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Mad Men is *fantastic* - stanley Oct 10, 21:57
Is it bad form to bench the last player in your matchup for a bye week player if you've already netted enough points for the win? - oblique Oct 10, 21:56
TNA Bound for Glory report. - Remlik Oct 10, 21:46
I'm really loving this Deadiest Road in the indian mountains, watching lisa getting freaked, teh holy man blessing passing trucks -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 10, 21:45
This week I will be interviewing a new applicant for our school. I need to ask an ethical question. Anyone have any good questions? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 10, 21:16 45
- Eric Clapton. 'God' era, or post/sober? -- nm - peglegpete Oct 10, 22:08
- You can either save the pregnant mother or the unborn but viable fetus. What do you do? -- nm - Trish Oct 10, 21:59 2
  - Shoot the hostage. -- nm - Dano Oct 10, 22:00 1
    - *checks off "Kill the unborn child"* Got it -- nm - oblique Oct 10, 22:01
- Thanks for all the scenarios! I will think about them some more and pick one. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 10, 21:58
- You're walking through the desert when you see a tortoise. You flip it on its back and watch it bake in the sun and you're not helping. Why is that? -- nm - Max Oct 10, 21:47
- your boss is gone for the day. do you park in her close in spot, or your normal really distant one? -- nm - peglegpete Oct 10, 21:47
- Is it acceptable to break and enter into a patient's home to examine their living environment for clues to their symptoms? -- nm - Dano Oct 10, 21:45
- The surgeon lost his watch during the operation and you have found it. Do you keep it or give it back? -- nm - Mop Oct 10, 21:44 1
  - The rolex? haha. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 10, 21:48
- An older Doctor insists you perform a procedure that is outdated and not as safe as current procedures. What do you do? - amoxy Oct 10, 21:41
- You are prepping to assist on a surgery when you are pretty sure you smell alcohol on the senior surgeon's breath. What do you do? nm - ralph wiggum Oct 10, 21:38 6
  - ask dawson where he got the OR scrubs and how he got past security -- nm - dogbert Oct 10, 21:49
  - Ha! We actually discussed that ourselves. Too easy. On the other hand, I will again be afraid if the applicant says "nothing". -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 10, 21:40 3
    - Is the answer: talk to the surgeon first or go straight over his/her head? nm - ralph wiggum Oct 10, 21:42 2
      - The real world answer is probably you quickly inform the anesthesiologist or charge nurse and have then shut it down. - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 10, 21:47 1
        
        real world situation: you know the nurse is taking pain drugs from the patients (usually subbing a lower restricted one for part of it) do you - zeitgeist Oct 10, 21:51
  - i say "Dr. Nick, have you been drinking?" -- nm - stanley Oct 10, 21:38
- Bush or Obama? -- nm - Mop Oct 10, 21:21 1
  - *giggles* that's cute -- nm - AMA Oct 10, 21:27
- I have one. - ReluctantCynic Oct 10, 21:21 2
  - I like the scenario but I don't know. On one hand I will be scared if the applicant says yes. Those are some crazy odds. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 10, 21:37 1
    - That was one of the questions on my bioethics final in grad school. - ReluctantCynic Oct 10, 21:41
- If the person who killed your family while driving drunk came in as a patient, could you treat them? - Dano Oct 10, 21:20 1
  - Interesting, good one. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 10, 21:22
- would they sleep with a pharma rep to get free drugs? -- nm - stanley Oct 10, 21:18 5
  - The drug reps are hot.. win win. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 10, 21:25 2
    - I heard they actively recruit college cheerleaders to be doctor/pharma reps, it ain't an accident those reps are HOT -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 10, 21:28 1
      - Yeah, it is their plan. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 10, 21:30
  - Aren't most drug reps smokin' hot anyway? -- nm - Qale Oct 10, 21:21 1
    - yes. yes they are -- nm - stanley Oct 10, 21:22
- Something something house burned down something seventy-five dollars something something. -- nm - Qale Oct 10, 21:17 13
  - You know your patient has no insurance coverage and will likely not pay their bills, do you still schedual follow up visit? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 10, 21:30 10
    - I can ask that question, but I am 95% certain the applicant will lie to me and say sure. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 10, 21:32 8
      - "sure, but they must pay up front -- nm - dogbert Oct 10, 21:33 7
        
        Have many patients do you see in the ER that decided not to go to their PCP because they would need to pay a co-pay. - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 10, 21:38 5
        
        we don't schedule follow up visits. we don't have a choice, private practice do -- nm - dogbert Oct 10, 21:39 4
        
        sorry, read your post wrong. yea, that's exactly what happens sometimes -- nm - dogbert Oct 10, 21:40 3
        
        My SO is a licensed massage therapist who made a good living as an insurance preferred provider, but then they all raised the copay... - zeitgeist Oct 10, 21:48
        
        to answer your question: lots. around us medicare reimbursements are being cut so much that many (most) private practice docs are no longer seeing - dogbert Oct 10, 21:45 1
        
