Friday, June 11, 2010

Minor difference.

I'd like to thank my reader Dr. Phil, for submitting this to show me that my office isn't alone.

Receptionist: "Dr. Phil's office. What can I do for you?"

Mr. Gloom: "I need to make an appointment."

Receptionist: "Okay... Is it to see the doctor? Or to have blood drawn?"

Mr. Gloom: "To draw blood. I need to have labs done before my autopsy."

Receptionist: (looking through the schedule) "Umm... You mean your biopsy?"

Mr. Gloom: "Yeah, whatever it's called."

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13 comments:

  1. Kimbra KaschJune 11, 2010 at 1:16 AM

    Well with the 3rd season of True Blood starting this weekend, you might have been talking with Eric or vampire Bill

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  2. AnonymousJune 11, 2010 at 2:13 AM

    used to need a vdrl to get a marriage license....

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  3. bobbieJune 11, 2010 at 2:19 AM

    ...snort...

    Hope his Doc knows the difference!

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  4. AnonymousJune 11, 2010 at 6:33 AM

    o ho ho ho....i bet some medical professionals would amuse, i dont know, say for the sake of argument, hoticulturalists at a garden centre too with their lack of "industry" language. horses for courses. these sorts of entries are SO patronising!

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  5. ChristineJune 11, 2010 at 8:36 AM

    Scheduling a pre-op work up for an autopsy definitely calls for suicide precautions.

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  6. The Good CookJune 11, 2010 at 8:57 AM

    Wow. A predeath autopsy. Takes the guess work out of "how did he die?"

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  7. AnonymousJune 11, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    Thanks for the laugh. I had my coffee perched at my lips ready to take a drink as I was reading this. I'm glad I hesitated-lol !!

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  8. yuxieJune 11, 2010 at 11:09 AM

    hey Grumpy, this is totally unrelated to your post, but anyway. I'm studying genetics right now, and I've come across a disease called Fragile X which causes mental retardation, and I started wondering, does this kind of stuff fall under your scope, or does it go to psychiatric or pediatrics or somebody else? tehee thx

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  9. AnonymousJune 11, 2010 at 11:34 AM

    Whoa, nelly!

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  10. Been thereJune 11, 2010 at 11:56 AM

    My dad once did find one of his tenants had committed suicide in one of his rentals. :-(

    He called the police and (trying to sound smart) told them it was a homicide. When the cops got there, they were like 'next time. just tell us you've got a dead guy here')

    (My dad is quite intelligent in many things, just not academics or 'book learning')

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  11. AnonymousJune 11, 2010 at 12:42 PM

    Dr. Grumpy. I enjoy your blog. You are a great writer. I read Yuxie's comment and fragile x is nothing to laugh about.
    We found out a few years ago that 2 of my 3 kids have a fragile x premutation.
    They are intellegent kids, but could pass on fragile x to their children.
    Having a fragile x premutation, means that my son could develop a tremor as early as 50.
    My son, now 11, was diagnosed by a pediatrician a few years ago.
    It may explain why he has speech problems and learing disablilites.
    We do see a neurologist and a neurosurgeon, but it is for other symptoms. Still waiting for a diagnosis for those.
    My 5 year old daughter wants only to be a mom when she grows up.
    It breaks my heart every time she says that, because knowing she is a carrier, becoming a mom may not be so easy.
    Certainly nothing to laugh about.

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  12. yuxieJune 12, 2010 at 3:06 AM

    my apology to the anonymous person at 11:42am

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  13. AnonymousJune 14, 2010 at 4:30 AM

    Follow up to Kim:
    .....and gives a whole new meaning to the epithet 'death-wish'....LOL!

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So wadda you think?