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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 2:00 pm
by englishangel
Jude wrote:englishangel wrote:I think nowadays it is sometimes difficult to tell if someone has a lower limb prosthesis. There is even a paratrooper with two. Lady McCartney has one, well several for different occasions I understand.
As a nurse, when you prepare someone for an operation you have to remove all prostheses, "false teeth, glass eyes, wooden legs" just about covers it.
I have been surprised several times by legs being handed to me.
Very few false teeth nowadays, the odd bridge from rugby players.
Glass eyes are my nightmare. I have only fainted once, when a glass eye was plopped into my hand after asking a patient if he had any "false teeth, glass eyes......etc". Most embarrassing.
Mary LOL!!!! While i was nursing i had 2 main chores that no one else wanted..
shaving men's faces
and inserting or removing contact lenses!
RR I did once use a cut blade, but it was usually done with the patients own stuff, although I can't say I didn't enjoy the fluffing up of the lather to put on their faces.... refused to do any other places. and these days - not even contact lenses!
I have shaved men (and once a woman-very long story) but I have NEVER taken out contact lenses. An A&E job I suppose.
I wore lenses myself for years with no problems but have never done anyone elses
Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:59 am
by J.R.
I see the tree jokes have dropped off.
All threatened with the BIRCH, were we ?
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:48 am
by bap
Irish accent: "Yes sor - dere were only tree fellers left in the forum"
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:51 am
by Richard Ruck
Blimey, haven't heard that one for fir-cone ages!
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:29 pm
by Mid A 15
so who's at the hELM with the tree jokes?
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:31 pm
by J.R.
Mid A 15 wrote:so who's at the hELM with the tree jokes?
Grease my
PALM with silver, and I'll tell yer !
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:39 pm
by bap
Congratulations JR - an absolute CORKer. Didn't I read elsewhere that YEW used to be a WOODEN top? Special BRANCH?
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:46 pm
by Mrs C.
That one has to take FIRst prize!
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 11:22 am
by J.R.
I've spent so much time re-reading this thread, I must empty my SILVER ASHtray !
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 12:31 pm
by Richard Ruck
Too much repetition going on!
Round and round the mulberry bush........
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:12 pm
by darthmaul
Good grief!!!
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 3:16 pm
by englishangel
darthmaul wrote:Good grief!!!
You are obviously the only mature tree (sorry, person) on here.
Perhaps we should leaf (sic) it here!
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:44 pm
by Katharine
englishangel wrote:darthmaul wrote:Good grief!!!
You are obviously the only mature tree (sorry, person) on here.
Perhaps we should leaf (sic) it here!
You do know don't you that a single f is pronounced v in Welsh?
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 7:36 pm
by englishangel
And a midwife can be male or female as it is From the old English 'mit wif' meaning 'with woman'.
I have just thought of something really rude to do with bushes, but I won't post it here, I might upset Luke.
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 12:02 pm
by Richard Ruck
englishangel wrote:And a midwife can be male or female as it is From the old English 'mit wif' meaning 'with woman'.
I have just thought of something really rude to do with bushes, but I won't post it here, I might upset Luke.
Quite! We don't want to start a discussion about privet parts, do we?