Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 06, 2024

That’s it, keep on nursing that joke.

Have you ever considered a job in a lab, Rat?

So rat is republican

Why Nurses Should Rule The World, Part 22

A father and his young son are at the checkout. The little boy is tugging at his dad’s shirt while he’s buying something at the self-checkout.

Son: “Dad, I’m gonna be sick.”

Dad: “Hold it in until we’re outside! I’m getting you medicine.”

Within seconds, the boy turns to the side and proceeds to puke a significant amount on the next self-checkout over… and all over the customer using it.

Dad: “S***! I’m so sorry! S***!”

I come rushing over to check the situation and reassure the customer we will get some cleaning supplies over ASAP.

The other customer just calmly opens her bag and starts removing her own cleaning supplies. She even has some of those gloves you see at the hospital and deftly applies them with professional precision.

Other Customer: “It’s fine. It’s just a bit of vomit.” To the dad. “You, what medicines are you buying for your son?”

The dad, still a little shocked at what’s just happened, shows this customer his medicines. The other customer nods approvingly and gives some advice on how to take them without causing any more mess. She then starts cleaning herself.

Dad: “Please, let me help! I am so sorry—”

Other Customer: “It’s fine. It’s easier if I do this myself. You just get your boy home and rested.”

I have started cleaning the area and the other customer shares a small smile with me.

Me: “Thank you for remaining so calm. Most people would not have reacted like that if a child was sick on them.”

Other Customer: “Honey, I’m a nurse on my way home from a double shift. This isn’t even the top three most disgusting things I’ve had on me tonight.”

Rat’s a member of the Taliban?

This is a pretty old riddle. I think I first heard it at least 40 years ago.

I heard something interesting on that topic on a TV show. Someone said to a few others: “I’ll show you what racism is. Here’s a joke: What do you call a black woman operating an aircraft?” — A few moments of silence, then one of the others said: “A Pilot.” The first one said: “Right. And the time you took to come up with that, that’s racism.”

Q: Why don’t women have brains?

A: They don’t have scrota (plural) to keep them in.

So why no operate if own son? Is there rule that doc should not operate on theirs own cheeldrens?

Pastis must be rerunning strips from 30 years ago.

The way the US empire is going towards a theocracy (ala Iran and Afghanistan) Christian style, Rat may well be predicting the future here.

Someone has the same mother as me, and the same father as me, but it isn’t my brother and it isn’t my sister. Who is it?

or…they could be a gay couple and that’s his other Dad

The real joke here is that someone misdiagnosed the dad. He was only knocked out cold, came to when placed on that ice cold gurney, saw his son needed help, and jumped up to operate mere minutes after suffering a major concussion. Later, he received a nomination for surgeon of the year.

So she really can’t operate because she’s not really a surgeon.

They did this on “All in the Family”. Edith was the one who figured it out.

She’s the great wife, Hope. I say let her.

FL man who is somehow a doctor was supposed to remove a spleen and removed the guy’s liver instead. My doctor is a woman and I’m sure she knows the difference.

I was a nurse before I became a doctor. I joked I could give myself orders.

I was waiting for Rat to say she could still be a nurse.

Rat… Do us a favor and play with a mousetrap.

All of the medical professionals at the clinic we use are female, ODs, PAs, RNs, all of them.

I had a TAVR done by a female doctor. Best in the business.

I don’t care if it’s a man or a woman delivering the surgery, just so long as they know how to do it well.

I hope most people can agree on that…

Because, Dear Brother Rat, in today’s WOKE society it identifies as a man and changed its name to Helmuth.

After the anesthetic hits, you never see the surgeon

Maybe funny 30 years ago.