        Yeah, I actually haven't seen that many elderly patients come to the ER because the PCP doesn't take medicare anymore. The academic centers around - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 10, 21:52
        
        " -- nm - dogbert Oct 10, 21:33
    - Hey, I resemble that remark! -- nm - Qale Oct 10, 21:30
  - Hmm.. that is a good one. I like it. Plus, it tests if the applicant is current with the news. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 10, 21:21 1
    - Damnit. I was just trying to be a smartass. -- nm - Qale Oct 10, 21:21
Solomon Burke died of "natural causes"? I've lived in apartments smaller than this guy, and he was 70! -- nm - Mop Oct 10, 21:13
I thought perhaps I should turn in early, but I think consistancy is key too. Also kind of over-loaded to sleep. -- nm - Qale Oct 10, 21:07 2
- too much sex? - loosilu Oct 10, 21:08 1
  - Haha! Too much just imput of everything. So many people, conversations, thoughts. With how well Pride did this weekend here, I bet they'll have it - Qale Oct 10, 21:10
It was nice for the Giants to win, but I really felt for Brooks Conrad - amoxy Oct 10, 21:02
So if Moss goes off tomorrow night, I mean really go off, I will remain unbeaten in Blood Feud - amoxy Oct 10, 20:54
Huh, even when I'm not around, I crush Blood Feud. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 10, 20:52
So, now that I'm hitched, I can stop trying, right? - Will Hunting Oct 10, 20:41 18
- you both turn into your parents, automatically -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 10, 21:33 1
  - this, right here, is exactly why I never want to get married. -- nm - loosilu Oct 10, 22:10
- "You're married now. Let yourself go." (Congrats to you both!) nm - ralph wiggum Oct 10, 21:23 4
  - Heh....we woke up this morning and I went to the lobby to see guests off....I hadn't done my hair so I looked ragged. - Will Hunting Oct 10, 21:26 3
    - Yeah, the wooing is now officially a thing of the past. Sorry, kelly. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 10, 21:29 2
      - Oh, I wasn't the one who said that - his friend did. - kelly Oct 10, 21:45
      - but the begging has started. -- nm - Remlik Oct 10, 21:38
- Two words for you to learn...Yes Dear... -- nm - BAD Oct 10, 21:05
- You done did good, man. -- nm - Qale Oct 10, 20:58 2
  - They both did good -- nm - amoxy Oct 10, 21:00 1
    - *nods yes while mouthing the word no* - Qale Oct 10, 21:08
- How long until you have to go back to Colorado? -- nm - amoxy Oct 10, 20:55 1
  - 4pm tomorrow :( - Will Hunting Oct 10, 20:56
- right. from now on, Kelly is boss, and you must do everything she says :))) -- nm - peglegpete Oct 10, 20:55
- OMG. Please say you weren't trying to stay slim. - loosilu Oct 10, 20:48 1
  - Well.....I was.....but people kept putting food in front of me. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 10, 20:51
- to be the boss? yes. ;) -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 10, 20:45
- oh, I didn't realize you had started.... -- nm - kelly Oct 10, 20:42
*finally* home - thanks for all the nice wishes. We had an absolutely perfect day. - kelly Oct 10, 20:38 5
- Congratulations, doll. I'm so happy for you guys. - Trish Oct 10, 21:58
- It looks like it was gorgeous day. And all the relatives behaved? - amoxy Oct 10, 21:35 1
  - It was gorgeous. And yeah, everyone was great. - kelly Oct 10, 21:48
- ding! -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 10, 21:33
- *Likes* ;-) -- nm - CrankYanker Oct 10, 20:41
Been discussed before, but I don't think I've ever heard of a site more successful than ST/TT at spawning relationships that turn into families. - CrankYanker Oct 10, 20:31 3
- Look out, ladies. Redmond's still single. -- nm - Mop Oct 10, 21:06
- We're better than match.com -- nm - Dano Oct 10, 20:34 1
  - not that it's hard. -- nm - loosilu Oct 10, 20:49
I give you the greatest thing the Internet has ever produced ... (linky) -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Oct 10, 20:24 [youtube] 15
- that is cool....but not as cool as this... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 10, 20:26 [youtube] 14
  - You -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 10, 20:28 13
    - You're right. *THAT* is the coolest thing the Internet has ever produced. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 10, 20:28 12
      - right? Kirk, Picard, Spock, Sisko, Janeway AND Archer! -- nm - Remlik Oct 10, 20:30 11
        
        get a room, geeks!!!! - loosilu Oct 10, 20:50 10
        
        is this some gay kinky fantasy? - peglegpete Oct 10, 20:57
        
        oh look... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 10, 20:53 [youtube] 8
        
        I just dug through my kitchen drawer for an icepick, and am lobotomizing myself right now. -- nm - loosilu Oct 10, 20:55 7
        
        oh and this... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 10, 20:56 6
        
        you can post those all night but it doesn't make you any less of a GEEK! - loosilu Oct 10, 20:57 3
        
