white_falcon 0 #1 March 21, 2005 This may or may not belong in this forum, but I thought it was more funny than serious, moderator please move if you think it warrants. Friend of mine emailed this too me, I thought it was hilarious. Scott Logic Leads To Startling Conclusion Doctors: (A) The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000. (B) Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year are 120,000. (C) Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171. Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services. Guns: (A) The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000. Yes, that is 80 million. (B) The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500. (C) The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is 0.0000188. Conclusion: Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners. What To Do: (A) Remember: "Guns don't kill people, doctors do." (B) Worry: Not everyone has a gun, but almost everyone has at least one doctor. (C) Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,164 #2 March 21, 2005 This has already been beat to death in SC -- hopefully we can take it in BF as well, with the appropriate spirit. One of my college roommates became a doctor; then she married someone named Hack. I'm just glad she wasn't a surgeon or something "Put down the scalpel and back away slowly .... " Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
white_falcon 0 #3 March 21, 2005 ooops, sorry for the rpost then Wendy I hadn't seen it before and thought it was WAY too funny, I still don't know if its tru or not. Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wmw999 2,164 #4 March 21, 2005 Oh no -- I'm hoping this can stay here, because it deserves the funny beating it can get here, rather than the uber-serious discussion about doctors, guns, and politics that everything in SC devolves into Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites white_falcon 0 #5 March 21, 2005 Gotcha' that would be good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Gravitymaster 0 #6 March 21, 2005 QuoteThis has already been beat to death in SC -- hopefully we can take it in BF as well, with the appropriate spirit. One of my college roommates became a doctor; then she married someone named Hack. I'm just glad she wasn't a surgeon or something "Put down the scalpel and back away slowly .... " Wendy W. We have a doctor in this are named Clench. I think he's a dentist. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Guest #7 March 21, 2005 I met a doctor named Strange once in the USAF...seriously......I seem to recall he was a Psychologist.... Now I know a doctor named Gimlet. I cannot make this stuff up!!! If I was an MD and my last name was Butcher, I'd sure apply for a legal change... mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites aerohaga 0 #8 March 21, 2005 We have a dentist named Dr. Paine. Along the same lines, there's a lawyer named Duh where my daughter lives.For my part, I know nothing with any certainty, But the sight of the stars makes me dream. -Vincent Van Gogh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Professor 0 #9 March 21, 2005 We used to jump with a doctor who's last name was Coffin. Actually, it may have been spelled Coughin, which is almost as funny. Ted Like a giddy school girl. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Salsa_John 0 #10 March 22, 2005 I know a proctologist named J. Swallows. not a joke "You did what?!?!" MUFF #3722, TDSM #72, Orfun #26, Nachos Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ScottMcC 0 #11 March 22, 2005 I have a solution to your problem. Don't ever go to a doctor. That way, you won't have to worry about them killing you. On a more serious note, how about you compare the number of lives saved by doctors to the number of lives lost? I like to think we've got a pretty favorable ratio, but I could be wrong. While you're at it, compare that with the number of lives saved by having a gun. Now you've got my blood pressure rising again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnRich 4 #12 March 22, 2005 Quotehow about you compare the number of lives saved by doctors to the number of lives lost? I like to think we've got a pretty favorable ratio, but I could be wrong. While you're at it, compare that with the number of lives saved by having a gun. Now you're going to get this light-hearted banter moved to Speaker's Corner. See message #23 in this previous thread: Guns vs. Doctors Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
wmw999 2,164 #4 March 21, 2005 Oh no -- I'm hoping this can stay here, because it deserves the funny beating it can get here, rather than the uber-serious discussion about doctors, guns, and politics that everything in SC devolves into Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
