Sunday, January 4, 2009

Strange humor

After reading of cases where surgeons operate on the wrong organ or body part, I've heard of the sensible practice of writing with indelible ink on the correct (and incorrect) body parts to ensure that no targeting errors are made in the O.R. You know, "NOT THIS LEG" or "THE OTHER KIDNEY, YOU IDIOT" or some such.

(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...

1 comment:

  1. 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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