OT Is anyone here a nurse?

[Granby]

I have a cousin who is a nurse and she sent me 30 ways to know you are a
nurse. Some funny ones but didn't figure most would want mt to post it
here.

[Yowie]

"Granby" > wrote in message
...
>I have a cousin who is a nurse and she sent me 30 ways to know you are a
>nurse. Some funny ones but didn't figure most would want mt to post it
>here.

I'm not, but I have friends who are. Please post.

Yowie

[Adrian[_2_]]

My sister is a nurse, if you post it I can forward it to her.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

Granby wrote:
> I have a cousin who is a nurse and she sent me 30 ways to know you
> are a nurse. Some funny ones but didn't figure most would want mt to
> post it here.

[Granby]

Yeah well, it appears you sure can operate!!!
"Matthew" > wrote in message
...
>I am not a nurse but like to play Doctor ;-)
>
>
> "Granby" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I have a cousin who is a nurse and she sent me 30 ways to know you are a
>>nurse. Some funny ones but didn't figure most would want mt to post it
>>here.
>>
>
>

[Granby]

Here 'tis
You know you're a nurse when .

1) the front of your scrubs reads "Nurses... here to save your ass,
not kiss it!"

2) you occasionally park in the space with the "physicians only"
sign... and knock it over.

3) you believe some patients are alive only because it's illegal to
kill them.

4) you recognize that you can't cure stupid.

5) you own at least three pens with the names of prescription
medications on them.

6) you believe there's a special place in hell for the inventor of the
call light.

7) you believe that saying "it can't get any worse" causes it to get
worse just to show you it can.

8) you wash your hands BEFORE you go to the bathroom.

9) you believe that any job where you can drive to work in your
pajamas is a cool one.

10) you consider a tongue depressor an eating utensil.

11) eating microwave popcorn out of a clean bedpan is perfectly
natural.

12) you've been exposed to so many x-rays that you consider it a form
of birth control.

13) you've ever heard a patient with a nose ring, a brow ring, and
twelve earrings say "I'm afraid of shots."

14) you've ever placed a bet on someone's blood alcohol level.

15) you've told a confused patient that your name is that of a
coworker and to call if they need help.

16) your bladder can expand to the size of a Winnebago's water tank.


17) you have seen more penises than any prostitute could dream of.

18) you believe that not all patients are annoying... some are
unconscious.

19) your family and friends refuse to watch medical sitcoms with you
because you spend the whole time correcting everyone and pointing out upside
down x-rays.

20) you don't get excited about blood, unless it's your own.

21) you've sworn to have "do not resuscitate" tattooed on your chest.
Soon.

22) discussing dismemberment over a gourmet meal is perfectly normal
to you.

23) your idea of fine dining is anywhere you can sit down to eat.

24) your idea of a good time is a cardiac arrest at shift change.

25) you believe in the aerial spraying of prozac.


26) you believe that "shallow gene pool" should be a recognized
diagnosis.

27) you believe that the government should require permits to
reproduce.

28) you believe that unspeakable evils will befall anyone who utters
the phrase "Wow, it's really quiet, isn't it?

2 9) you have ever had a patient look you straight in the eye and say
"I have no idea how that got stuck in there."

30) you've had to leave a patient's room before you begin to laugh
uncontrollably.



"Yowie" > wrote in message
...
> "Granby" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I have a cousin who is a nurse and she sent me 30 ways to know you are a
>>nurse. Some funny ones but didn't figure most would want mt to post it
>>here.
>
> I'm not, but I have friends who are. Please post.
>
> Yowie
>

[Granby]

Sorry it was just too good a remark to pass up.
"Matthew" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> < sh@t eating grin>
>
>
> "Granby" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Yeah well, it appears you sure can operate!!!
>> "Matthew" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>I am not a nurse but like to play Doctor ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>> "Granby" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>I have a cousin who is a nurse and she sent me 30 ways to know you are a
>>>>nurse. Some funny ones but didn't figure most would want mt to post it
>>>>here.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

[CatNipped[_2_]]

Thanks! My best friend is a nurse and I just forwarded this to her.

