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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2006Request for purrs
For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for want of $, there is no saving them. On top of which I am deathly afraid of dentists! Too many bad experiences and needless loss of teeth due to their misjudgment. More than purrs I need someone to sit next to the chair and let me squeeze their hand. I will not take laughing gas. But there is no one to sit with me so I am doubly terrified! I did get into the United Health Care Dental program however there is a one-year waiting period for all but prophylactic services, and no way can any of this wait any longer. Even after a year, it only pays 50% on most procedures anyway. So I also need purrs that I can find ways to cut my expenses enough to afford payments to the dentist. It's an all-around miserable situation. The cats will help me get through it but I'd still really appreciate some extra purrs. > For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for > want of $, there is no saving them. On top of which I am deathly [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > It's an all-around miserable situation. The cats will help me get > through it but I'd still really appreciate some extra purrs. Purrs on the way. I also lost some teeth due to dentisit's misjudgement which was one reason until two years ago, I hadn't seen a dentist for 25 years.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for want of > $, there is no saving them. On top of which I am deathly afraid of dentists! [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > It's an all-around miserable situation. The cats will help me get through it > but I'd still really appreciate some extra purrs. Lots and lots of purrs, Polonca(also scared of dentists) and Soncek > For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for want of > $, there is no saving them. On top of which I am deathly afraid of dentists! [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > It's an all-around miserable situation. The cats will help me get through it > but I'd still really appreciate some extra purrs. Dental purrs a-plenty. I just had four teeth extracted back in Oct. It wasn't that bad, not anything like I thought it would be. I am a fraidy-cat at the dentists also. They were all crowned root canals that were many years old and just deteriorated over time. No saving them. But why are you set against nitrous? The effect for me is just about like having a few beers, and when they cut it off, it immediately disappears. Does it make you sick or somthing? Do you have a dental college near you? A lot of people here go to the U. of Okla.'s dental school for very low cost work. I've heard a lot of good things about the program. Sherry > But why are you set against nitrous? Does it make you sick? If I'm not in my right mind I won't be able to tell if something that shouldn't be happening is happening. I am very paranoid of doctors and dentists, I believe they do whatever they can get away with to make you need more of their services. > Do you have a dental college near you? No idea. If there was one, I couldn't get there. And I'm not inclined to let any students work on my teeth. Already had one of the worst experiences of my life in a teaching hospital. > > But why are you set against nitrous? Does it make you sick? > > If I'm not in my right mind I won't be able to tell if something that > shouldn't be happening is happening. I am very paranoid of doctors and > dentists, I believe they do whatever they can get away with to make you need > more of their services. Oh, Pat. Nitrous isn't like that. Have you ever had it? It's really no more than a warm-fuzzy beer buzz. You never are out of control. If you start to feel too buzzed, you just ask them to turn it down. You are always in control. I seriously think it would help with the anxiety. Sherry > > > But why are you set against nitrous? Does it make you sick? > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Sherry Just wanted to add: I do know what you're saying about being aware and being in control. Some dentists now use benzos on patients, and I would much rather have nitrous. I don't like being totally out of control, and always have a weird reaction to the benzos, they make me laugh inappropriately. That's disconcerting. Sherry >> > But why are you set against nitrous? Does it make you sick? >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Sherry That's correct. I have only had nitrous once, and I really wasn't aware of anything at all. I also was somewhat nervous about it, so I asked to have someone in the room with me at all times instead of leaving me alone while it "took." They agreed, and the tech/or vet and I had a conversation the entire time -- I was always aware of what was going on and was completely lucid. It's not a "sleeping gas" of the type we used to see in movies. MaryL >>> > But why are you set against nitrous? Does it make you sick? >>> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > MaryL The reason I always ask for it is that it seems to "compress time". I just had *two* crowns put on (bottom molar and bicuspid), when took almost three hours - but with the gas it only seemed like a few minutes. I don't ever feel out of control or out of it - the techs always make sure you're OK by talking to you and asking if you're doing OK. Hugs, CatNipped > >>> > But why are you set against nitrous? Does it make you sick? > >>> [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > CatNipped That's true. The dentist actually told me that the first time I ever agreed to it. I was having a root canal that was going to take at least two hours and that's why he suggested it, because it does seem to compress time. Sherry Extra purrs and prayers from us to you. