for dinner, and I swore I would explode, Daddy would give me a hefty shot of blackberry brandy. If I suffered from the trots, […]
In My Day…We Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ated the Positive | Lynn Ruth Miller
In my day we didn’t spend a lot of money on medications to cure depression. We didn’t have Zoloft or Paxil. If we complained my mom pushed us outside and told us to get back on the horse. What she meant was, get over it. […]
In My Day… Mother Said Baking Soda Did Everything! – Lynn Ruth Miller
In my day my mother said baking soda did everything. She sprinkled it all over the bathroom because she said it absorbed odors. I guess it worked because our toilet seat was so gritty I always went next door. Whenever I took a bath, I […]
In My Day… Grandma Used Almonds for Everything
You know, my grandma didn’t believe in drugs. She believed in nuts. She used almonds for everything. She would slip them into everything she fed us just to be sure they did their job. We found them in salads, desserts, candy, and even our underwear. […]
In My Day…My Mother Said Baking Soda Did Everything | Lynn Ruth Miller
In my day my mother said baking soda did everything. She sprinkled it all over the bathroom because she said it absorbed odors. I guess it worked because our toilet seat was so gritty I always went next door. Whenever I took a bath, I […]
In My Day We Didn’t Go to Google for Answers | Lynn Ruth Miller
In my day, we didn’t go to Google for answers, we asked our mother and she always knew the answer. Even if she didn’t. If I wanted to know how to get to Norma Odeski’s house, my mother would say “Ya walk.” I would say […]
In My Day Food Remedied Everything | Lynn Ruth Miller
My mother believed in food. It was her remedy for everything that bothered us. If I was constipated, she’d say, “Stop complaining and eat prunes. I don’t care what color they coat your tongue, they clean you out.” If I had a fever, she never […]