Hugs,

CatNipped

"Granby" > wrote in message
...
> Here 'tis
> You know you're a nurse when .
>
> 1) the front of your scrubs reads "Nurses... here to save your ass,
> not kiss it!"
>
> 2) you occasionally park in the space with the "physicians only"
> sign... and knock it over.
>
> 3) you believe some patients are alive only because it's illegal to
> kill them.
>
> 4) you recognize that you can't cure stupid.
>
> 5) you own at least three pens with the names of prescription
> medications on them.
>
> 6) you believe there's a special place in hell for the inventor of
> the call light.
>
> 7) you believe that saying "it can't get any worse" causes it to get
> worse just to show you it can.
>
> 8) you wash your hands BEFORE you go to the bathroom.
>
> 9) you believe that any job where you can drive to work in your
> pajamas is a cool one.
>
> 10) you consider a tongue depressor an eating utensil.
>
> 11) eating microwave popcorn out of a clean bedpan is perfectly
> natural.
>
> 12) you've been exposed to so many x-rays that you consider it a form
> of birth control.
>
> 13) you've ever heard a patient with a nose ring, a brow ring, and
> twelve earrings say "I'm afraid of shots."
>
> 14) you've ever placed a bet on someone's blood alcohol level.
>
> 15) you've told a confused patient that your name is that of a
> coworker and to call if they need help.
>
> 16) your bladder can expand to the size of a Winnebago's water tank.
>
>
> 17) you have seen more penises than any prostitute could dream of.
>
> 18) you believe that not all patients are annoying... some are
> unconscious.
>
> 19) your family and friends refuse to watch medical sitcoms with you
> because you spend the whole time correcting everyone and pointing out
> upside down x-rays.
>
> 20) you don't get excited about blood, unless it's your own.
>
> 21) you've sworn to have "do not resuscitate" tattooed on your chest.
> Soon.
>
> 22) discussing dismemberment over a gourmet meal is perfectly normal
> to you.
>
> 23) your idea of fine dining is anywhere you can sit down to eat.
>
> 24) your idea of a good time is a cardiac arrest at shift change.
>
> 25) you believe in the aerial spraying of prozac.
>
>
> 26) you believe that "shallow gene pool" should be a recognized
> diagnosis.
>
> 27) you believe that the government should require permits to
> reproduce.
>
> 28) you believe that unspeakable evils will befall anyone who utters
> the phrase "Wow, it's really quiet, isn't it?
>
> 2 9) you have ever had a patient look you straight in the eye and
> say "I have no idea how that got stuck in there."
>
> 30) you've had to leave a patient's room before you begin to laugh
> uncontrollably.
>
>
>
> "Yowie" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Granby" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>I have a cousin who is a nurse and she sent me 30 ways to know you are a
>>>nurse. Some funny ones but didn't figure most would want mt to post it
>>>here.
>>
>> I'm not, but I have friends who are. Please post.
>>
>> Yowie
>>
>
>

[Stormmee]

we will see if she calls me to say she's going ti Disney, Lee
Granby > wrote in message
...
> Sorry it was just too good a remark to pass up.
> "Matthew" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> >
> > < sh@t eating grin>
> >
> >
> > "Granby" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Yeah well, it appears you sure can operate!!!
> >> "Matthew" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>>I am not a nurse but like to play Doctor ;-)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Granby" > wrote in message
> >>> ...
> >>>>I have a cousin who is a nurse and she sent me 30 ways to know you are
a
> >>>>nurse. Some funny ones but didn't figure most would want mt to post
it
> >>>>here.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

[Stormmee]

