Browsing Month March, 2012
Oprah Called… Dr Dave!
By wisequack at March 31, 2012 | 8:37 pm | 0 Comment
Oprah: Is this Dr. Dave, from Canada? Dr Dave: Depends. Is this Revenue Canada from Canada? Oprah: This is Oprah Winfrey. I’ll get right to it. Oz is skipping on down the yellow brick road somewhere over the rainbow. Besides, he’s a cardiologist and as such we figure he knows little of common topics like toenail fungus. We happened to see one of your more...
Fun Guy
By wisequack at March 31, 2012 | 8:33 pm | 0 Comment
1.The commonest complaint heard in a doctor's office is: (choose one) a. "My back hurts" b. "I've got a rash" c. "I have an acutely inflamed neuralgia involving the 2nd branch of the 5th cranial nerve" d. "Doctor, you're standing on my broken foot." The correct answer is b. 2. Which irritating skin condition is more common? a. measles rash b. toenail fungus c. more...
Spastic Dave
By wisequack at March 6, 2012 | 10:39 am | 0 Comment
I am sitting in Mrs. Krongrad's Grade 11 English class, trying not to be distracted by the massive barnacle rooted to her chin, anchoring an antenna-like 28 inch hair. As she is discussing the witches of Macbeth as though they were colleagues, I am suddenly horrified to glance down and realize that I've come to school today without getting dressed!!! I am sitting more...
Too Much Time on The Computer Causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
By wisequack at March 4, 2012 | 1:07 pm | 0 Comment
Although carpal tunnel syndrome seems to be a problem that is more common since the invention of the computer, evidence suggests that there isn’t a correlation between pecking away at a keyboard all day and the development of this condition. In this disorder, the median nerve becomes pinched at the wrist crease leading to pain, numbness and tingling affecting the more...
Bloodletting is Still Being Practiced
By wisequack at March 4, 2012 | 1:06 pm | 0 Comment
Did you know that in some parts of this planet, bloodletting is still an acceptable treatment for a variety of health ailments? Despite this practice falling out of favour many moons ago in North America, the art of releasing the ‘bad blood’ is particularly common in the South Pacific. In fact, the WiseQuacks witnessed this therapy during our recent volunteer more...
