(I'm not kidding. See this:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,339270,00.html I'm not sure what that poor woman could have written, or where, to avoid that outcome.)
An acquaintance was recently having surgery to correct an old football injury to his neck. He wasn't so much worried about them operating in the wrong part, but wanted to write a message on his neck that would surprise and amuse the O.R. staff at the start of surgery.
He asked for help in a public forum, and the suggested replies were amazing.
My favorite(scroll down):
Copyright (c) Pez Candies, Inc.
Here are some others:
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Insert hand to control puppet
Pack it in, pack it out...
Contents may have settled during shipping.
After stuffing, place in preheated oven @ 375f.
feed hamster before leaving
requires 4 AA batteries
Warranty void if skin Broken
Call before you dig
Caution: Buried Cables
Refrigerate after opening.
Open at own risk
No user serviceable parts inside
Please remove all loose marbles.
In case of zombie attack remove Head
Disregard Looks: This is not a circumcision.
A drawn-on zipper
A drawn-on hinge
I talk! Press here for a demo!
Insert two quarters
Not a Step
Do not Stack Over 5 High
Insert Back Bone Here
Slot A
May contain nuts
Hecho en China
While you're in there, I've also got a frog in my throat
Prize Inside!
I hope you got a warm heart, cause you damn sure got cold hands.
This end up
Shake well before opening.
Draw two dark arrows point to point. Write "Align Arrows when reattaching head"
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I'm gonna have to remember some of those...
When I had my first knee replacement, the surgeon told me to mark the correct knee. He pretty much would know which one when he did the 2nd one...the one WITHOUT the scar!
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