#fentimens

[cripple-woe]

Weird poll but i want to know something (please reblog for sample size)

If you want to give me a little more info, it could be helpful to tell me which you chose and give me the country, as I’m pretty sure some of these are more popular in certain areas of the world.

My sensory issues mean I find flat drink uncomfortable to drink, )no, I don’t know why) and I want to see what the overall favourite seems to be and try it!

My personal favourite is Hatakosen Cola.

[jasperwood]

hmm despite myself i have discovered there are advantages to having to buy my lunch from the waitrose next to work

[mistresspandora-archive]

Lord John had a trepanation! Why? How the hell is he still alive?!

Hi @rutila56! Thank you for being patient with me on this one. I'm fascinated by this sort of thing and wanted to give you a really good answer.

In Drums of Autumn, Lord John takes Brianna to see Stephen Bonnet, where John sustains a very serious head injury (probably a severe concussion). Dr. Fentiman trephines (or trepans) his skull, and when Claire makes it back to River Run, she follows up on his treatment (fandom.org). John lives through the ordeal, poor man, proving once again that he needs these shenanigans like he needs a hole in the head.

I'm sorry, the joke was right there.

Trepanning was one of those procedures that was very, very risky, and generally performed under only the most dire circumstances

Here's the thing though: performed properly, under the best conditions they could muster at the time, trepanning was not always a fatal procedure! Sometimes it even worked as intended. As far as 18th century quack physicians appearing in the Outlander series went, Dr. Fentimen wasn't the worst. He pisses off Claire (honestly, who hasn't) but he's not a total butcher, allowing some grace for his historically accurate lack of modern medical training and tools.

The rest of this is about the history and procedure of trepanning, so I'm putting it below a cut. It might be a little graphic for some people. 

Trepanation has been around since at least 6000 B.C. Hippocrates recommended it for treating skull fractures to prevent infection in the brain. The Incas even did it, with success. 

Trepanning wasn't only drilling holes into a patient's skull. If the skull was already fractured, the bits of broken bone would be removed. The fracture might be widened to retrieve fragments that fell into the meninges (the membrane surrounding the brain inside the skull). Foreign objects inside the skull increased the risk of infection, and infection on the meninges or brain (while treatable now) is very, very dangerous. Provided the physician made sure to clean up while he was digging around in there, the patient did have a chance of survival.

Here’s what’s cool about trepanning: because ye olde physicians continued to develop newer and better ways to poke holes in people’s heads, trepanation is considered a precursor to neurosurgery as we know it today. All that questionable drilling was actually leading us to incredibly advanced, life-saving surgical procedures. And a lot of that advancement happened in the 18th and 19th centuries (Medical News Today). 

In the 18th century, trepanning was (fairly commonly) used to treat concussions and brain inflammation (encephalitis, as we call it today). Since Lord John sustained a nasty blow to the head resulting in sustained unconsciousness, we can guess he probably had a pretty severe concussion.

A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that can lead to bleeding in the brain. Nowadays, this complication can be fatal without prompt medical intervention (Mayo Clinic); in 1768, it would have likely been a death sentence. Removing a small bit of otherwise intact skull would have (hopefully) relieved the symptoms caused by swelling between the skull and the meninges, or dura matter, or inside the brain cavity itself. (This source has some summaries, but not the full source documents. Of interest though, the left-hand column references Dr. John Hunter, who the Lord John series character is based on).

So, in Lord John’s case, in the absence of safer, modern medical interventions, the trepanning probably saved his life!

Here’s some more interesting stuff about trepanning because why not, you’re all here anyway... 

Trepanning braces, like this one, were used through most of the 18th century:

They were replaced in the late 18th century by trephines, like this:

Much cleaner cut (Jefferson Archives). You can see the sophistication from the trepanning brace to the trephine. It’s a more stable tool, less likely to cause unintentional injury. This development is why trepanning can be considered a precursor to modern neurosurgery. It was crude and primitive by today’s standards, but in the 18th century, there actually were some solid threads of logic behind the procedure, and attempts to make it safer.

Surgeons are still cutting holes in people’s heads, of course. The procedure is called a craniotomy, and the primary difference is that the cut bone (called a skull flap) is replaced when the brain surgery is complete, secured with small plates holding the skull flap in place. The bone can then heal normally, like a broken arm. 

Procedures that require a craniotomy include inserting a shunt to drain cerebrospinal fluid; inserting a deep brain stimulator; collecting a tissue sample for biopsy; draining a blood clot; or removing a brain tumor, to name a few. Craniotomies are performed in sterile conditions with a team of highly-trained medical professionals, and are still not without complications. The patient is usually under anesthesia while the skull flap is cut and removed, but for many procedures, the patient has to be alert for the duration of the surgery itself (Mayfield Clinic).

Whew. 

This rabbit hole was hella deep, y’all. 

[bastart13]

no i don't???? wtf is fentimens????

Sorry, fentimans, I spelt it wrong

You get them everywhere in the UK. It’s a great drinks company that makes all sorts of great drinks that feel quite old-timey. Rose Lemonade is the best.

