Circulatory system Memes

The pun is strong with this one. Varicose veins aren't just unsightly—they're apparently chatty too. The condition occurs when veins become enlarged and twisted due to faulty valves that can't properly return blood to the heart. The wordplay on "listen carefully" and "listen varicosely" is peak medical humor that would make any phlebotomist snort into their coffee. Next time you see someone with their leg pressed against their ear, they're probably just catching up on vascular gossip.

Evolutionary flex tape couldn't fix this taxonomic rivalry. Annelids (worms) evolved closed circulatory systems where blood stays neatly contained in vessels, while arthropods (spiders, insects) said "nah" and went with open systems where blood just sloshes around their body cavities like a biological soup kitchen. 500 million years later and they're still refusing to upgrade their plumbing. Classic arthropod stubbornness.