guess if I could have seen better I would have been a nurse, Lee
Granby > wrote in message
...
> Here 'tis
> You know you're a nurse when .
>
> 1) the front of your scrubs reads "Nurses... here to save your ass,
> not kiss it!"
>
> 2) you occasionally park in the space with the "physicians only"
> sign... and knock it over.
>
> 3) you believe some patients are alive only because it's illegal to
> kill them.
>
> 4) you recognize that you can't cure stupid.
>
> 5) you own at least three pens with the names of prescription
> medications on them.
>
> 6) you believe there's a special place in hell for the inventor of
the
> call light.
>
> 7) you believe that saying "it can't get any worse" causes it to get
> worse just to show you it can.
>
> 8) you wash your hands BEFORE you go to the bathroom.
>
> 9) you believe that any job where you can drive to work in your
> pajamas is a cool one.
>
> 10) you consider a tongue depressor an eating utensil.
>
> 11) eating microwave popcorn out of a clean bedpan is perfectly
> natural.
>
> 12) you've been exposed to so many x-rays that you consider it a
form
> of birth control.
>
> 13) you've ever heard a patient with a nose ring, a brow ring, and
> twelve earrings say "I'm afraid of shots."
>
> 14) you've ever placed a bet on someone's blood alcohol level.
>
> 15) you've told a confused patient that your name is that of a
> coworker and to call if they need help.
>
> 16) your bladder can expand to the size of a Winnebago's water tank.
>
>
> 17) you have seen more penises than any prostitute could dream of.
>
> 18) you believe that not all patients are annoying... some are
> unconscious.
>
> 19) your family and friends refuse to watch medical sitcoms with you
> because you spend the whole time correcting everyone and pointing out
upside
> down x-rays.
>
> 20) you don't get excited about blood, unless it's your own.
>
> 21) you've sworn to have "do not resuscitate" tattooed on your
chest.
> Soon.
>
> 22) discussing dismemberment over a gourmet meal is perfectly normal
> to you.
>
> 23) your idea of fine dining is anywhere you can sit down to eat.
>
> 24) your idea of a good time is a cardiac arrest at shift change.
>
> 25) you believe in the aerial spraying of prozac.
>
>
> 26) you believe that "shallow gene pool" should be a recognized
> diagnosis.
>
> 27) you believe that the government should require permits to
> reproduce.
>
> 28) you believe that unspeakable evils will befall anyone who
utters
> the phrase "Wow, it's really quiet, isn't it?
>
> 2 9) you have ever had a patient look you straight in the eye and
say
> "I have no idea how that got stuck in there."
>
> 30) you've had to leave a patient's room before you begin to laugh
> uncontrollably.
>
>
>
> "Yowie" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "Granby" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >>I have a cousin who is a nurse and she sent me 30 ways to know you are a
> >>nurse. Some funny ones but didn't figure most would want mt to post it
> >>here.
> >
> > I'm not, but I have friends who are. Please post.
> >
> > Yowie
> >
>
>

[tanadashoes]

On Feb 11, 6:18*pm, "Stormmee" > wrote:
> we will see if she calls me to say she's going ti Disney,
>
>

Whines "I wanna go to Disney too!!"

Pam S Who likes Mathew, but wants to see Disney World, and all the
other places down there too.

[Stormmee]

have been and its great, but plan for 2 weeks or don't bother... maybe if
she says she wants to go we can all meet including Mathew, Lee
tanadashoes > wrote in message
...
On Feb 11, 6:18 pm, "Stormmee" > wrote:
> we will see if she calls me to say she's going ti Disney,
>
>

Whines "I wanna go to Disney too!!"

Pam S Who likes Mathew, but wants to see Disney World, and all the
other places down there too.

[Stormmee]

*snort*, Lee
Matthew > wrote in message
...
>
> "tanadashoes" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Feb 11, 6:18 pm, "Stormmee" > wrote:
> > we will see if she calls me to say she's going ti Disney,
> >
> >
>
> Whines "I wanna go to Disney too!!"
>
> Pam S Who likes Mathew, but wants to see Disney World, and all the
> other places down there too.
>
>
> Would love to see everyone but no way on DISNEY 104 times I have been
> there and that is no joke. I hear its a small world again I am going to
go
> postal.
>
>

[EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)]

Granby wrote:

> Here 'tis
> You know you're a nurse when .
>
> 22) discussing dismemberment over a gourmet meal is perfectly normal
> to you.

Dunno about "discussing dismemberment", but one evening,
after I ate my dinner totally engrossed in a graphically
detailed caesarian delivery of tiger cubs on Animal Planet,
it occurred to me that my choice might not be everyone's
idea of "dinner theater"! ;-)

[Lesley]

On Feb 11, 1:23*pm, "Granby" > wrote:
>
> * * * 5) you own at least three pens with the names of prescription
> medications on them.
>
That also applies to secretaries- we get issued awful pens from the
stationery cupboard and so we beg steal or borrow better pens, on my
desk I have pens for "Pulmocort" "Aldara" and "Cialis"

The best pens I get through are from Pfizer and although they don't
mention a drug name they have written on them "Pfizer www.erectionadvice.com".
They're quite popular with friends. Hugh and Chaz both work in an off
licence and are sick of their customers walking off with pens so they
asked me for a couple about 5 months ago and are delighted to report
much as they expected that customers do not walk off with those pens

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

[Joy]