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. > For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for want of > $, there is no saving them. On top of which I am deathly afraid of [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > It's an all-around miserable situation. The cats will help me get through > it but I'd still really appreciate some extra purrs. > For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for want of > $, there is no saving them. On top of which I am deathly afraid of > dentists! Too many bad experiences and needless loss of teeth due to their > misjudgment. I've lost only one tooth in my life. My regular dentist (Dr. Chew, I kid you not) was out of town and another dentist said it couldn't be saved. Dr Chew had a fit when he got back. I've been lucky. And I've been in the position with my job to get some feel for which dentists are reliable and which ones are always out for an extra buck. From what you've said, you know this is necessary now. So that you don't have to worry about. That leaves the fear to work on. I'd suggest no caffeine for several days to anyone else, but I doubt you use caffeine anyway. It does make you less pain tolerant. That leaves mind games or relaxation techniques depending on your faith in them. Before and during the work, send your mind somewhere else. If you work out ahead of time what you are going to use or visualize it makes it a lot easier. Don't forget you do have a worldwide support group and we will be taking turns holding you hand. Lots of purrs and blessings both from your clowder and worldwide will be filling the air. Give us a time and I'll light the new Raspberry candle. Tweed's got all used up and I just finally found a new one. Jo > > For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for want of > > $, there is no saving them. On top of which I am deathly afraid of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I've lost only one tooth in my life. My regular dentist (Dr. Chew, I kid > you not) LOL! I had a gynocologist named Dr. Beaver. I didn't think anything could be funnier than that. You sound like you are blessed with very good teeth. IMO, heredity has a lot to do with that. It must. I started seeing dentists when I was 5 years old and have always had cleanings and taken care of my teeth. I still had trouble anyway. Also a period of illness when I was much younger I think contributed. My last appointment is Dec. 19 to replace the ones that were pulled in Oct. I'll be very glad. Lots of foods I love that I am looking forward to being able to eat again. Sherry was out of town and another dentist said it couldn't be saved. Dr > Chew had a fit when he got back. I've been lucky. And I've been in the > position with my job to get some feel for which dentists are reliable and [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Jo >> I've lost only one tooth in my life. My regular dentist (Dr. Chew, I kid >> you not) > > LOL! I had a gynocologist named Dr. Beaver. I didn't think anything > could be funnier than that. The closest I've come to matching these is a chiropractor named Dr. Care. >>> I've lost only one tooth in my life. My regular dentist (Dr. Chew, I kid >>> you not) [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >The closest I've come to matching these is a chiropractor named Dr. Care. I was once treated by a urologist named Philip P. Porch III. Think about the initials. Not only that, but his father and grandfather were also urologists. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > I was once treated by a urologist named Philip P. Porch III. Think > about the initials. Not only that, but his father and grandfather > were also urologists. With those initials, what *other* kind of doctor *could* they be? SignatureSam, closely supervised by Mistletoe >> My regular dentist (Dr. Chew, I kid you not) > LOL! I had a gynocologist named Dr. Beaver. I didn't think anything > could be funnier than that. I once had blood taken every morning for a month by a Dr Sharpe. Dr Blunt-As-A-Piece-Of-Fencing-Wire was what it felt like. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 About ten years ago I had an oral surgery performed by a Dr. Needle... Pat! Purrs that your dentals go smoothly!! Gennie > >> My regular dentist (Dr. Chew, I kid you not) > > LOL! I had a gynocologist named Dr. Beaver. I didn't think anything > > could be funnier than that. > > I once had blood taken every morning for a month by a Dr Sharpe. > Dr Blunt-As-A-Piece-Of-Fencing-Wire was what it felt like. >> > For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for want >> > of [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Sherry I have never had a tooth pulled (except wisdom teeth), but I have had 2 root canals and crowns. I seldom had cavities and still have some of the original fillings from when I was in high school! I have always taken "fairly" good care of my teeth -- brushing, flossing but not every day as I should, and dental cleaning every 6 months. By contrast, my sister takes *scrupulously* good care of her teeth. From high school days