        I, for one, have never dressed as a character from a tv show. - Remlik Oct 10, 21:00 2
        
        Batman is a tv show. -- nm - peglegpete Oct 10, 21:17
        
        me neither. - loosilu Oct 10, 21:04
        
        ignore that link...try this one... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 10, 20:57 1
        
        ha!!!! -- nm - loosilu Oct 10, 20:57
inflation calculator: $10 in 1964 = about $69 in current money -- nm - Max Oct 10, 20:22 2
- I don't know, by several indicators that 10 is now 100 - zeitgeist Oct 10, 21:42
- Awwwwww yeah. -- nm - nubby Oct 10, 20:28
So last ditch effort for some Democratic incumbents is to actually tout the health care bill. Shouldn't that have have been the first ditch effort? - Dano Oct 10, 20:07
mad men spoilers.... - Remlik Oct 10, 20:05 1
- wow...Don... - Remlik Oct 10, 20:20
Carr is definitely much sexier than Smith. Maybe that's what they mean. -- nm - Dano Oct 10, 20:02
*returns to the lineup, wants the damn ball* -- nm - LeSean McCoy Oct 10, 20:00
"We want Carr!" (nm) - Brian Oct 10, 19:57 1
- oprah fans? -- nm - dogbert Oct 10, 20:21
boo birds -- nm - Dano Oct 10, 19:55 2
- boo bees -- nm - Max Oct 10, 19:57 1
  - We want Carr! -- nm - Dano Oct 10, 19:57
what are the odds Singletary still has a job monday morning? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 10, 19:54 1
- better than they should be? -- nm - dogbert Oct 10, 20:10
oh deary dear -- nm - stanley Oct 10, 19:51
Let's at least base our arguments on factual information ... - ReluctantCynic Oct 10, 19:40 14
- I just don't get how the republicans always campaign that they are the fiscal responcible ones yet as soon as they have the power they raid the coffer - zeitgeist Oct 10, 20:12
- That...doesn't seem to speak well for Obama... - Stephen Oct 10, 20:06 9
  - I'll leave the interpretations and opinions to y'all. I'm simply trying to put some facts out there for discussion. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 10, 20:15
  - I think it's a mix of both Bush and Obama on that point. But I think even McCain would have been screwed at this point. -- nm - Remlik Oct 10, 20:12 2
    - of course mccain would have been screwed - dogbert Oct 10, 20:14 1
      - ha! -- nm - Remlik Oct 10, 20:29
  - would anything really speak well for Obama to you? - stanley Oct 10, 20:09 4
    - In 2008? - Stephen Oct 10, 20:21 3
      - i agree we needed to respond to 9/11 by taking out Al Qaeda in Afghanistan - stanley Oct 10, 20:24
      - I think he made a great decision to quit drinking - dogbert Oct 10, 20:23 1
        
        heh - Stephen Oct 10, 20:25
- Bears are furry, bears growl, bears purr when you pet them? -- nm - Max Oct 10, 19:43 2
  - *rawr* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 10, 20:14
  - They never give up. -- nm - Dano Oct 10, 19:45
woodstock inn autumn ale: one to ten scale? (god I love fall.) - miss amanda jones Oct 10, 19:31 2
- i was the one who told you to buy that! :-) its so rad. -- nm - TFox Oct 10, 20:52
- I don't think we have it!!! *weeps* -- nm - loosilu Oct 10, 19:37
The Left's not going to find this board as funny as B2. -- nm - Reagen Oct 10, 19:30 2
- "there's a quote, I wish I could remember exactly--" "On page twenty seven Mister President!" *fling* -- nm - just trying to be helpful Oct 10, 19:32
- *Throws a shoe* -- nm - Stephen Oct 10, 19:32
Any nudi-- ... oh, never mind ... . -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 10, 19:28 5
- not in this wedding album -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 10, 21:52
- Yes! -- nm - Qale Oct 10, 19:43 1
  - Hooray!!!! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 10, 20:26
- *revs up his legs* -- nm - LeSean McCoy Oct 10, 19:29 1
  - I'm going to punch you in the rib myself! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 10, 19:32
do you have any eights? -- nm - stanley Oct 10, 19:24 8
- YAY - JenBro Oct 10, 19:26 7
  - eh same ol same ol -- nm - stanley Oct 10, 19:27 6
    - you know what I wish? - JenBro Oct 10, 19:31 5
      - you smell nice - pixie draper Oct 10, 19:38 4
        
        it's just ... - JenBro Oct 10, 19:52 3
        
        even i need to read the slate recaps to really catch a lot of the subtext - stanley Oct 10, 19:55 2
        
        right right .... - JenBro Oct 10, 20:03 1
        
        one thing that really stood out watching a couple of first season episodes - stanley Oct 10, 20:23

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