"Lesley" > wrote in message
...
On Feb 11, 1:23 pm, "Granby" > wrote:
>
> 5) you own at least three pens with the names of prescription
> medications on them.
>
That also applies to secretaries- we get issued awful pens from the
stationery cupboard and so we beg steal or borrow better pens, on my
desk I have pens for "Pulmocort" "Aldara" and "Cialis"

The best pens I get through are from Pfizer and although they don't
mention a drug name they have written on them "Pfizer
www.erectionadvice.com".
They're quite popular with friends. Hugh and Chaz both work in an off
licence and are sick of their customers walking off with pens so they
asked me for a couple about 5 months ago and are delighted to report
much as they expected that customers do not walk off with those pens

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

***

LOL! That's great! At one time I worked in the security department of a
company. People often had to sign out documents, and they were always
walking off with our pens. I tried having some printed that said, "Stolen
from Security Department", but people still walked off with them.

Joy

[Christine K.]

Joy kirjoitti:
>
> LOL! That's great! At one time I worked in the security department of a
> company. People often had to sign out documents, and they were always
> walking off with our pens. I tried having some printed that said, "Stolen
> from Security Department", but people still walked off with them.
>
> Joy
>

You should have had those pens that are attached to a chain and
sit/stand in a holder - not so easy to walk away with as the holder
might be a bit bulky in your pocket...

--
Christine in Laitila, Finland
christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com

[Granby]

I have to make lists of product to put in vending machines at the rest area.
Truckers often ask to borrow the pen for a second, then it takes legs and
leaves. Now I buy pens with fuzzy flowers or the like on them and, all of a
sudden there isn't a trucker on the Indiana, Illinois border that needs a
pen!
"Lesley" > wrote in message
...
On Feb 11, 1:23 pm, "Granby" > wrote:
>
> 5) you own at least three pens with the names of prescription
> medications on them.
>
That also applies to secretaries- we get issued awful pens from the
stationery cupboard and so we beg steal or borrow better pens, on my
desk I have pens for "Pulmocort" "Aldara" and "Cialis"

The best pens I get through are from Pfizer and although they don't
mention a drug name they have written on them "Pfizer
www.erectionadvice.com".
They're quite popular with friends. Hugh and Chaz both work in an off
licence and are sick of their customers walking off with pens so they
asked me for a couple about 5 months ago and are delighted to report
much as they expected that customers do not walk off with those pens

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

[Joy]

"Christine K." > wrote in message
...
> Joy kirjoitti:
>>
>> LOL! That's great! At one time I worked in the security department of a
>> company. People often had to sign out documents, and they were always
>> walking off with our pens. I tried having some printed that said,
>> "Stolen from Security Department", but people still walked off with them.
>>
>> Joy
>>
>
> You should have had those pens that are attached to a chain and sit/stand
> in a holder - not so easy to walk away with as the holder might be a bit
> bulky in your pocket...
>
> --
> Christine in Laitila, Finland
> christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com

Well, the company provided the pens, except for the ones I had printed - I
paid for those myself. They wouldn't have paid for a holder. It really
didn't cost us anything to have them walk off with the pens. It was just a
nuisance, because we had to keep getting more from the supply room.

Joy

[Granby]

I used to do a lot of decorating at Christmas, will again next year I think.
On everything I put out, mostly the airborn things that have a fan running
day and night and, some of the big plastic snowmen and such, I have "stolen
from" and the current address. Only had stuff taken once and it was
returned in the still of the night, for that very reason I bet.
"Joy" > wrote in message
...
> "Lesley" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Feb 11, 1:23 pm, "Granby" > wrote:
>>
>> 5) you own at least three pens with the names of prescription
>> medications on them.
>>
> That also applies to secretaries- we get issued awful pens from the
> stationery cupboard and so we beg steal or borrow better pens, on my
> desk I have pens for "Pulmocort" "Aldara" and "Cialis"
>
> The best pens I get through are from Pfizer and although they don't
> mention a drug name they have written on them "Pfizer
> www.erectionadvice.com".
> They're quite popular with friends. Hugh and Chaz both work in an off
> licence and are sick of their customers walking off with pens so they
> asked me for a couple about 5 months ago and are delighted to report
> much as they expected that customers do not walk off with those pens
>
> Lesley
>
> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs
>
> ***
>
> LOL! That's great! At one time I worked in the security department of a
> company. People often had to sign out documents, and they were always
> walking off with our pens. I tried having some printed that said, "Stolen
> from Security Department", but people still walked off with them.
>
> Joy
>
>

[EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)]

Lesley wrote:


> The best pens I get through are from Pfizer and although they don't
> mention a drug name they have written on them "Pfizer www.erectionadvice.com".
> They're quite popular with friends. Hugh and Chaz both work in an off
> licence and are sick of their customers walking off with pens so they
> asked me for a couple about 5 months ago and are delighted to report
> much as they expected that customers do not walk off with those pens

LOL! (Isn't the male ego a fascinating study?)

[EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)]

Joy wrote:


> LOL! That's great! At one time I worked in the security department of a
> company. People often had to sign out documents, and they were always
> walking off with our pens. I tried having some printed that said, "Stolen
> from Security Department", but people still walked off with them.

A lot of famous hotels and restaurants provide towels,
ash-trays, etc. that say "stolen from....." - they know
people are likely to take them, so why not advertise?

[EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)]

Christine K. wrote:

> Joy kirjoitti:
>
>>
>> LOL! That's great! At one time I worked in the security department
>> of a company. People often had to sign out documents, and they were
>> always walking off with our pens. I tried having some printed that
>> said, "Stolen from Security Department", but people still walked off
>> with them.
>>
>> Joy
>>
>
> You should have had those pens that are attached to a chain and
> sit/stand in a holder - not so easy to walk away with as the holder
> might be a bit bulky in your pocket...

Especially if the chain anchors them to a desk or counter! ;-)
>

[Adrian[_2_]]

Joy wrote:
> "Christine K." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Joy kirjoitti:
>>>
>>> LOL! That's great! At one time I worked in the security
>>> department of a company. People often had to sign out documents,
>>> and they were always walking off with our pens. I tried having
>>> some printed that said, "Stolen from Security Department", but
>>> people still walked off with them. Joy
>>>
>>
>> You should have had those pens that are attached to a chain and
>> sit/stand in a holder - not so easy to walk away with as the holder
>> might be a bit bulky in your pocket...
>>
>> --
>> Christine in Laitila, Finland
>> christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com
>
> Well, the company provided the pens, except for the ones I had
> printed - I paid for those myself. They wouldn't have paid for a
> holder. It really didn't cost us anything to have them walk off with
> the pens. It was just a nuisance, because we had to keep getting
> more from the supply room.
> Joy

I always use more expensive pens, people almost always give them back when
they borrow them. I've only lost 2 in 25 years, I'm certain that if I bought
cheaper ones they would have cost me a lot more in the long run.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

[Adrian[_2_]]

I once had a tee shirt that said "stolen from Mabel's whore house"
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

Granby wrote:
> I used to do a lot of decorating at Christmas, will again next year I
> think. On everything I put out, mostly the airborn things that have a
> fan running day and night and, some of the big plastic snowmen and
> such, I have "stolen from" and the current address. Only had stuff
> taken once and it was returned in the still of the night, for that
> very reason I bet. "Joy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Lesley" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> On Feb 11, 1:23 pm, "Granby" > wrote:
>>>
>>> 5) you own at least three pens with the names of prescription
>>> medications on them.
>>>
>> That also applies to secretaries- we get issued awful pens from the
>> stationery cupboard and so we beg steal or borrow better pens, on my
>> desk I have pens for "Pulmocort" "Aldara" and "Cialis"
>>
>> The best pens I get through are from Pfizer and although they don't
>> mention a drug name they have written on them "Pfizer
>> www.erectionadvice.com".
>> They're quite popular with friends. Hugh and Chaz both work in an off
>> licence and are sick of their customers walking off with pens so they
>> asked me for a couple about 5 months ago and are delighted to report
>> much as they expected that customers do not walk off with those pens
>>
>> Lesley
>>
>> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs
>>
>> ***
>>
>> LOL! That's great! At one time I worked in the security department
>> of a company. People often had to sign out documents, and they were
>> always walking off with our pens. I tried having some printed that
>> said, "Stolen from Security Department", but people still walked off
>> with them. Joy

[Bridget[_2_]]

Granby wrote:
> I have to make lists of product to put in vending machines at the rest area.
> Truckers often ask to borrow the pen for a second, then it takes legs and
> leaves. Now I buy pens with fuzzy flowers or the like on them and, all of a
> sudden there isn't a trucker on the Indiana, Illinois border that needs a
> pen!

My boss in the Learning Rescource Center where I used to work at the
local college tapes cloth flowers with their stems to pens so people
wouldn't take them. It is strangely effective.