on, she has even kept a toothbrush in her purse at all times and brushes *every* time she eats anything. So, guess which one of us had numerous cavities and even TMJ?? You guessed it, she did. Incidentally (to support your statement about genes), my mother is 90 and has had only 1 tooth pulled her entire life. I kept complaining that the aides in the nursing home were not taking her toothbrush etc. to her. She is bedridden and cannot take care of that herself, and she also has significant short-term memory loss. One of them then said, "Why doesn't she just take them out at night and soak them." I almost fell on the floor laughing (except that I was also very annoyed to see that she had been so unobservant of someone under her care) and told her that would be a little hard since she still had her own teeth! MaryL >>> > For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for want >>> > of [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > MaryL My maternal grandfather also had good teeth. The family story was he never ever used a tooth brush. He washed his teeth with a washcloth. He got his first filling at 75 . There was a story in the newspaper about that. My Siamese cat had two teeth removed when she was 15. MLB > >> > For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for want > >> > of [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > MaryL Well, good grief. I'd have been annoyed too! It must be very unusual for a woman her age to have her teeth. It's kind of depressing to think about taking your teeth out to brush them. Gahhh. I am getting a "partial" because implants are just way too expensive and the teeth that were extracted are way in the back anyway. Dental work has really gotten more expensive over the past few years. (like everything else, I guess) Sherry >> My regular dentist (Dr. Chew, I kid you not) > LOL! I had a gynocologist named Dr. Beaver. I didn't think anything > could be funnier than that. That's unbelievable. I can't believe he (or she?) didn't choose a new name! This would be a fun thread. Unfortunately, I can't contribute any because I've never had a doctor with a very striking name to go with the specialty. Joyce > > Jo Firey wrote: > >> My regular dentist (Dr. Chew, I kid you not) > > LOL! I had a gynocologist named Dr. Beaver. I didn't think anything > > could be funnier than that. I had a gynecologist named Dr. Kum. SignatureCheryl >> > Jo Firey wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I had a gynecologist named Dr. Kum. I had a dentist named Dr. Klicka (clicking teeth......). Okay, it's not as bad as your doctors' names, but it's all I've got! :-D kili > > > Jo Firey wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I had a gynecologist named Dr. Kum. Heh heh. There's a urologist in Tampoa with a large adin the yellow pages, Dr. Cockburn. -- "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from masochism." <AC Clark via me> You're in the presence of the mistress of funny names! Remember I've worked with doctors for 25+ years Not funny professionally but I once served a customer who's name really fit the bill. I was serving the person in front of him and he didn't like waiting so he started poking my ribs to get my attention I turned round and there's this huge African looking guy stabbing me in the ribs with his finger. I tried to tell him to stop but he didn't until he got served. I was that close to doing the unthinkable for a bookseller and telling him to f-off when he got his checkbook out and his name was "I. Poku" Amongst the Parsi people, professional titles are sometimes used as surnames. So the Medical Directory lists several "Doctor Doctor"'s. (A friend of mine who is half-Parsi's family name is "Contractor" when he left school he paid exorbitant rates of tax for ages until the tax office worked out he wasn't a self employed contractor!) (Another good one was a company where the email address hierachy was surname followed by the initial of the first name. Then the London office got a new staff member from head office in Korea, a real VIP called K Wan- think about it) I've seen too many Dr McCoy's and Kildare's. And I Fuk is a common Chinese name. One of the most famous neurologists was Dr Brain. I've seen several dentists called Payne. A physiotherapist Miss Stretch. The most severe disciplinarian at my school was an RE teacher called Miss Cross-Sterne. A urologist called Mr Peamore. Yes there are gynaecologists called Beaver and even a very nice lady in that profession Dr Twatt. I've also seen Dr Haart (cardiologist), Dr Shitz (German gastroenterologist) and I Looney (Yes a psychiatrist) But the winner has to be a sex therapist called Dr Smallcock With close runner up the lead where I work on a project aimed at working girls. Her surname is Hooker Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs <snip> > With close runner up the lead where I work on a project aimed at > working girls. Her surname is Hooker Not a doctor - but until cooler (or perhaps more cautious) heads prevailed, members of a local club organized by a group of women enthusiastic about a particular traditional craft referred to themselves as the <name of town> Hookers. The craft, of course, was a traditional form of rugmaking involving hooking yarn into pieces of burlap with designs drawn on it - this type of thing: http://www.hookingrugs.com/newkitpage.html, go down to the bottom for illustrations of the method SignatureCheryl I don't know any doctors with