tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post8575077243240579933..comments2023-11-17T03:55:40.736-05:00Comments on Ink Spots: I know this doesn't even rank in the 1,000 most frivolous and idiotic pieces of legislation proposed this year...Lilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18373158801523577733noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-2914606208524690972010-03-02T17:16:43.268-05:002010-03-02T17:16:43.268-05:00Because young Tintin asked:
During my residency, ...Because young Tintin asked:<br /><br />During my residency, in my PGY-4 or 5 year, I received in the gross pathology lab a penectomy specimen - partically amputated for squamous cell carcinoma. This is, generally, an unusual specimen. So like a good senior, I set up the specimen on a table in order to photograph it, looked up how to properly cut the specimen so that I could submit correct sections for diagnosis and staging, and then set about collecting other residents to show them. I wanted them to see an unusual specimen, a tumor you don't see every day, and to make sure the younger folk new how to handle such a case if they encountered it.<br /><br />So they all gathered around and a group always makes some noise, talking, laughing, whatever. I didn't think about it.<br /><br />Someone complained about me to the director of surgical pathology. Apparently, I had been accused of running around the lab with an amputated penis like a crazy person.<br /><br />I have no idea why anyone complained, how the complaint arose, and I WAS HORRIFIED. That does not look good on anyone's permanent record.<br /><br />Well, it was all cleared up, a misunderstanding, and I tell this story the medical students - or have - when I lecture. You think you are doing everything by the book and correctly, and you are handling yourself well - and your behavior can still lead to confusion.<br /><br />Seriously, the complaint was me RUNNING AROUND WAVING STUFF AROUND AND LAUGHING. Not true. So not true.<br /><br />I was kind of upset, actually. That is not a good visual and certainly not professional. How did that happen?Madhuhttp://onparkstreet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-70774202916633733902010-03-01T15:24:43.713-05:002010-03-01T15:24:43.713-05:00I reread some of the above (naturally, and it was ...I reread some of the above (naturally, and it was equally entertaining the second time around!), but of course SNLII is correct (irritatingly correct, I might add):<br /><br />"Madhu, half the people on this spent time in the most un-PC place on earth, the combat arms of the US military.<br /><br />Are you really sure that you addled anyone with a bit of rectum humor taken from real casefiles?<br /><br />Come on. They're made of stronger stuff than that."<br /><br />Of course. The thing is, and this seems strange even to me, but I forget sometimes. Because I haven't done any of the things some of you have and reading about some of it, and so far removed from such things, is like reading about the moon-landing or something equally remote. I actually do kind of forget. Bizarre.<br /><br />******<br /><br />And, now, on a side note: did you all just give me permission to go to the case files? Because I have got such a story for you all, but the thread looks like it's kind of running out of steam so maybe I'll save the anecdotes for later.<br /><br /><br />(Teaser for future: it involves a penectomy specimen, a tumor, and me getting hauled into my attending's office. And with that....)Madhuhttp://onparkstreet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-57360444651936774062010-02-28T15:42:32.949-05:002010-02-28T15:42:32.949-05:00Schmedlap
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...Schmedlap<br /><br />http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=53783713<br /><br />ADTSADTSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-10433505647116910752010-02-28T12:17:43.303-05:002010-02-28T12:17:43.303-05:00Family Guy clip. Fast forward to 1:13<a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/98264/family-guy-road-to-the-multiverse" rel="nofollow">Family Guy clip</a>. Fast forward to 1:13Schmedlaphttp://www.schmedlap.com/weblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-4098727236276968992010-02-27T09:18:54.184-05:002010-02-27T09:18:54.184-05:00You know how I know you guys are gay? Because you ...You know how I know you guys are gay? Because you macramed yourself a pair of jean shorts.<br /><br />And because of this thread.Gulliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558335790019565924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-68073870875785859822010-02-26T20:22:42.895-05:002010-02-26T20:22:42.895-05:00I don't know what the blog owners think, but t...I don't know what the blog owners think, but this is the best Ink Spots thread ever.<br /><br />SNLII - I know you are, but what am I?Schmedlaphttp://www.schmedlap.com/weblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-84527655369132030492010-02-26T18:51:28.420-05:002010-02-26T18:51:28.420-05:00Now, how would I know?