Bridget
> "Lesley" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Feb 11, 1:23 pm, "Granby" > wrote:
>> 5) you own at least three pens with the names of prescription
>> medications on them.
>>
> That also applies to secretaries- we get issued awful pens from the
> stationery cupboard and so we beg steal or borrow better pens, on my
> desk I have pens for "Pulmocort" "Aldara" and "Cialis"
>
> The best pens I get through are from Pfizer and although they don't
> mention a drug name they have written on them "Pfizer
> www.erectionadvice.com".
> They're quite popular with friends. Hugh and Chaz both work in an off
> licence and are sick of their customers walking off with pens so they
> asked me for a couple about 5 months ago and are delighted to report
> much as they expected that customers do not walk off with those pens
>
> Lesley
>
> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs
>
>

[Bridget[_2_]]

Lesley wrote:
> On Feb 11, 1:23 pm, "Granby" > wrote:
>> 5) you own at least three pens with the names of prescription
>> medications on them.
>>
> That also applies to secretaries- we get issued awful pens from the
> stationery cupboard and so we beg steal or borrow better pens, on my
> desk I have pens for "Pulmocort" "Aldara" and "Cialis"
>
> The best pens I get through are from Pfizer and although they don't
> mention a drug name they have written on them "Pfizer www.erectionadvice.com".
> They're quite popular with friends. Hugh and Chaz both work in an off
> licence and are sick of their customers walking off with pens so they
> asked me for a couple about 5 months ago and are delighted to report
> much as they expected that customers do not walk off with those pens
>
> Lesley
>
> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs
>

LOL That is a riot. I would love to have one of those pens just for the
conversational value! I wonder if they have them here in the States and
what it would take to get one.

Bridget

[Bridget[_2_]]

I just went to the website, and much to my dismay, it is a .uk site
which means those pens are not available here (I work at a hospital
right now).

Bridget

Lesley wrote:
> On Feb 11, 1:23 pm, "Granby" > wrote:
>> 5) you own at least three pens with the names of prescription
>> medications on them.
>>
> That also applies to secretaries- we get issued awful pens from the
> stationery cupboard and so we beg steal or borrow better pens, on my
> desk I have pens for "Pulmocort" "Aldara" and "Cialis"
>
> The best pens I get through are from Pfizer and although they don't
> mention a drug name they have written on them "Pfizer www.erectionadvice.com".
> They're quite popular with friends. Hugh and Chaz both work in an off
> licence and are sick of their customers walking off with pens so they
> asked me for a couple about 5 months ago and are delighted to report
> much as they expected that customers do not walk off with those pens
>
> Lesley
>
> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs
>

[Dewi[_2_]]

On Feb 16, 4:27 am, Lesley > wrote:
> On Feb 11, 1:23 pm, "Granby" > wrote:
>
> > 5) you own at least three pens with the names of prescription
> > medications on them.
>
> That also applies to secretaries- we get issued awful pens from the
> stationery cupboard and so we beg steal or borrow better pens, on my
> desk I have pens for "Pulmocort" "Aldara" and "Cialis"
>
<snip>
>
> Lesley
>
> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

It also applies to scientists who attend conferences and who return from
said conference with a small bundle of pens and post-its with the names of
drugs or drug companies on them.

Dewi

[Jack Campin - bogus address]

> I always use more expensive pens, people almost always give them back when
> they borrow them. I've only lost 2 in 25 years, I'm certain that if I bought
> cheaper ones they would have cost me a lot more in the long run.

A tip I got from one of my philosophy lecturers in New Zealand: lend
them your fountain pen but keep the cap. Nobody's going to stick an
uncapped fountain pen in their pocket.

==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === <http://www.campin.me.uk> ====
Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557
CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts

[[email protected]]

Jack Campin - bogus address > wrote:

> A tip I got from one of my philosophy lecturers in New Zealand: lend
> them your fountain pen but keep the cap. Nobody's going to stick an
> uncapped fountain pen in their pocket.

That's a great idea, for those who still use fountain pens. I used to
use one, but I don't seem to be able to handle them gracefully. For one
thing, I'm left-handed. Unless I move to Israel or an Arabic-speaking
country (and never again write in English), I will always be passing the
edge of my hand over wet ink. It's bad enough with ballpoints and even
with ... senior moment, I forget what the newer pen technology is called.
Anyway, those are supposed to be neater, but I can make a mess even with
those. With a fountain pen, not even having a cap would do me much good!