funny names, but I did used to take payments for the BC Ministry of Health and basically looked at people's cheques all day. I kept a list of funny names for the whole time I worked there (9 months) and the list became 4 pages long, typed. I don't remember most of them now, but will always remember my all time favourite, Hans Offertitz. SignatureBritta Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > You're in the presence of the mistress of funny names! Remember I've > worked with doctors for 25+ years [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > I don't know any doctors with funny names, but I did used to take > payments for the BC Ministry of Health and basically looked at [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I don't remember most of them now, but will always remember my all > time favourite, Hans Offertitz. Okay, if we go with just funny names, I have a neighbor who's name is Christal Ball - I'm not kidding, either! kili >> I don't know any doctors with funny names, but I did used to take >> payments for the BC Ministry of Health and basically looked at [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > kili I went to school with a Candace Cain. Nearby school principal is Richard Head (it's a middle school, so you can imagine what the hooligans - er, kids call him). >>> I don't know any doctors with funny names, but I did used to take >>> payments for the BC Ministry of Health and basically looked at [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Richard Head (it's a middle school, so you can imagine what the > hooligans - er, kids call him). How mean does a parent have to be? That's terrible! kili >> I went to school with a Candace Cain. Nearby school principal is >> Richard Head (it's a middle school, so you can imagine what the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >kili When I was a kid one time I needed to look up a name in our town's phone book and found the name Ai Chu Wang. Signatureannoyed@net.spammers Craig, Kathi & "Cat Five" the tabby girl > Magic Mood Jeep? wrote: >> I went to school with a Candace Cain. Nearby school principal is >> Richard Head (it's a middle school, so you can imagine what the >> hooligans - er, kids call him). > How mean does a parent have to be? That's terrible! Well, there's always "Rich" or "Ritchie" or "Ricky" for nicknames. Seriously, though - what were *his* parents thinking?? I imagine that Candace must have been very adamant that her name was "Candace, thank you". Was she? Joyce >> I imagine that Candace must have been very adamant that her name was > "Candace, thank you". Was she? I went to school with a girl called Anette Curtain (she probably married the first guy who asked her) and a friend of mine Hattie White (Who was glamorous beyond belief) married a guys called Simon Jakes and thus became Hattie Jakes! At her hen night she was heard to say "I love him but can't he change his surname" Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > I went to school with a girl called Anette Curtain (she probably > married the first guy who asked her) and a friend of mine Hattie White > (Who was glamorous beyond belief) married a guys called Simon Jakes and > thus became Hattie Jakes! At her hen night she was heard to say "I love > him but can't he change his surname" Well, she didn't have to change hers, either... But I have to admit that I don't know what's wrong with Hattie Jakes as a name, anyway. Is it because it rhymes with patty cakes? For that matter, I don't really see the problem with Annette Curtain, either. But people can change their name anytime they want, once they're adults, anyway. I sure wished I could change my name when I was a kid - my classmates called me "Worm". My last name, Wermont, is not pronounced exactly like Vermont, btw - the W sounds like a W, and the stress is on the first syllable. So you can really hear that "werm" syllable! Nowadays the only hassle I get from having an unusual name is that I have to spell it all the time. Is the "hen night" the bridal shower, when the bride-to-be's friends get together and give her gifts? Or is it the night before the wedding, analogous to the groom-to-be's "stag party" - ie, the "last night of freedom"? Joyce > But I have to admit that I don't know what's wrong with Hattie Jakes > as a name, anyway. Is it because it rhymes with patty cakes? Hattie Jacques (prounced Jakes) was a British comic actress who was something of a larger lady who specialised in playing hospital matrons etc where the running joke was no-one fancied her but she fancied them etc. Google "Carry on films" for more details Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs >> But I have to admit that I don't know what's wrong with Hattie Jakes >> as a name, anyway. Is it because it rhymes with patty cakes? > Hattie Jacques (prounced Jakes) was a British comic actress who was > something of a larger lady who specialised in playing hospital matrons > etc where the running joke was no-one fancied her but she fancied them > etc. Wow, I found some info in Wikipedia, where it said she got the name "Hattie" (born Josephine) because of her "likeness to Hattie McDaniel". That blows my mind - Hattie McDaniel was an American actress who, by the way, was black. Someone thought they looked alike?? Joyce >>> But I have to admit that I don't know what's wrong with Hattie Jakes >>> as a name, anyway. Is it because it rhymes with patty cakes? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > That blows my mind - Hattie McDaniel was an American actress who, by > the way, was black. Someone thought they looked alike?? A bit of GoogleImage searching makes that not very surprising: http://www.africanamericans.com/images2/HattieMcDanielSepia.jpg http://www.britmovie.co.uk/actors/j/images/002a.jpg Neither of them was exactly a pinup, but successful regardless. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 <http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/> for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 > A bit of GoogleImage searching makes that not very surprising: > http://www.africanamericans.com/images2/HattieMcDanielSepia.jpg > http://www.britmovie.co.uk/actors/j/images/002a.jpg Mmmmm.... nah... they do not look alike! Sorry, I don't see it. Joyce > > A bit of GoogleImage searching makes that not very surprising: > > > http://www.africanamericans.com/images2/HattieMcDanielSepia.jpg > > http://www.britmovie.co.uk/actors/j/images/002a.jpg > >Mmmmm.... nah... they do not look alike! Sorry, I don't see it. I think that the similarity in their face shapes (both very round) is what is being pointed out. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > > > A bit of GoogleImage searching makes that not very surprising: > > > > > http://www.africanamericans.com/images2/HattieMcDanielSepia.jpg > > > http://www.britmovie.co.uk/actors/j/images/002a.jpg > > > >Mmmmm.... nah... they do not look alike! Sorry, I don't see it. > I think that the similarity in their face shapes (both very round) is > what is being pointed out. Well, if someone has to think of two people as similar, who clearly look so different, that tells me that there weren't enough women with round faces in the entertainment business. Joyce > Well, if someone has to think of two people as similar, who clearly > look so different, that tells me that there weren't enough women with > round faces in the entertainment business. Popular actresses may have been less likely to be anorexic then than now, but I don't expect a large number of them were fat enough to have that type of round, jolly face. Perhaps that meant there were few very successful actresses of that appearance. SignatureCheryl Magic Mood Jeep? wrote: > >> I don't know any doctors with funny names, but I did used to take > >> payments for the BC Ministry of Health and basically looked at [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Head (it's a middle school, so you can imagine what the hooligans - er, kids > call him). What *were* his parents thinking??!!! Poor guy! He should either change his profession or change his name. I had a friend in high school who loved the idea of a hyphenated name, but unfortunately her last name was Diggs, so I hope she was careful who she eventually married. We always thought she should marry a guy whose last name was Graves. Sherry > What *were* his parents thinking??!!! Poor guy! He should either > change his profession or change his name. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Sherry Your story reminded me of an old work-buddy named Sherry Hickenbottom. She married Roger Tailon. We used to say Hick-on-bottom, Tail-on-top! Okay, it was funny at the time....... kili > > What *were* his parents thinking??!!! Poor guy! He should either > > change his profession or change his name. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > kili LOL! It's still funny when you're old enough though...but woe be unto the elementary-age child who has a weird last name. Kids can be so cruel. We went to school with a girl named Shirley Mullendore. DH teased her unmercifully and called her Shirley Muddy Drawers. Looking back, I can't believe I married the guy. :-) Sherry >> Your story reminded me of an old work-buddy named Sherry >> Hickenbottom. She married Roger Tailon. We used to say [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Sherry ROFL!!! If I would have known my husband back in elementary school, I'm sure I wouldn't have married him either. :~) kili >> I don't know any doctors with funny names, but I did used to take >> payments for the BC Ministry of Health and basically looked at [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >kili I used to go to school with a girl named Ima Nutt. Randy http://picasaweb.google.com/crmartin1 http://kittenwar.com/kittens/74045/ >>> I don't know any doctors with funny names, but I did used to take >>> payments for the BC Ministry of Health and basically looked at [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Randy Now, that's just sad!!!!!!!!! ROFL........ (No offense to Ima) kili Lesley, you definitely win with this list! Love the urologist named Dr. Peamore. Joyce > You're in the presence of the mistress of funny names! Remember I've > worked with doctors for 25+ years > Not funny professionally but I once served a customer who's name really > fit the bill. I was serving the person in front of him and he didn't [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > telling him to f-off when he got his checkbook out and his name was "I. > Poku" > Amongst the Parsi people, professional titles are sometimes used as > surnames. So the Medical Directory lists several "Doctor Doctor"'s. (A > friend of mine who is half-Parsi's family name is "Contractor" when he > left school he paid exorbitant rates of tax for ages until the tax > office worked out he wasn't a self employed contractor!) > (Another good one was a company where the email address hierachy