There is no tellin' what you're goin' to hear while sittin' in
the emergency waiting room. The following is what a friend of mine heard after
waiting nine hours to have a splinter removed from his thumb. He gave what he
heard his own special meaning.
| |
ARTERY............................ |
THE
STUDY OF PAINTINGS |
| |
BACTERIA......................... |
THE BACK DOOR OF
A CAFETERIA |
| |
BARIUM............................ |
WHAT DOCTORS DO
WHEN A PATIENT DIES |
| |
BOWEL............................. |
A LETTER LIKE A,
E, I, O AND U |
| |
CESARIAN
SECTION......... |
A NEIGHBOURHOOD
IN ROME |
| |
CAT
SCAN......................... |
SEARCHING FOR
KITTY |
| |
CAUTERIZE....................... |
MADE EYE CONTACT
WITH HER |
| |
COLIC............................... |
A SHEEP
DOG |
| |
D &
C................................ |
WHERE WASHINGTON
IS |
| |
DILATE.............................. |
TO LIVE
LONG |
| |
ENEMA............................. |
NOT A
FRIEND |
| |
FESTER............................ |
QUICKER |
| |
GENITAL........................... |
NOT A
JEW |
| |
G.I.
SERIES....................... |
SOLDIER BALL
GAME |
| |
HANGNAIL......................... |
COAT
HOOK |
| |
IMPOTENT......................... |
DISTINGUISHED,
WELL KNOWN |
| |
LABOUR
PAIN................... |
GETTING HURT AT
WORK |
| |
MEDICAL
STAFF............... |
A DOCTOR'S
CANE |
| |
MORBID............................ |
A HIGHER
OFFER |
| |
NITRATES......................... |
CHEAPER THAN DAY
RATES |
| |
NODE................................ |
WAS AWARE
OF |
| |
OUTPATIENT..................... |
A PERSON WHO
FAINTED |
| |
PAP
SMEAR..................... |
A FATHERHOOD
TEST |
| |
PELVIS............................. |
A COUSIN OF
ELVIS |
| |
POST-OPERATIVE............ |
A LETTER
CARRIER |
| |
RECOVERY
ROOM............ |
A PLACE TO DO
UPHOLSTERY |
| |
RECTUM........................... |
DAMN NEAR KILLED
'EM |
| |
SEIZURE........................... |
ROMAN
EMPEROR |
| |
TABLET............................. |
A SMALL
TABLE |
| |
TERMINAL
ILLNESS........... |
GETTING SICK AT
THE AIRPORT |
| |
TUMOR............................. |
MORE THAN
ONE |
| |
URINE............................... |
OPPOSITE OF YOUR
OUT |
| |
VARICOSE........................ |
NEARBY |
| |
VEIN................................. |
CONCEITED |
