Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Timing is everything

Dr. Grumpy: "Hi, I'm Dr. Grumpy."

Patient: "Hello, I'm Lisa Pine."

Dr. Grumpy: "Are you related to Dr. Pine, the oncologist?"

Patient: "No, but I see a lot of his patients."

Dr. Grumpy: "Oh, are you also a doctor?"

Patient: "No, I'm a mortician."
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19 comments:

  1. HeadstrongMarch 8, 2011 at 1:59 PM

    Ba-dum-chi.
    NICE.

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  2. Lynda Halliger Otvos (Lynda M O)March 8, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    First LOL of the day. Thanks, Dr G.

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  3. DixieLaurelMarch 8, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    LOL!

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  4. Lucky JackMarch 8, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    I wonder if she gets referrals...

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  5. AnonymousMarch 8, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    Is that the only joke they teach in mortuary school. And is Mortuary Science really a science ?

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  6. AnonymousMarch 8, 2011 at 3:38 PM

    Dr Grumpy, what was your reaction?

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  7. kate sweetenMarch 8, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    Wah-waaaaah!

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  8. a.generic docMarch 8, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    As long as she didn't say she sees a lot of YOUR patients, it's OK.

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  9. JulieMarch 8, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    Sounds like you two should get on fine :)

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  10. AnonymousMarch 8, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    I work in both clinical trials for onc and on a heme/onc floor and...yeah.

    But at least we aspire to provide a good death, as opposed to grandma up in the ICU who's had a tube in every orifice and coded, like, six times in the last ten years but she's going to be better and nexto new next week!!

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  11. The MotherMarch 8, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    Don't knock morticians. They have a very honorable job. Even if the practice in a meatlocker.

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  12. AnonymousMarch 8, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    Pine as in the pine box Orthdox Jews are burried in? As a Jewish person, who is not, Orthodox I have family that is. The very first experience I had with them was at the funeral of my great aunt (my grandfather's eldest sister--he was the only boy too). So, I told him to sit up front with his faily and I would go sit in back with some of the other cousins (2nd and 3rd). The pine box freaked him out but I thought he was okay (he was sharp nothing wrong with the brain) but just to be sure I made sure I had him sitting on the correct side of the sanctuary. All of a sudden there was a lot of whispering, pointing, giggling and some pure disgust. Everyone wanted to know who that man was sitting up front on the wrong side? I just smiled, bowed me head, and said, "That would be her (the deceased) brother, my grandfather! I don't know who was more embarassed? Me or the people who were offenisve finding out that he belonged to me? LOL!

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  13. terri cMarch 9, 2011 at 12:07 AM

    Hmmmmm. I suppose with Dr Pine's specialty it is not TOO surprising but still...

    Some of the funniest people I know are funeral directors.

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  14. JenniebeanMarch 9, 2011 at 5:22 AM

    bwahahaha

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  15. AnonymousMarch 9, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Funeral directors Funny?

    You have to have a sense of humor to charge people 13K to drop their bodies into a hole in the ground.

    Direct Cremation is the only way to go. Save the money for the celebration of life party.

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  16. jimbo26March 9, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    Brilliant .

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  17. pharmacy chickMarch 9, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    "Ah Yes...moving on"....and are here today why, Lisa?...LOL

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  18. arzt4empfaengerMarch 10, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    Brilliant. :)

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  19. MelleeMarch 18, 2011 at 12:45 AM

    This may sound terrible but I LOL'd

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So wadda you think?