From here to...well...it SEEMS like an eternity

[rtrapasso]

Generic British HQ Staff Officer, hair neatly trimmed and well oiled, uniform meticulously pressed by one of 3 Indian servants in his employ: Yes, sir, in general I think we are but there was an emergency request from the chief medical officer of 7th Armoured just his morn. It seems they are desperately short of plaster of Paris.

Gen Pownall: Plaster of Paris? Oh dear God! It must be Hell.
May God protect them.

[:D] [:D] [:D]

You've been setting this one up for a while!! [8D] [:D]

[Moondawggie]

"Yes, as the only qualified psychiatrist in the group I think we must go with a sock full of oranges. I have found this to have AMAZING effects on motivtion, energy, reactivity, patient willingness to interact appropriately and in a timely fashion and hypersomnolence.

As we always say in the psychiatric wards, "Nothing concentrates the mind better than knowing you're going to get an untraceable beating if you mess up."

These SSRIs, SNRIs etc are all hokum. Beatings, terror and pain, that's the cutting edge of treatment these days --- And, yes, this post may have something to do with the horde of homeless, HIV, Hep C+, intra-venous drug abusers who have been telling me lies all day trying to get into hospital . Ah WiTP you save me from me sometimes."




Wow, Nemo, I'm impressed! I had no idea that those same behavior modification techniques employed by the Gunnery Sergeants on "recalcitrant" marines in my battallion on Okinawa in 1981 would become the "cutting edge" of psychiatric therapy in 2007.

I'll back you with with that "sock full of oranges" theory as it applies to Mandrake. Besides, he's also a doc, and it couldn't be any more painful than my internal medicine intership in 1979---now that was truly brutal and painful!

[Moondawggie]

Mandrake, now I understand why the British advance in Burma has slowed; my God, man, there are valuable Jurassic fossils to be excavated here! The War will simply have to wait...

(Good show! The hell with cutting off some railway supporting some opponent troopers down the line; there are data to be gathered, in the proper British fashion.)

BTW, considering Milo's approach to Alice Springs, do you think that he changed his initials to something like "B.M." and had a similar vision when he looked at a dusty Nevada whistle-stop named "the meadows" in Spanish in the early 1950s? Visionaries like that are too rare to be unrelated...

Off to another topic, it seems that you are becoming a bit too popular with your co-workers and patients mothers.

Remember, exploiting your haughty social position as a physician to facilitate developing a personal relationship with either co-workers or patients of a different gender must be considered fundamental sexual harassment in its most brutal, oppressive, and patriarchal form, according to the 2 hour-long sexual harrassment corporate training program I was forced to sit throuh 2 months ago.

I'd stick with stalker girl...the only danger there is getting blown away by her crazy ex.

But, you mess with a co-worker or a patient's mom, Barbra Boxer, Nancy Pelosi, and NOW will have your oppressive male exploiter ass on a plate (as well as on the front pages of the LA Times) ASAP!

Stay clear of the fires!

[USSAmerica]

Just getting caught up after another busy stretch at work.  Enjoyable as always, Mandrake.  [8D]
 
Keep your head down while in Idaho!  Wait, I didn't mean that the way it sounded.  Keep your head up!  I mean.... nevermind.  [8|][;)]

[Nemo121]

Perhaps we could all just compromise and agree that "Keep HER head down" might be suitable?
 
 
Moondawggie, the USMC - teaching us the lessons we pretend we don't actually use since 1917.
 
Internship No, NO, make the memories go away!!! [:D]

[1EyedJacks]

ORIGINAL: Moondawggie

"Yes, as the only qualified psychiatrist in the group I think we must go with a sock full of oranges. I have found this to have AMAZING effects on motivtion, energy, reactivity, patient willingness to interact appropriately and in a timely fashion and hypersomnolence.

As we always say in the psychiatric wards, "Nothing concentrates the mind better than knowing you're going to get an untraceable beating if you mess up."

These SSRIs, SNRIs etc are all hokum. Beatings, terror and pain, that's the cutting edge of treatment these days --- And, yes, this post may have something to do with the horde of homeless, HIV, Hep C+, intra-venous drug abusers who have been telling me lies all day trying to get into hospital . Ah WiTP you save me from me sometimes."