AND she has cats. /s

When the US entered World War I, surgeons Maude Kelly and Alice Tallent were willing to leave their practice behind and join the American army, with hopes to be sent to Europe.They went to their local army recruiting station and were turned down-mostly because they were women, and the army had a very strict policy regarding female physicians.A woman doctor could serve in the army, but not in a foreign country. They could serve as nurses, but—Heaven forfend!—not as physicians, certainly not as surgeons.But they were determined. Dr. Tallent (and if you needed surgery, wouldn’t you feel better knowing “Doctor Tallent” was in charge?), was a graduate of Smith College, and Smith’s Alumni Association was putting together what became known as the Smith College Relief Unit—19 women, all “fit, over 25, fluent in French, and able to drive motors”. Their skills ranged from shoe repair to surgery, and France was happy to get any help it could.The surgeons worked in some of the worst conditions of “modern” warfare.Miraculously, all 19 members survived the war. Drs. Kelly and Tallent were given the honorary rank of major in the French army, and awarded the Croix de Guerre, one of France’s highest military honors. All before American women were even allowed to vote.

What else would you expect from rat?

I am waiting for a remake of The Fugitive where Disney casts Dr Kimble as a woman.

I’ll fess up. It got me.

I don’t get it. I have been operated on by women all my life.

Maybe she just stayed at a Holiday Inn Express?

Sexist Rat must be a republican bro.

When I was in 7th grade (‘68-’69), the teacher asked what everyone wanted to be when we grew up. One girl said “doctor”.

Answers the (female) teacher: “Oh, no, dear – you mean nurse; boys are doctors, girls are nurses!”

Fast forward almost 30 years; I’m sick and call for an appointment at our union’s clinic. The nice lady who answered the phone said 3 weeks. I (being sick) expressed dismay, and inquired if there was nothing sooner.

“No. (read this part in a dismissive tone) Unless you want to see a (switch to withering disdain) woman doctor.”

“Why the &$^* _wouldn’t I?? Make the #@%! appointment!” Saw her the next day – and requested her after that, then followed her to another practice.

So it’s not just guys conditioned to Rat’s stupidity.

Sounds like the plot of some generic daytime drama.

This strip started nicely then went downhill. Why do we have to be hit over the head with a two-four even in cartoons?

Female surgeons routinely have better outcomes.

We all live in hope Pig !

Hm; where’s that comic from the past few weeks – same setup, ended with someone declaring it was “ghost dad” who was about to operate.

Is “male superiority” all down to religious nonsense ?

What a twist!

Duh, the person operating is his other dad. That’s designed to show bias against gay marriage.

As a 1970s survivor, I admit to laughing a coworker’s summation of, “Women’s Lip.” We worked for a company who hired women for all kinds of work, most called, “Operators.”

My barber told me this one in about 1956.

Bigotry, racism, misogyny, any bias is solely based in ignorance. If your life is in jeopardy you likely don’t care what gender, color, nationality or persuasion the person who could save you is. If you are not in any danger and have any prejudices about gender, color, nationality or persuasion you are ignorant.

JD Vance, or whatever his name is, approves this message.

I’d like to know where in the world, outside of this comic strip, it is written that women cannot be surgeons?

told this to my mom, who is a surgeon, she loved it!

Florence Nightingale wants to have a word with Rat

Goat, why do you keep talking to Rat?

Be well aware there are organizations of rich powerful men in this country that believe exactly what Rat said. They advocate denying women the right to go to medical school and law school and other professions. They also advocate denying women the right to vote. Educate yourself on which party they support and perhaps consider casting your vote otherwise.

Too bad Rat sounds so normal this time.

I heard this riddle on an episode of “All in the Family”

I went to the internet in search of a woman surgeon I’d read about, who was known for cutting as little as possible, vs the great gashes that were so common at the time. Instead, I ran across a tribute to a man who pioneered endoscopy and laparoscopic surgery, thereby bringing minimally invasive surgery to the mainstream; George Berci, MD. Cedars Sinai wrote a tribute to him upon his recent death – at the age of 103. Amazing man.

But I still prefer a woman doctor.

I’ve heard that riddle before. Rat as usual missed the point by a country mile.

I remember when I first heard that: It was about 1962, I was eleven, and my father presented the same question to we children as we sat at the table having dinner. We didn’t get it in 1962. I wonder how many would get it today as we seem to be going back to the 17th century in the country.