white_falcon 0 #5 March 21, 2005 Gotcha' that would be good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Gravitymaster 0 #6 March 21, 2005 QuoteThis has already been beat to death in SC -- hopefully we can take it in BF as well, with the appropriate spirit. One of my college roommates became a doctor; then she married someone named Hack. I'm just glad she wasn't a surgeon or something "Put down the scalpel and back away slowly .... " Wendy W. We have a doctor in this are named Clench. I think he's a dentist. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Guest #7 March 21, 2005 I met a doctor named Strange once in the USAF...seriously......I seem to recall he was a Psychologist.... Now I know a doctor named Gimlet. I cannot make this stuff up!!! If I was an MD and my last name was Butcher, I'd sure apply for a legal change... mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites aerohaga 0 #8 March 21, 2005 We have a dentist named Dr. Paine. Along the same lines, there's a lawyer named Duh where my daughter lives.For my part, I know nothing with any certainty, But the sight of the stars makes me dream. -Vincent Van Gogh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Professor 0 #9 March 21, 2005 We used to jump with a doctor who's last name was Coffin. Actually, it may have been spelled Coughin, which is almost as funny. Ted Like a giddy school girl. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Salsa_John 0 #10 March 22, 2005 I know a proctologist named J. Swallows. not a joke "You did what?!?!" MUFF #3722, TDSM #72, Orfun #26, Nachos Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ScottMcC 0 #11 March 22, 2005 I have a solution to your problem. Don't ever go to a doctor. That way, you won't have to worry about them killing you. On a more serious note, how about you compare the number of lives saved by doctors to the number of lives lost? I like to think we've got a pretty favorable ratio, but I could be wrong. While you're at it, compare that with the number of lives saved by having a gun. Now you've got my blood pressure rising again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnRich 4 #12 March 22, 2005 Quotehow about you compare the number of lives saved by doctors to the number of lives lost? I like to think we've got a pretty favorable ratio, but I could be wrong. While you're at it, compare that with the number of lives saved by having a gun. Now you're going to get this light-hearted banter moved to Speaker's Corner. See message #23 in this previous thread: Guns vs. Doctors Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Gravitymaster 0 #6 March 21, 2005 QuoteThis has already been beat to death in SC -- hopefully we can take it in BF as well, with the appropriate spirit. One of my college roommates became a doctor; then she married someone named Hack. I'm just glad she wasn't a surgeon or something "Put down the scalpel and back away slowly .... " Wendy W. We have a doctor in this are named Clench. I think he's a dentist. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #7 March 21, 2005 I met a doctor named Strange once in the USAF...seriously......I seem to recall he was a Psychologist.... Now I know a doctor named Gimlet. I cannot make this stuff up!!! If I was an MD and my last name was Butcher, I'd sure apply for a legal change... mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aerohaga 0 #8 March 21, 2005 We have a dentist named Dr. Paine. Along the same lines, there's a lawyer named Duh where my daughter lives.For my part, I know nothing with any certainty, But the sight of the stars makes me dream. -Vincent Van Gogh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor 0 #9 March 21, 2005 We used to jump with a doctor who's last name was Coffin. Actually, it may have been spelled Coughin, which is almost as funny. Ted Like a giddy school girl. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salsa_John 0 #10 March 22, 2005 I know a proctologist named J. Swallows. not a joke "You did what?!?!" MUFF #3722, TDSM #72, Orfun #26, Nachos Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottMcC 0 #11 March 22, 2005 I have a solution to your problem. Don't ever go to a doctor. That way, you won't have to worry about them killing you. On a more serious note, how about you compare the number of lives saved by doctors to the number of lives lost? I like to think we've got a pretty favorable ratio, but I could be wrong. While you're at it, compare that with the number of lives saved by having a gun. Now you've got my blood pressure rising again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #12 March 22, 2005 Quotehow about you compare the number of lives saved by doctors to the number of lives lost? I like to think we've got a pretty favorable ratio, but I could be wrong. While you're at it, compare that with the number of lives saved by having a gun. Now you're going to get this light-hearted banter moved to Speaker's Corner. See message #23 in this previous thread: Guns vs. Doctors Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
