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Entries Tagged as 'Humor'

Cinnamon Boy

April 23rd, 2008 · 7 Comments

I wanna live
with a cinnamon girl
I could be happy
the rest of my life
With a cinnamon girl.
    – Neil Young
 
You can’t make this stuff up, really…
Joe is an old patient, been seein’ him since I started practice some 25 years ago. Nice guy, but a little — shall we say? — quirky. Big into herbs and alternative […]

Tags: Humor · Medicine

How Do You Like Them Cookies?

January 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Been mind-numbingly busy the past few weeks, so I’ve gotten quite behind on posting.
But here’s a little tidbit you may enjoy: It’s a little game called, “Let’s poke the bear!”
Now, this sort of satire is not really my style, but I must say: ridicule is one of the best weapons we have against the tyranny […]

Tags: Terrorism · Humor · Politics & Culture

Good Advice

January 12th, 2008 · 4 Comments


Tags: Humor

What Anesthesiologists Do While You’re Sleeping

October 3rd, 2007 · 4 Comments

Ever wonder what they’re doing while you’re asleep?

Now you know…

Tags: Humor · Medicine

An Ode to Tater Mitts

September 26th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Neo-neocon has discovered a peculiar but seemingly indispensable kitchen aid: the Tater Mitt, and bemoans the fact that it does not rise to the level of poetry, as some of her other kitchen items have.
Not wanting the good Neo to mourn her paucity of iambic pentameter, the muse descended and I answered her call, saving […]

Tags: Poetry · Humor

The Piano Player

September 7th, 2007 · 6 Comments

A man who walks into a bar, and sits down on the barstool. He places a large duffel bag on top of the bar.
The bartender greets him, and says “Hey, buddy, what’s in the bag?”
The man says nothing, reaches into the bag, and pulls out a small piano. The bartender looks on, puzzled.
The man reaches […]

Tags: Humor

Ducking the Hard Questions

May 2nd, 2007 · 10 Comments

It’s good to know that science is finally beginning to address larger questions of the meaning of life, rather than wasting time on trivial pursuits such as the origins of the universe. This epiphany came to me upon reading the following news release:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several species of ducks have evolved complicated genitals in what […]

Tags: Humor · General Interest

Franchise Opportunity–Going Fast!

April 25th, 2007 · 10 Comments

Rarely a day goes by when I do not receive, from my friendly Post-person, some promotional material. Much of it is trivial (pens emblazoned with drug logos), most of it banal (copies of stupid marketing materials which insult the intelligence, like this), all of it unsolicited.
But there are rare occasions when something truly transformational arrives […]

Tags: Humor · Medicine