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I am preparing a little talk about humor in the ED, and I find myself wondering why we ED nurses have a fairly universally sick and twisted spin on what makes us laugh. Also, in your opinion, what... Read More

  1. by teeituptom
    Oct 13, '02
    Occupation: ER RN Specialty: ER,ICU,L&D,OR,ETC ; Joined: May '01; Posts: 5,588; Likes: 566
    Howdy yall
    From deep in the heart of texas

    I sing a lot at work also. but I do Johnny Cash.


    I fell into the burning ring of fire



    or of course




    Doo wah ditty
  2. by CMERN
    Nov 15, '02
    Occupation: E.R. Nurse Joined: Aug '02; Posts: 190; Likes: 1
    OZZIE osborn>>>> I sing "CRAZY TRAIN" I when shift is over.....oh well
  3. by zudy
    Nov 15, '02
    Joined: May '02; Posts: 827; Likes: 42
    I like to sing "Dirty Deeds-Done Dirt Cheap" while I work. Seems highly appropriate in many cases.
  4. by baseline
    Nov 15, '02
    Joined: Sep '02; Posts: 2,066; Likes: 12
    Well..I agree with most of what has been said...afterall....what can you do after a patient comes in who jumped off a truck onto the window of Dunkin' donuts because he thought he was THE FLY and thought he'd stick..........what to do?
  5. by CMERN
    Nov 15, '02
    Occupation: E.R. Nurse Joined: Aug '02; Posts: 190; Likes: 1
    here I go... LMAO
  6. by fab4fan
    Nov 17, '02
    Occupation: Hospice clinical director Joined: May '02; Posts: 2,873; Likes: 26
    One of the theme songs for the ED where I work is, "Crazy", by Patsy Cline.

    Tee-it-up-Tom...I have a question for you: Who put the ram in the ramalamadingdong?
  7. by AngelGirl
    Feb 26, '03
    Occupation: RN in E.R. Joined: Feb '03; Posts: 110; Likes: 8
    One woman, around 80 years old, cute and quite sharp, laughed at herself, then told me about it. She'd visited her doctor the previous week and had received a script for Vicodin. Later she came to the ER. Upon leaving, she informed the nurse that her needs would be well taken care of at home, because she still had PLENTY of Viagra!
  8. by AngelGirl
    Feb 26, '03
    Occupation: RN in E.R. Joined: Feb '03; Posts: 110; Likes: 8
    One 4th of July, a young fellow came to the ER with severe genital burns. It seems that he didn't stand back far enough when the "Piccolo Pete" was ignited. It flew up his shorts. Later, upon hearing this story, one male nurse sang out, "Goodness Gracious, GREAT BALLS a' Fire!!!"

    Some days, it's simply "Laugh or Die!"
  9. by veetach
    Feb 26, '03
    Occupation: RN Specialty: 16 year(s) of experience in Emergency Room/corrections ; Joined: Feb '03; Posts: 450; Likes: 40
    I sing "everybody loves a nut, the whole loves a weirdo" or..."she drives me crazy." haha

    If you are looking for funny stories, I have one. A 22 yr old male presents to the ER (accompanied by his MOTHER) C/O a vibrator is stuck up his rectum. And it is still turned on! LMAO

    Yep, sure enough, it was there, it was about 6-7" long and still running.

    He went to the OR. Oh, did I mention that this was 2:30am in the morning??? The surgical team was less than thrilled.
  10. by RN2B2005
    Feb 26, '03
    Occupation: Nursing student Joined: Nov '02; Posts: 389; Likes: 10
    That was a quality vibrator! **surreptitiously wondering what brand it was**

    Seriously, my grandmother was an ED nurse before they really had an ED, in a little hospital in Missouri...and before that, she was an Royal Canadian Air Force flight nurse and, for a while, a German POW in WWII. She just turned 80, had her second run-in with breast cancer, and had another round of surgery and chemo.

    She has the driest, blackest sense of humour of anyone I've ever met (e.g., "The good Lord Himself knows I don't go to church for the sermons, honey. Why do His messengers have to be such terrible speechwriters?").
  11. by veetach
    Mar 1, '03
    Occupation: RN Specialty: 16 year(s) of experience in Emergency Room/corrections ; Joined: Feb '03; Posts: 450; Likes: 40
    LOL LOVE the grandmother story! she sounds like a wonderful person.

    Actually, the vibrator must have had energizer batteries, it didnt stop until the surgeon turned it off in the OR!!
  12. by AngelGirl
    Mar 2, '03
    Occupation: RN in E.R. Joined: Feb '03; Posts: 110; Likes: 8
    A number of years ago, one young fellow came into the hospital with a similar, embarrassing problem. He was taken to the OR and relieved of the offending device. The surgeon, however, somehow dropped it on the floor and it clicked itself "ON" again. Being a fan of the Timex watch commercials, the surgeon hollared out, "Takes a licking' and KEEPS ON tickin'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" :roll


    That OR crew was never the same.

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