[multicollinearity]

Ok Tweety, I thought about it and you are correct.

[Tweety]

Originally Posted by multicollinarity

Ok Tweety, I thought about it and you are correct.

Thanks. You are very classy.

I'm glad you didn't take it like I was shoving my opinion down your throat. It's just that hearing so many queer jokes and not finding them funny I cringe whenever I hear "lighten up". Humor is in the ear of the listener.

BTW, I loved the original post and smiled. I'm not THAT serious. LOL
But I respect and understand that someone else might not find it funny and I don't feel the need to have to convince them it's funny, I just respect their right to not find it funny.

[Redneckmedic63]

One of the best lines from a new CEO at a hospital I worked for:

"Above all else, take your job seriously, but don't take yourself seriously! Have fun at your job, and if you don't - make it fun!"

I loved working for that guy, and he really hit home. This job can be depressing enough guys - you HAVE to look for the lighter things to get you through the day. Good job Sammie!

Joe

[happytobehere]

I am a GN and find it pretty funny... I do all those things and try to super overachieve only to fall striaght on my bottom!

[Tweety]

Originally Posted by Redneckmedic63

This job can be depressing enough guys - you HAVE to look for the lighter things to get you through the day. Joe

So who defines what are "the lighter things"? I know I'm being a troll, but my point is do I have to buy into someone else defination as to what is fun and "the lighter things to get me through the day"? If I don't laugh at your jokes is it fair to lecture me to "lighten up"?

[Stitchie]

Tweety -- off topic, but why do people tell 'queer' jokes at all anymore? It's so insulting. I'm an old married woman, and I cringe every time I hear someone tell a "joke" that humiliates another person.

While I do find the list humorous, I don't think it's meant to poke fun at anyone. Having worked in the ER for a while, I see that some of the 'experienced' nurses' actions are exactly my own. I'm not an uncaring nurse, I'm a busy busy busy nurse. If it makes my day easier/quicker/less hectic, it's going happen. Especially that foley.

[gr8rnpjt]

I am with you Tweety on this. Humor is an individual thing. If I don't like the humor, I don't have to read the rest. As for the OP I can take it or leave it. This list has been done before ad nauseum.

Namaste

[Danigirl58]

Originally Posted by Tweety

So who defines what are "the lighter things"? I know I'm being a troll, but my point is do I have to buy into someone else defination as to what is fun and "the lighter things to get me through the day"? If I don't laugh at your jokes is it fair to lecture me to "lighten up"?

Wow I wouldn't expect everyone to laugh at this joke but seriously wow I wouldn't have expected your response. I don't think anyone was lecturing you to lighten up more so I took it as relax its just a joke. Man if people cant tell a joke anymore with out someone totally going off on them about the inappropriateness of the joke and making someone feel crappy for trying to lighten some peoples moods what the heck else do we have.

I know i am going to get flamed for this but wow nurses/people (not all) will really pick anything apart shesh it was a joke nothing more it wasn't meant to be serious or to hurt someones feelings a joke is just a joke.

[Alpha13]

Originally Posted by Danigirl58

Wow I wouldn't expect everyone to laugh at this joke but seriously wow I wouldn't have expected your response. I don't think anyone was lecturing you to lighten up more so I took it as relax its just a joke. Man if people cant tell a joke anymore with out someone totally going off on them about the inappropriateness of the joke and making someone feel crappy for trying to lighten some peoples moods what the heck else do we have.

I know i am going to get flamed for this but wow nurses/people (not all) will really pick anything apart shesh it was a joke nothing more it wasn't meant to be serious or to hurt someones feelings a joke is just a joke.

I've noticed this also especially on this forum. Why do nurses feel the need to get sour over minor things and then actually refuse to chill out when people say they're over-reacting? Geez guys, if you're stressed out or having a bad day thats fine but at least acknowledge when you're being cranky!

[banditrn]

I thought the OP was funny - I'm an old nurse, and I'm not offended.

I love new nurses, because they are fresh from school and still remember everything - I love teaching them 'the tricks of the trade' because they're receptive and excited to learn new thiings.

I love the old nurses, because they've been thru the trenches, and survived to tell about it.

I don't think posts like the OP are meant to be taken so literally.