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John Speed Sep 20th 2009 4:43 pm

Canadian ex pats only
 
:)





















Newfoundlanders have the lowest stress rate because they do not take medical terminology seriously. You are going to die anyway, so live life.



Newfie Medical Dictionary

Artery............................. The study of paintings
Bacteria......................... Back door to cafeteria
Barium........................... What doctors do when patients die
Benign........................... What you be, after you be eight
Caesarean Section...... A neighborhood in Rome
Cat scan....................... Searching for Kitty
Cauterize...................... Made eye contact with her
Colic..............................A sheep dog
Coma............................ A punctuation mark
Dilate............................ To live long
Enema...........................Not a friend
Fester........................... Quicker than someone else
Fibula........................... A small lie
Impotent........................Distinguished, well known
Labour Pain................. Getting hurt at work
Medical Staff............... A Doctor's cane
Morbid........................... A higher offer
Nitrates......................... Cheaper than day rates
Node.............................. I knew it
Outpatient..................... A person who has fainted
Pelvis................. .......... Second cousin to Elvis
Post Operative............ A letter carrier
Recovery Room.......... Place to do upholstery
Rectum......................... Damn near killed him
Secretion...................... Hiding something
Seizure........................ Roman emperor
Tablet........................... A small table
Terminal Illness.......... Getting sick at the airport
Tumor........................... One plus one more
Urine............................. Opposite of you're out

dollface Sep 21st 2009 12:46 am

Re: Canadian ex pats only
 

Originally Posted by Wellington, (Post 7949424)
:)





















Newfoundlanders have the lowest stress rate because they do not take medical terminology seriously. You are going to die anyway, so live life.



Newfie Medical Dictionary

Artery............................. The study of paintings
Bacteria......................... Back door to cafeteria
Barium........................... What doctors do when patients die
Benign........................... What you be, after you be eight
Caesarean Section...... A neighborhood in Rome
Cat scan....................... Searching for Kitty
Cauterize...................... Made eye contact with her
Colic..............................A sheep dog
Coma............................ A punctuation mark
Dilate............................ To live long
Enema...........................Not a friend
Fester........................... Quicker than someone else
Fibula........................... A small lie
Impotent........................Distinguished, well known
Labour Pain................. Getting hurt at work
Medical Staff............... A Doctor's cane
Morbid........................... A higher offer
Nitrates......................... Cheaper than day rates
Node.............................. I knew it
Outpatient..................... A person who has fainted
Pelvis................. .......... Second cousin to Elvis
Post Operative............ A letter carrier
Recovery Room.......... Place to do upholstery
Rectum......................... Damn near killed him
Secretion...................... Hiding something
Seizure........................ Roman emperor
Tablet........................... A small table
Terminal Illness.......... Getting sick at the airport
Tumor........................... One plus one more
Urine............................. Opposite of you're out



Like it!:lol:

nldfc Sep 21st 2009 5:01 am

Re: Canadian ex pats only
 

Originally Posted by dollface (Post 7950492)
Like it!:lol:

nice 1

Atlantic Xpat Sep 21st 2009 6:48 am

Re: Canadian ex pats only
 
Substitute Newfie for Irish, Redneck, Southern, Welsh or any other english speaking ethnic group you wish to poke fun at and it would be just as funny. Or not.

dollface Sep 21st 2009 6:51 am

Re: Canadian ex pats only
 

Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat (Post 7951494)
Substitute Newfie for Irish, Redneck, Southern, Welsh or any other english speaking ethnic group you wish to poke fun at and it would be just as funny. Or not.

:rolleyes:

Butch Cassidy Sep 21st 2009 6:51 am

Re: Canadian ex pats only
 

Originally Posted by dollface (Post 7951501)
:rolleyes:

Oh come on, did any of them raise a smile for you?

dollface Sep 21st 2009 6:53 am

Re: Canadian ex pats only
 

Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy (Post 7951503)
Oh come on, did any of them raise a smile for you?

I thought it was kinda amusing Butch baby;)

Butch Cassidy Sep 21st 2009 6:54 am

Re: Canadian ex pats only
 

Originally Posted by dollface (Post 7951506)
I thought it was kinda amusing Butch baby;)

Fair enough, I must suffering from a 'humourless day'..........................

No thats not true cos the talking animals had me in stitches....................

Oh well ;)

dollface Sep 21st 2009 6:56 am

Re: Canadian ex pats only
 

Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy (Post 7951514)
Fair enough, I must suffering from a 'humourless day'..........................

No thats not true cos the talking animals had me in stitches....................

Oh well ;)

ow hun, I still :wub: you, bad day or not;)

burton bunch Sep 21st 2009 7:00 am

Re: Canadian ex pats only
 
Must pass this onto a Newfie I know:rofl:

fledermaus Sep 21st 2009 7:08 am

Re: Canadian ex pats only
 

Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy (Post 7951503)
Oh come on, did any of them raise a smile for you?

They did the first time I read them, many years ago ;). I still don't get the barium one

dollface Sep 21st 2009 7:18 am

Re: Canadian ex pats only
 

Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 7951558)
They did the first time I read them, many years ago ;). I still don't get the barium one

barium - bury them - buryum

fledermaus Sep 21st 2009 8:23 am

Re: Canadian ex pats only
 

Originally Posted by dollface (Post 7951584)
barium - bury them - buryum

But it's not pronounced like that.

Bare - eee - um

Bury?? nah.

Thanks anyway;)

dollface Sep 21st 2009 8:56 am

Re: Canadian ex pats only
 

Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 7951754)
But it's not pronounced like that.

Bare - eee - um
Bury?? nah.

Thanks anyway;)

pronounced that way in Newfie;)

paularn Sep 21st 2009 9:57 am

Re: Canadian ex pats only
 
As a newfie....thanks for the laugh!:rofl:


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