Wow, Nemo, I'm impressed! I had no idea that those same behavior modification techniques employed by the Gunnery Sergeants on "recalcitrant" marines in my battallion on Okinawa in 1981 would become the "cutting edge" of psychiatric therapy in 2007.

I'll back you with with that "sock full of oranges" theory as it applies to Mandrake. Besides, he's also a doc, and it couldn't be any more painful than my internal medicine intership in 1979---now that was truly brutal and painful!

And what's best about the oranges is that they are good for you! Did you know they are full of vitamin C? If you use the sock of oranges correctly all you need is a straw. The oranges are pulped but still in the skin - just pop a straw in and drink your high pulp OJ. I wonder how much fiber is in pulp? This might be nature's perfect answer to colon cancer... [:D]

[BrucePowers]

I wonder if Mandrake is off to Idaho yet?[:)]

[ny59giants]

I don't think the big question is if Mandrake is off to Idaho.
Rather, does he get "out" of Idaho?? [:D][:D]

[BrucePowers]

Good point[:D]

[1EyedJacks]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Who knows who this is and what is the relevance?

Hint: I'm not talking about the hirsute guy in the speedos, either.

Ahhh, that my dear friend is Betty Duzz, and she is attempting to resuscitate this AAR as it has almost drowned in an attempt to remain afloat while in a vast sea of BS... [:D][:D]

[DuckofTindalos]

Always with the negative waves...

[1EyedJacks]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Always with the negative waves...

In the picture? No - those are tidal waves...[;)]

I liked that movie btw - Oddball was a cool character. I've always been fond of the war and western movies with the Duke or Eastwood.

[Cap Mandrake]

Dang! These nurses Idaho can drink. Happy to report I don't have GSW yet. I don't know what all the worry was about. Stalker girl told her 14 year old daughter to be the lookout. What coudl go wrong?

[BrucePowers]

Are you home then?

[bobogoboom]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Dang! These nurses Idaho can drink. Happy to report I don't have GSW yet. I don't know what all the worry was about. Stalker girl told her 14 year old daughter to be the lookout. What coudl go wrong?

OK that is just wierd i have had a lot of lookouts over the years including a beigle but the daughter of the ladie i am having relations with is a first.

[Moondawggie]

Mandrake, every Nurse I've met can always drink a Doc under the table---I think it's part of their training. Don't try to defeat a law of nature!

Also, ignore the 14-year old lookout, and instead keep a loaded 12-gague under the bed.

In the (hopefully unlikely) event the Ex- shows up, remember, he'd be an typical bloodthirsty Idaho Ex-; not a calm, multiculturally-enlightened progressive liberal "let's sing-Kum-By-Yah-together-who-is-happy-that-she's-finally-realizing-her-inner-potential" kind of Southern California-Ex.

Actually, most Idaho guys I've met don't seem to appreciate the adventurous nature of Idaho girls when it comes to facilitating the enlightenment of the girl's desire of by her getting friendly with California guys---but that's another story...

So then, if and when said jealous Idaho-Ex shows up, for Gawd's sakes pull that sucker out from underneath the bed for a little immediate and extremely persuasive back-up (before the fabled crack Boise PD Tac Squad can arrive) which emphasizes that irrational violent behavior can have immmediately adverse and long-term irremmediable consequences such as permanent, medium-velocity-projectile-induced ventilation of the torso of those who tresspass on private property and make outlandish threats against the health and well-being of those resident at said property which is being trespassed upon...

(Hey, do I sound enough like Alan Combs or Paul Krugman yet?)

Have fun amigo, always make her happy, and stay safe, Doc!

Moondawggie

[Dino]

Speaking of nurses (and doctors), earlier this year a nurse from Sarajevo, in search for the father of her newborn baby, demanded a DNA test to be performed on more than 20 doctors at her workplace...[:D]

[BrucePowers]

We have not heard fom Capmandrake since Sunday. Did he make it out of Idaho?

[bobogoboom]

Do we need to mount a op to go retreive him?[8D]

[BrucePowers]

I hate to think what a plane ticket to Idaho from the East Coast costs[:'(]