was > surname followed by the initial of the first name. Then the London > office got a new staff member from head office in Korea, a real VIP > called K Wan- think about it) > I've seen too many Dr McCoy's and Kildare's. And I Fuk is a common > Chinese name. > One of the most famous neurologists was Dr Brain. I've seen several > dentists called Payne. A physiotherapist Miss Stretch. The most severe > disciplinarian at my school was an RE teacher called Miss Cross-Sterne. > A urologist called Mr Peamore. > Yes there are gynaecologists called Beaver and even a very nice lady in > that profession Dr Twatt. > I've also seen Dr Haart (cardiologist), Dr Shitz (German > gastroenterologist) and I Looney (Yes a psychiatrist) > But the winner has to be a sex therapist called Dr Smallcock > With close runner up the lead where I work on a project aimed at > working girls. Her surname is Hooker > Lesley > Slave of the Fabulous Furballs SignatureTo reply privately, take the X's out of my user ID. > >> My regular dentist (Dr. Chew, I kid you not) > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >because I've never had a doctor with a very striking name to go with >the specialty. Years ago my dentist was thumbing through the ADA membership list and found a dentist named Toothaker. Bud SignatureThe night is just the shadow of the Earth. > > Jo Firey wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Joyce My onetime GP was Dr. Kneebone, he still pratices where I used to live. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > >> My regular dentist (Dr. Chew, I kid you not) > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Joyce I once had a speculum (sp?) stuck up my nether regions for a gynocological exam by a Dr Hole :-D > I once had a speculum (sp?) stuck up my nether regions for a gynocological > exam by a Dr Hole :-D How does someone go through life introducing themselves with a straight face, with a name/profession combo like that? There's a famous research psychologist named Karen Horney. She's been publishing for many years, from back when there weren't so many women in her field. She must have taken a lot of crap from some of her colleagues. Joyce > >> My regular dentist (Dr. Chew, I kid you not) > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Joyce I once had a doctor named Dr. Raper. He wasn't at all like his name suggests. He was very nice and explained things and one time he used frozen nitrogen to remove some wild cells on my face and then we took up the rest of my scheduled visit playing with the rest of the nitrogen! -- CATherine > I once had a doctor named Dr. Raper. He wasn't at all like his name > suggests. He was very nice and explained things and one time he used > frozen nitrogen to remove some wild cells on my face and then we took > up the rest of my scheduled visit playing with the rest of the > nitrogen! This thread has totally tickled my funny bone! I didn't think it would at first, I am ashamed to admit that I too am absolutely terrified of dentists! But as for names: I had an oral surgeon who operated on me named Dr. Stephen Flesch. I had a colleague in a hospital where I worked named Dr. Arthur Dick. Yes, he is a urologist. And then there is Otto Titslinger, I'm sure you've heard of him... he invented the brassiere. --tension > And then there is Otto Titslinger, I'm sure you've heard of him... > he invented the brassiere. > > --tension No way! That's too funny. But then, we should have know it was a *guy* who would invent such a contraption. I suppose with a name like that, it was destiny. So who invented the girdle? A guy, probably. Sherry The door next to my doctor had a name-tag of Dr. Kil. I always wondered if that affected his business. Rhonda >>I once had a doctor named Dr. Raper. He wasn't at all like his name >>suggests. He was very nice and explained things and one time he used [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > --tension > The door next to my doctor had a name-tag of Dr. Kil. I always wondered > if that affected his business. Although there is nothing particularly funny about the following name, there was a classmate of mine in medical school whose name was Steve Martin, and he always used to say he had the *hardest* time cashing a cheque! --tension > > The door next to my doctor had a name-tag of Dr. Kil. I always wondered > > if that affected his business. DP knows "Dr. Death." While he pronounces his last name Deeth, I still think that he ought to consider a career as a super-villain. --Fil > > > The door next to my doctor had a name-tag of Dr. Kil. I always wondered > > > if that affected his business. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > While he pronounces his last name Deeth, I still think that he ought to > consider a career as a super-villain. How interesting. I had a colleague by that name, or perhaps someone from when I was a student. He too pronounced it Deeth. I think it might be a Scottish name. I knew that Dr. Brain as well...there were two, a husband and wife team in Canada. Well, here's one I just heard about last night. If I can find the url for it we'll be in luck. He works for WHO, is the Head of their AIDS office, and is particularly involved, as I gather, in a controversial set of studies demonstrating that male circumcision reduces the risk of getting HIV roughly in half, apparently. Get this....his name is Dr. Kevin De Cock. --tension >Well, here's one I just heard about last night. If I can find >the