And, now, I really am done...Now, how would I know?<br /><br />And, now, I really am done with this thread which I have taken all the fun out of with my dorky earnestness.<br /><br />I wouldn't have lasted two days in the Army or whatever.Madhuhttp://onparkstreet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-75887133048716170882010-02-26T18:47:01.786-05:002010-02-26T18:47:01.786-05:00Madhu, half the people on this spent time in the m...Madhu, half the people on this spent time in the most un-PC place on earth, the combat arms of the US military.<br /><br />Are you really sure that you addled anyone with a bit of rectum humor taken from real casefiles?<br /><br />Come on. They're made of stronger stuff than that.<br /><br />SNLIIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-38704962225140861672010-02-26T18:41:07.212-05:002010-02-26T18:41:07.212-05:00Well, I guess I feel bad about participating in th...Well, I guess I feel bad about participating in this thread, now, because everyone here has always been so nice to me and explained military concepts when I asked questions. <br /><br />Gulliver - if my last comment was a bit too much (at 4:08) was over the top (and it was, I admit shamefacedly), please delete it. Actually, maybe you should delete it. <br /><br />Look, this is why I say I hold back. It IS a weird job and it does weird people out and a lot of the stuff I see just IS. I mean, biology is biology and I just don't see patients, or people, as anything other than individuals. That I want to be happy, healthy and safe. But I don't know. Maybe it does make you a little earthy to see this stuff all the time.<br /><br />Sorry everyone.Madhuhttp://onparkstreet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-40464051660153819952010-02-26T18:34:05.752-05:002010-02-26T18:34:05.752-05:00Madhu, I'm not a homophobe, which is why I tak...Madhu, I'm not a homophobe, which is why I take such delight in teasing Schmedlap. He seems to be a bit prickly about it.<br /><br />OK, OK, I'll lay off of the poor man. I'm beginning to fell like SGT Hulka and Schmedlap is Francis.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrllCZw8jiM<br /><br />SNLIIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-47185900168340624472010-02-26T18:24:20.134-05:002010-02-26T18:24:20.134-05:00Whoa. What happened here?
Hey, I was making fun o...Whoa. What happened here?<br /><br />Hey, I was making fun of the others more than you, Schmedlap, because I knew they'd run with it. And I did, too, I guess. Also, I better not be a homophobe since my best friend is gay. He'd be pretty disappointed in me, that's for sure, and I'm sure he (being a pathologist, too) would point out that there are many uses for many things (heterosexuals and gays both which some how has escaped some of you!) and that that stuff is private. Which is why I said, "I don't judge. I just document."<br /><br />Yikes, SNLII - knock it off and tease me about my creepy job and weird sense of humor or something.Madhuhttp://onparkstreet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-55056751195939295992010-02-26T17:34:22.046-05:002010-02-26T17:34:22.046-05:00MikeF, not that's there anything wrong with th...MikeF, not that's there anything wrong with that.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GMZjkNW5b8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-90495601405133749062010-02-26T17:23:59.253-05:002010-02-26T17:23:59.253-05:00Break, Break, Break...
This thread is gay.Break, Break, Break...<br /><br />This thread is gay.MikeFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-50790953006865377352010-02-26T16:43:56.581-05:002010-02-26T16:43:56.581-05:00You people are so defensive, Schmedlap.
I am N...You people are so defensive, Schmedlap. <br /><br />I am NOT homophobic. I have long advocated for ending DADT and believe you and your life partner, the SGM, deserve to serve openly. <br /><br />Indeed, I applaud your bravery in outing yourself before your commanding officer. <br /><br />I'm only suggesting that the USN, of all our branches, is most tolerant of your once-hidden love. I don't have your gene, but I respect it!<br /><br />There's nothing "deviant" or "wrong" about your openly gay lifestyle. Indeed, it's the hallmark of our maritime service and it what makes you so special.<br /><br /><br /><br />SNLIIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-21290425965377961022010-02-26T16:27:42.281-05:002010-02-26T16:27:42.281-05:00This reminds me of a joke that George HW Bush told...This reminds me of <a href="http://www.videosift.com/video/H-W-Bush-Floors-Bill-Clinton-with-Joke" rel="nofollow">a joke that George HW Bush told</a> while sharing a stage with Bill Clinton. Some people can get away with saying some things that other people can't.<br /><br />I don't know if this is PC, but I'm going to type it anyway. This is BS. If I had typed the things that SNLII typed, then I would be accused of homophobia. If I were to have drawn a connection between "sex toys" and homosexuality then I would be accused of equating homosexuality with perversion and deviance. But SNLII can get away with it just because he's a homosexual. Why does that matter? I'm so sick of identity politics and the double standards that go with them. He does this on just about every thread. He disagrees with something and then he makes a snarky retort and then hides behind his gayness. You can't criticize gay people because they're "oppressed" and "discriminated against." As soon as you disagree with a gay person, you’re suddenly a homophobe. You know what? Go ahead and call me a homophobe. SNLII has no original ideas. My advice to him is this: until you can come up with a better argument than your sexual preference, put the dick back in your mouth.