[calamitycosplays-blog]

Tis that birthday time of year where people appease the Gin Sloth with their offerings. And that odd bottle of vodka because we always need shots. Think I have enough? Or do I need more? #MOREGIN 🤘 #alcohol #birthday #gin #vodka #bombaysapphire #russianstandard #fentimens #schweppes #ginandtonic #allthegin #gindrinker #drinks #presents #more! #givememore #notenough #partytime #professionalgindrinker #prodrinker #ginsloth

[gezzabella]

Friday tipple this week is @bloomgin with @fentimansltd light tonic water, strawberry slices and raspberries. #strawberry #raspberries #gin #gintonic #ginandtonic #bloomgin #booze #alcohol #fridaynight #tipple #drink #whatgeridrinks #whatgerimakes #fentimanstonic #fentimens

[mytipsyturvy]

Daily MCO Drink #206, MCO Day #208: MEZCAL SANGRITA, made with 1 part orange juice, 1/2 part lime juice, 1 barspoon Joloko Mezcal Hot Sauce, 1/2 part agave syrup, shaken over ice and strained, and paired with 1 shot Koch El Ancestral Ensemble mezcal in a jicara mezcal drinking vessel. . Was looking for something else to make with the mezcals in the GinRum.Me x Joloko GRM box, and realised that I could actually use the Joloko Hot Sauce to make a sangrita. . There are a number of sangrita recipes out there, some with citrus like this one, others with tomato juice. Went with this one cos I wanted a sweeter chaser to the Mezcal. . The Sangrita usually goes with tequila, btw. But the Mezcal worked great with this version, as Mezcal Hot Sauce and the agave syrup, the balance was perfect with the orange and lime juice. . Get the GinRum.Me/Joloko Box soon, cos it is running out! It comes with 3 different Koch El Mezcals (Ancestral Espadin, Artesanal Espadin Pechuga and Artesanal Ensamble), 1 jar of Joloko Mezcal Hot Sauce, 1 bottle of Fentimens Pink Grapefruit Tonic Water, 1 jicara (a mezcal drinking vessel) and 1 GinRum.Me tulip glass. . It is one of 8 GRM boxes available for the event, which will be spread out across 8 outlets, with 8 unique experiences featuring 8 different gins, rums and mezcal! . Get your tickets and special Grab, Relax Minum boxes at eshop.thirstmag.com! . @ginrum.me #ginrumme #tipsyturvyagave #mytipsyturvy #ginrumme2020 #mezcal #dailyMCOdrink #tipsyturvycocktails #cocktails #drinkstagram #mezcalcocktails #oaxacanoldfashioned https://www.instagram.com/p/CGMqw4UpiXz/?igshid=z9l36ugu3wr3

[pattynanmedia]

Hilary James 'Winter' (William Shakespeare)

Simon Mayor & Hilary James November 2019.                                            Simon Mayor & Hilary James - CHRISTMAS SPECIAL with Richard Collins and Phil Fentimen

Fri 29, Pearson Hall, Pearson Road, Sonning-on-Thames, Reading RG4 6UL Tel: 0118 9268615 Tickets £15.00 -- 8:00pm

Slim Panatella & The Mellow Virginians Christmas Special

Sat 30. The Morrell Room Church Lane, Streatley, Berkshire RG8 9HT Tel: 0118 9268615 Tickets £15.00 -- 8:00pm

Simon Mayor, Hilary James and Richard Collins are joined by Phil Fentimen plus Andy Baum, and Andy Taylor

[fangirlnationmag]

Three Grand Dames of Mystery: "The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club"

Three Grand Dames of Mystery: “The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club”

In The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Clubby Dorothy L. Sayers, Lord Peter Wimsey faces a most unusual case. It is Armistice Day (November 11, celebrating the end of World War I), and the members of the Bellona Club joke about how General Fentimen enters the club in the morning and doesn’t leave his chair until night. They tease that he could be dead for two days before anyone would notice when…

[mrlawrenceamick]

Manners McDade promotes Harriet Moss to Managing Director

Jenna Fentimen has joined as Music & Composer Producer and Clare Everson as Sync Executive

The post Manners McDade promotes Harriet Moss to Managing Director appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

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[unofficialchronicle]

WORK FOR FENTIMENS?

http://www.fentimans.com/contact

[hazeykatie2]

Rose Lemonade #Fentimens (at Planet Sarbez)

[jooli2]

It's been that kind of a ... well ... fortnight #fentimens #kraken

[kayseraburlyq]

I like a beverage that has weeds in it. And tastes like it, too. #mediciney #thatmeansitsworking #canesugar #fentimens

[bastart13]

YOUR LEMONADE IS CARBONATED IN EUROPE????????? WHERE THE FUCK HAVE I BEEN???? OH THATS RIGHT THE USA WHERE WEVE GOT NON FIZZY LEMONADE,,,, FUCK THIS IM MOVING TO EUROPE

But... what.... I thought you still had some?? Do you not know Fentimens???

[tiadillon]