Dr. Grumpy: "Do you have a medication list?"
Mr. Skoal: "Yeah, it's in my wallet, hang on. Hey doc, can I have your trash can next to my chair for the visit?"
Dr. Grumpy: "Sure, here it is, are you okay?"
Mr. Skoal: "Yeah, I just need something to spit my chewing tobacco in."
Dr. Grumpy: "Okay, uh... let's have a look at the med list."
Mr. Skoal: "Here you go. Ya know, my family doc has a spittoon in every room in his office. Maybe you should, too."
During CPR training at my former workplace in the portion about mouth-to-mouth, I annouced "All you dippers, just so you know, if you ever need CPR from me, you're dead."
ReplyDeleteI am suspicious that you are one of the top neurologist in Washington DC, Seeing patients at Sibley, actually, I’m pretty sure
ReplyDeleteI had no idea people still chewed tobacco!
ReplyDeleteNot to mention sawdust on the floor, whiskey as the all-purpose medication, and a selection of bullets to bite for pain.
ReplyDelete"Since I've got the trash can next to me anyway, do you think you'll be needing a urine or stool sample?"
ReplyDelete"Including some small ones for the kids."
ReplyDelete"Okay, technically, they're boxes of gauze."
ReplyDeleteHope you have an industrial quality bin liner.
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