Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Doctor's lounge, Sunday morning, 6:18 a.m.

Cardiologist: "The coffee machine is broken."

Neurosurgeon: "Ah shit. I really needed some, too."

Neurologist: "I don't think they come in on weekends to fix it, either."

Pulmonologist: "They don't. We're fucked."

Cardiologist: "Maybe we can do something..." (Opens front of machine).

Neurologist: "Wow, what a mess."

Neurosurgeon: "I think this thing that fell over holds the used grounds."

Neurologist: "Yeah." (dumps grounds in trash, rinses holder in sink, puts it back in machine).

Nothing happens.

Pulmonologist: "It's still not working."

Neurosurgeon: "Let me see... Here, look. The part that feeds the filter paper roll got doubled up and twisted. It's stuck."

Neurologist: "Hang on..." (pulls out filter paper roll) "Ah, okay, looks like it wasn't put in correctly. Let me turn it around and toss the jammed paper."

Machine starts gurgling.

Pulmonologist: "It's working! Yay! Coffee!"

(All get coffee)

Cardiologist: "That's amazing."

Neurosurgeon: "The coffee gadget?"

Cardiologist: "No. For the first time in medical history it was a neurosurgeon who made the correct diagnosis, and a neurologist who fixed it."

 The pulmonologist blew her coffee all over the bagels.
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18 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 28, 2014 at 9:36 AM

    hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

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  2. RichOctober 28, 2014 at 9:43 AM

    That joke kills.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 28, 2014 at 10:15 AM

    This just made my week.

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  4. ThorMDOctober 28, 2014 at 10:43 AM

    I'm glad I didn't have a mouthful of coffee when I read that :-)

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  5. MeganOctober 28, 2014 at 11:06 AM

    OY.

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  6. MeganOctober 28, 2014 at 11:06 AM

    OY.

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  7. bobbieOctober 28, 2014 at 11:29 AM

    I'm with ThorMD!!!

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  8. PackerOctober 28, 2014 at 11:56 AM

    Our civilization is not doomed.

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  9. MooseOctober 28, 2014 at 12:12 PM

    And that's why doctors need to stay the fuck outta my computers.

    One of the places where I lived out my computer career had a big (BIG) printer designed for heavy-duty printing almost 24x7. It was a fussy bastard that had to be kept in a humidity-controlled room or it would get paper jams near constantly. Despite that, it still jammed from time to time, and people used to dealing with little desktop injket machines would "try" to fix it, usually making things worse.

    The hardware department cured that by putting up a sign that said, "If you can fix this as well as we can, call us. We're hiring."

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  10. clairesmumOctober 28, 2014 at 12:22 PM

    I really thought that they would go and ask a nurse to fix it for them..isn't that how it usually works??!!

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  11. Gracie's MomOctober 28, 2014 at 3:33 PM

    Man; your cardiologists are harsh, and yet I giggled like a little schoolgirl when I read this.

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  12. Loren PechtelOctober 28, 2014 at 5:49 PM

    Moose, it sounds like they did the right thing with the sign. Most paper jams are things that the average reasonably competent computer user can deal with. It's usually much faster to just deal with the jam than get the IT guy to come fix it. If you've got something that the average guy can't clear a paper jam a warning is a good idea.

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  13. a.generic docOctober 28, 2014 at 8:04 PM

    And was the neurologist involved, the famous Dr. Grumpy?

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  14. Geranium IncognitoOctober 29, 2014 at 7:40 PM

    This is one of the funniest things I've ever read, although I guess you'd have to be medical to appreciate it.

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  15. rapnzl rnOctober 30, 2014 at 1:54 AM

    Every once in awhile, the Yak Herder trumps all. And makes us ROFL in the process. Thanks!

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  16. ShellyeOctober 30, 2014 at 3:00 AM

    *LOLROFLMBO*

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  17. Lisa GOctober 30, 2014 at 11:03 PM

    Bwahhahahaha!!!! Go Neurologists! First thing that's made me smile all week :)

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  18. AnonymousOctober 30, 2014 at 11:14 PM

    My dad was an OBGYN and he could fix things, but only because *his* dad was a tradesman.

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So wadda you think?