An ongoing dialogue on HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases,
April 18th, 2012
Been There, Done That
I’d estimate the verisimilitude of the following video at approximately 100%:
(Thanks to Raphy Landovitz for the link!)
8 Responses to “Been There, Done That”
Paul E. Sax, MD
Associate Editor
NEJM Clinician
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The pregnant pause before “Are you freaking kidding me?” is gorgeous.
Verisimilitude aside, what do you think: Written script or loosely recapped actual conversation?
Thanks, Paul, for posting this. I’m glad you found it amusing. Myles–the answer to your question is “both.” 🙂
Jajaja sooo true! these cartoons are hilarious, I also love that one on lab research: http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6871831/biostatistics-vs-lab-research
Cheers
b
Count how many times surgery intern says: “Let me look at my sign out”!!!! So true and so sad… Thanks for posting.
This is just so wonderful! Thanks for sharing!
I laughed so hard, it is soo true. Thanks for sharing! Excellent cartoon!
This is also true in ARGENTINA. Thank you for posting!
So funny but oh so representative of what happens in real life! I had quite a few similar conversations as an ID fellow.