tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post4049525887757963149..comments2024-01-05T19:30:12.040+00:00Comments on Dr Jest's Caseblog: The fall and rise....Doctor Jesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446967855995345815noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-14429088584059569702006-12-20T01:14:00.000+00:002006-12-20T01:14:00.000+00:00Rats, I got the navel-gazing but was somehow caugh...Rats, I got the navel-gazing but was somehow caught up in the impression that this had happened in the car, and, like mobile phones, it wouldn't be legal.<br /><br />I frequently tell the children that I work with that they are behaving like beached whales (I ask them not to eat beforehand, but they come in brushing the crumbs off their fronts and with bright orange goo stuck in their teeth). Not quite a walrus but I may vary my pace by adopting this. Apparently, Inuit in Alaska describe asthma as a beaver in the lungs.<br /><br />Let's hear it for Greek A level! Liddell and Scott or some bizarre updated course, like Cambridge did to Latin when we were all perfectly happy with our Ewebanks?<br /><br />But is the kumquat as surprising as being nibbled to death by ducks?<br /><br />Regards - ShingaShingahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126212762767721751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-60933561287068488102006-12-19T18:31:00.000+00:002006-12-19T18:31:00.000+00:00claire-- excellent deduction. you may help yoursel...claire-- excellent deduction. you may help yourself to a cyber hobnob or two cyber celebrations (I have arbitrarily set the exchange rate for Shinga, who should also claim a couple for being on the right track with the faux philosophy-- the only kind I know)<br /><br /><br />Stitichwort-- a literal translation yet. Worth a cyber hobnob of anyone's money. <br /><br />wendz-- how could I refuse so gracious a plea, help yourself. <br /><br />*eyes hobnob tin nervously in a Winnie-ther-Pooh sort of way whilst hoping no-one is noticing*<br /><br />z / cath-- yes we often say it, even mean it too as often as not. not much help to the afflicted I know, but there it is. I rather like the Terry Pratchet version where the doc seeks inspiration and tells the patient they'er suffering from a "walrus". Hobnobs or celebrations for you both?<br /><br />steveg-- *Oh my God!*<br />"Wonderful steve g"<br />Kumquat surprise?Doctor Jesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14446967855995345815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-82430617459333655252006-12-19T13:54:00.000+00:002006-12-19T13:54:00.000+00:00"** I didn’t get where I am today by explaining ob..."** I didn’t get where I am today by explaining obscure seventies sit com references."<br /><br />hahahaha<br /><br />Nice one doc - Hang in there, you're doing fine<br /><br />Thanks for the great blog<br /><br />Stevesteveghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613989768301181748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-70838978712506775412006-12-19T08:36:00.000+00:002006-12-19T08:36:00.000+00:00But it often IS a virus, Z, isn't it? Especially i...But it often IS a virus, Z, isn't it? Especially in paediatrics.<br />I posted about navelgazing earlier, but blogger swallowed my post... :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-86590118925879537262006-12-18T21:27:00.000+00:002006-12-18T21:27:00.000+00:00"It's a virus" is usually the last refuge of a clu..."It's a virus" is usually the last refuge of a clueless GP. <br /><br />Not that you're clueless. Not at all.<br /><br />Oh jesus, I can't even read the wv. Why do people use wv? It is totally discriminatory.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-11929294439279652612006-12-18T17:54:00.000+00:002006-12-18T17:54:00.000+00:00I don't know. About the fancy word. But can I stil...I don't know. About the fancy word. But can I still have a hobnob? Mine are now finished.<br /><br />But anyway, you are very restrained in your remarks to 'the punters'...."Oh yes there's a lot of it about"...ha ha ha...here in France they make out that there's a bloody epidemic sweeping through the land if more than 2 people have flu. And please - remember - a sore throat has a very special name (un angine) and is a dreaded disease that attackes only Frenchmen and requires 3 days off work, at least.<br /><br />They're such a bunch of babies, here.y.Wendy.yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10630727119097764058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-72146207758898411482006-12-18T17:25:00.000+00:002006-12-18T17:25:00.000+00:00Got to be contemplating your navel.
Has "A" level ...Got to be contemplating your navel.<br />Has "A" level ancient Greek been of some use at last?<br />Oh dear, claire got there first.stitchworthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827825336666824765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-79317067304675138522006-12-18T17:04:00.000+00:002006-12-18T17:04:00.000+00:00navel gazing sort of thing? I'm extrapolating from...navel gazing sort of thing? I'm extrapolating from 'omphalos'...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197163243697367024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-84867268345884082222006-12-18T15:37:00.000+00:002006-12-18T15:37:00.000+00:00shinga-- not a bad guess and captures the spirit o...shinga-- not a bad guess and captures the spirit of the thing, but sorry, not quite ;-( <br />By all means compete for cyber celebrations to the value of one cyber hob nob if it pleases you though. <br /><br />(Now just wait and see, there'll be a celebrations:hob nob excahnge rate thread if we're not careful)Doctor Jesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14446967855995345815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16638275.post-5991004347128337372006-12-18T13:28:00.000+00:002006-12-18T13:28:00.000+00:00automphalopsy, def: faux philosophical musings tha...automphalopsy, def: faux philosophical musings that only happen when trapped in the car in automata driving mode?<br /><br />Regards - Shinga<br /><br />PS - am I competing for the honour of the thing or a faux tin of CyberCelebrations made up of trans fats and faux chocolate? We usually compete for Cyber Chocolate Hobnobs, but it is nearly Christmas.Shingahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126212762767721751noreply@blogger.com