Did you hear about the new doctor doll? Guess what it operates on. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “A Punny Riddle Bordering on Malpractice” Hey Grant, did you hear about the new doctor doll? The new doctor doll? No. You wind it up...
A physician in Onancock, Virginia, shares some expressions he’s picked up from his patients, such as Old Arthur, as in Old Arthur’s in town — a reference to suffering from arthritis. Patients have also described feeling discouraged or depressed as...
Celestial discharge, in medical slang, refers to a patient’s death. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Celestial Discharge” I ran into my friend Jeff Sanchez the other day at the grocery store. And he’s a nurse, and I always ask him...
Why do we say that we have a doctor’s appointment instead of an appointment with a doctor? After all, we don’t say we have accountant’s appointments or attorney’s appointments. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Doctor’s Appointment”...
In an earlier episode, we discussed various meanings for the term stove up. One meaning of stove up is “to be in pain from work or exercise to the point where it’s hard to move.” Similarly, lots of athletes will get stoved fingers from getting them...
If someone offered you a croaker with an old man’s face, would you accept? You should! Croaker is a slang term for a hundred dollar bill. Did you ever wonder why we turn up the air conditioning to bring the temperature down? Plus, the tricky debate...