url for it we'll be in luck. He works for WHO, is the Head [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >--tension Pronounced "Kevin" or "Carvin'"? Ouch. It's still mutilation. :P Signatureannoyed@net.spammers Craig, Kathi & "Cat Five" the tabby girl > LOL! I had a gynocologist named Dr. Beaver. I didn't think anything > could be funnier than that. That is funny :-)) My first doctor was Dr. Boyle, luckily I never had any ;-) Deb. Signaturehttp://www.scientific-art.com "He looked a fierce and quarrelsome cat, but claw he never would; He only bit the ones he loved, because they tasted good." S. Greenfield >> I've lost only one tooth in my life. My regular dentist (Dr. Chew, I kid >> you not) > > LOL! I had a gynocologist named Dr. Beaver. I didn't think anything > could be funnier than that. Purrrrs on their way - at "Purr Mode 6". The phenomenon of people's given names matching their chosen profession has been given the title "Nominative Determinism". What goes around, comes around - because way back in the mists of time (Middle Ages?), given names were based on the place of residence, or on what they did for a living. The UK publication, New Scientist, had a long-running series of letters from their readers on this very subject. Indeed, they ran a competition to find the best examples. I _think_ they may have published a book! SignatureMatSav > Give us a time and I'll light the new Raspberry candle. Start with 9:30 AM Central Time tomorrow (Monday 12/11). >> Give us a time and I'll light the new Raspberry candle. > > Start with 9:30 AM Central Time tomorrow (Monday 12/11). Good. That is right when I get up to start the day. I'll light the candle right after I let Kayla out and before I make coffee and feed the cats and let them out. They will be given extra purr instructions with their breakfast. Jo > For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for want of > $, there is no saving them. On top of which I am deathly afraid of dentists! [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > It's an all-around miserable situation. The cats will help me get through it > but I'd still really appreciate some extra purrs. Will surely purr for your dental work to go smoothly/ I tried the "laughing gas" once -- and once was enough. On the drive home, I felt like I would pass out. I instructed that dentist never to use it on me again. MLB >> For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for want >> of [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > like I would pass out. I instructed that dentist never to use it on me > again. MLB That sounds like you were given too much or had an unusual reaction. I only had it once and had absolutely no after-effects. MaryL >>> For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for want >>> of [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > MaryL You may be right. It was many years ago -- in fact it was a very new thing at that time. I will say this for my (old) dentist: he never hurt me. He is getting old now, so I recently went to a new, young dentist who I think is very skilled. MLB > For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for want of > $, there is no saving them. On top of which I am deathly afraid of dentists! [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > It's an all-around miserable situation. The cats will help me get through it > but I'd still really appreciate some extra purrs. Our pair will send their strongest calming and analgesic purrs your way. When's the procedure so I can advise them to redouble their efforts? SignatureSam, closely supervised by Mistletoe > When's the procedure so I can advise them to redouble their efforts? 9:30 Central tomorrow morning. Pat skrev: > > When's the procedure so I can advise them to redouble their efforts? > > 9:30 Central tomorrow morning. Calming thoughts on their way to you. Try to think how much better you will be afterwards. Elisabet > For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for > want of $, there is no saving them. On top of which I am deathly [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > It's an all-around miserable situation. The cats will help me get > through it but I'd still really appreciate some extra purrs. Ack! From word one in your post you have our purr level at the highest possible rumble. I wish you the very best! kili > For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for want of > $, there is no saving them. On top of which I am deathly afraid of dentists! Dental purrs on the way. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki major purrs going on here . i hate the Dentist toooooooooooooooo ! > For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for want of > $, there is no saving them. On top of which I am deathly afraid of [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > It's an all-around miserable situation. The cats will help me get through > it but I'd still really appreciate some extra purrs. >For me... I'll be losing some teeth shortly, from long neglect for want of >$, there is no saving them. On top of which I am deathly afraid of dentists! [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >It's an all-around miserable situation. The cats will help me get through it >but I'd still really appreciate some extra purrs. Lots of purrs on the way. Randy http://picasaweb.google.com/crmartin1 http://kittenwar.com/kittens/74045/ |
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