<br /><br />As for the rest of the peanut gallery, flame on with your allegations of homophobia. See if I care.Schmedlaphttp://www.schmedlap.com/weblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-4403683899524307332010-02-26T16:08:56.460-05:002010-02-26T16:08:56.460-05:00This thread hijack (which I participated in quite ...This thread hijack (which I participated in quite enthusiastically, I admit) seriously cracked me up. I LOLed 'til the tears came into my eyes.<br /><br />I don't know the story behind the lumpen mass. My job is not to judge, but to document, and document I did.<br /><br />Final, and, er, parting note for the thread: another term that came up in work today? Pruritis Ani (chronic itchy butt).<br /><br />I will regret this thread, I am sure.<br /><br />Later folks.Madhuhttp://onparkstreet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-80797520225120677382010-02-26T14:39:07.914-05:002010-02-26T14:39:07.914-05:00Yeah, you want to hear more about that "ballo...Yeah, you want to hear more about that "balloon duct-taped many times over into a sort of dark, lumpen mass."<br /><br />Not that there's anything wrong with that. Heck, they probably issue it at Great Lakes.<br /><br />SNLIIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-59808655657014344912010-02-26T14:24:27.382-05:002010-02-26T14:24:27.382-05:00Wow. Now I know how to get people's attention....Wow. Now I know how to get people's attention.<br /><br />Side note: the battalion commander actually did put the drawings on display. I'd give the explanation, but I'd hate to interrupt.Schmedlaphttp://www.schmedlap.com/weblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-66927071279222566862010-02-26T14:23:17.319-05:002010-02-26T14:23:17.319-05:00Schmedlap is going to be so pissed when he revisit...Schmedlap is going to be so pissed when he revisits this thread.<br /><br />Gulliver - I was exaggerating my "war stories". It was ONE item to be recorded in the lab (any foreign object removed from the body must be documented as to type, whether a bullet - following chain of evidence rules - or, say, a balloon duct-taped many times over into a sort of dark, lumpen mass. For instance.)Madhuhttp://onparkstreet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-69962777112376977182010-02-26T14:20:10.311-05:002010-02-26T14:20:10.311-05:00I just wanted to really creep you out.
SNLIII just wanted to really creep you out.<br /><br />SNLIIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-47851404948246920532010-02-26T14:17:35.605-05:002010-02-26T14:17:35.605-05:00I mean, if he really was all that gay, those dildo...<em>I mean, if he really was all that gay, those dildos would have "Texas A&M" written on them, right?</em><br /><br />There are easier ways to take shots than that. I'm disappointed.Gulliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558335790019565924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-88647939204226792292010-02-26T14:15:10.005-05:002010-02-26T14:15:10.005-05:00In my current profession, Madhu, we tend to find t...In my current profession, Madhu, we tend to find the article stuffed so far north is the person's own head.<br /><br />I'm not applying a physician's exactitude to the nature of Schmedlap's dildo doodling because it can't be done. Instead, we must traffic in the necromancy of psychoanalysis, anthropology or, perhaps, art criticism to arrive at the cause of his day dreamed phallus obsession alongside his SGM (SgtMaj to Marines).<br /><br />Perhaps his dildo drawings are manifestations of a fear of castration, embodied by his overseers' discussions of fonts and the trivialities of formatting (an exercise that's actually reflective of power relations).<br /><br />Perhaps his dildo drawings express a repressed lust for his SGM, or reflect back the SGM's lust for him, a love that must be hidden in the masculinist cult of the Army officer ranks.<br /><br />Perhaps his dildo drawings reveal only a lifelong hobby of collecting and rendering into the plastic arts the detritus of sexual aids, kind of a Kinsey Institute perspective on human behavior as signified by mass manufactured gadgets. He could just as easily be doodling car bumpers or TV sets, should he (and I guess his SGM) collect those.<br /><br />I'm simply conjecturing why Schmedlap does this behavior. Certainly it's not illegal, so I find no reason to castigate his artwork. Indeed, had I been his commanding officer I would have mounted (don't read into that, Schmedlap) his pictures so that everyone might have appreciated his unique contribution to art.<br /><br />I mean, if he really was all that gay, those dildos would have "Texas A&M" written on them, right?<br /><br />SNLIIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-86913783958919642272010-02-26T13:59:36.258-05:002010-02-26T13:59:36.258-05:00Ok, this is starting to creep me out.Ok, this is starting to creep me out.Gulliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558335790019565924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-50446048603906918102010-02-26T13:54:01.852-05:002010-02-26T13:54:01.852-05:00Well, you raise a vital point about said anecdote,...Well, you raise a vital point about said anecdote, SNLII. The use, or imagined use, of such instruments may vary widely and tells us nothing about the inclinations of the user.<br /><br />So, that whole thread where I mentioned that pathologists have good stories? The classic ER-surgeon-pathologist-nurse work-related story typically involves the various objects that may be removed from certain anatomic locations - because the patient just happened to "sit on it." You would not believe the range of items personally witnessed. Or, maybe you would?Madhuhttp://onparkstreet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8755035051021414780.post-46602092598129002602010-02-26T13:35:50.298-05:002010-02-26T13:35:50.298-05:00Maybe he wants to get teased by that pole, Madhu. ...Maybe he wants to get teased by that pole, Madhu. Maybe his SGM is a complete pole tease in that regard.<br /><br />But we don't have to ask, and he doesn't have to tell.<br /><br />Not that there's anything wrong with that.<br /><br />SNLIIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com