Category: Humour

Blandford Biter

‘The Blandford fly The Blandford fly (sometimes called blackfly) is found in east Anglia, Oxfordshire and Dorset.
Blandford fly bites are common during May and June, and are very painful, frequently occurring on the legs. They can produce a severe, localised reaction, with symptoms including oedema (itchy, pale pink, or red, swellings), blistering, fever, and joint pain.‘ Information here. The bites seem often to become infected. Continue reading “Blandford Biter”

Big Mistake!

PERTH – An SAS trooper collecting toys for children was stabbed when he helped
stop a suspected shoplifter in east Perth .

The ‘Toys-R-Us’ Store Manager told ‘The West Australian’ that man was seen on
surveillance cameras last Friday putting a laptop under his jacket at the store.

When confronted, the man became irate, knocked down an employee, pulled a knife
and ran toward the door.
Outside were four SAS Troopers collecting toys for the “Toys For Tots” program.

Smith said the Troopers stopped the man, but he stabbed one of them, in the back.
The cut did not appear to be severe. What happened next?

Questions

An arab boy asks his father.

“What is that weird hat you are wearing?’

“It is a ‘Chechia’ because in the desert, it protects our head from the sun.”

“What is this type of clothing are we wearing?”

“It is a ‘Djabellah’ because in the desert, it is really hot.”

“What are these ugly shoes we have on our feet?”

“These are ‘Babouches’ which keep us from burning our feet when in the desert.”

“Tell me papa?”

“Yes my son.” Continue reading “Questions”

Were you April fooled?

I was.

I nearly jumped out of my skin when a patient’s sister jumped out at me from behind a door, but I wasn’t fooled for long by this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12932043

nor this:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/apr/01/april-fools-day-round-up

or this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9442000/9442861.stm

What about you?

Colonoscopy Journal

Believe me, this is pretty much how it happens.

I called my friend Andy, a gastroenterologist, to make an appointment for a colonoscopy.

A few days later, in his office, Andy showed me a color diagram of the colon, a lengthy organ that appears to go all over the place, at one point passing briefly through Minneapolis . Then Andy explained the colonoscopy procedure to me in a thorough, reassuring and patient manner. Continue reading “Colonoscopy Journal”

Anyone Remember This?

April Fool’s Day Hoax – Spaghetti Harvest – 1st April 1957

On April 1, 1957 the British television programme Panorama broadcast a three-minute segment about a bumper spaghetti harvest in southern Switzerland. The success of the crop was attributed both to an unusually mild winter and to the virtual disappearance of the spaghetti weevil. The audience heard Richard Dimbleby, the shows highly respected anchor, discussing the details of the spaghetti crop as they watched video footage of a Swiss family pulling pasta off spaghetti trees and placing it into baskets. The segment concluded with the assurance that, For those who love this dish, theres nothing like real, home-grown spaghetti.

 Continue reading “Anyone Remember This?”