Joyce - once got a "D" in penmanship

[tanadashoes]

On Feb 15, 2:31*pm, "Joy" > wrote:
> "Lesley" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> On Feb 11, 1:23 pm, "Granby" > wrote:
>
> > 5) you own at least three pens with the names of prescription
> > medications on them.
>
> That also applies to secretaries- we get issued awful pens from the
> stationery cupboard and so we beg steal or borrow better pens, on my
> desk I have pens for "Pulmocort" "Aldara" and "Cialis"
>
> The best pens I get through are from Pfizer and although they don't
> mention a drug name they have written on them "Pfizerwww.erectionadvice.com".
> They're quite popular with friends. Hugh and Chaz both work in an off
> licence and are sick of their customers walking off with pens so they
> asked me for a couple about 5 *months ago and are delighted to report
> much as they expected that customers do not walk off with those pens
>
> Lesley
>
> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs
>
> ***
>
> LOL! *That's great! *At one time I worked in the security department of a
> company. *People often had to sign out documents, and they were always
> walking off with our pens. *I tried having some printed that said, "Stolen
> from Security Department", but people still walked off with them.
>
> Joy

When I was subbing (man I miss my job sometimes) I was having pens and
pencils, especially my mechanical pencils, ripped off on an hourly
basis. One of the teachers heard me moaning about this and told me to
buy "Barbie" pens and pencils. Worked like a charm. Disney Princess
works well too. I still have a problem with mechanical pencils, but
I'm working on it. There are always kids who come to class without
paper, writing tools and text books. They don't like it when you give
them college ruled paper as they have to write more to fill up a
page. They are also better about returning Barbie stuff.

Pam S.

[Outsider]

wrote in news:47b628df$0$36320
:

> Jack Campin - bogus address > wrote:
>
> > A tip I got from one of my philosophy lecturers in New Zealand: lend
> > them your fountain pen but keep the cap. Nobody's going to stick an
> > uncapped fountain pen in their pocket.
>
> That's a great idea, for those who still use fountain pens. I used to
> use one, but I don't seem to be able to handle them gracefully. For one
> thing, I'm left-handed. Unless I move to Israel or an Arabic-speaking
> country (and never again write in English), I will always be passing the
> edge of my hand over wet ink. It's bad enough with ballpoints and even
> with ... senior moment, I forget what the newer pen technology is called.
> Anyway, those are supposed to be neater, but I can make a mess even with
> those. With a fountain pen, not even having a cap would do me much good!
>
> Joyce - once got a "D" in penmanship
>


I am also left handed but I still love my pilots. I finally gave up my
fountain pens for the pilots but one does need to be careful being left
handed.

Andy

[jofirey]

"Joy" > wrote in message
...
> "Lesley" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Feb 11, 1:23 pm, "Granby" > wrote:
>>
>> 5) you own at least three pens with the names of prescription
>> medications on them.
>>
> That also applies to secretaries- we get issued awful pens from the
> stationery cupboard and so we beg steal or borrow better pens, on my
> desk I have pens for "Pulmocort" "Aldara" and "Cialis"
>
> The best pens I get through are from Pfizer and although they don't
> mention a drug name they have written on them "Pfizer
> www.erectionadvice.com".
> They're quite popular with friends. Hugh and Chaz both work in an off
> licence and are sick of their customers walking off with pens so they
> asked me for a couple about 5 months ago and are delighted to report
> much as they expected that customers do not walk off with those pens
>
> Lesley
>
> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs
>
> ***
>
> LOL! That's great! At one time I worked in the security department of a
> company. People often had to sign out documents, and they were always
> walking off with our pens. I tried having some printed that said, "Stolen
> from Security Department", but people still walked off with them.
>
> Joy
>
>

The only pen I was able to keep for any length of time was a hot pink ball
point pen. That one stayed around for several years, because everyone could
see darn good and well it wasn't theirs. Guys in particular couldn't return
it fast enough.

Jo

[Marina]

Granby wrote:
> I have to make lists of product to put in vending machines at the rest area.
> Truckers often ask to borrow the pen for a second, then it takes legs and
> leaves. Now I buy pens with fuzzy flowers or the like on them and, all of a
> sudden there isn't a trucker on the Indiana, Illinois border that needs a
> pen!

i had a professor at uni who, whenever he borrowed a pen, used to warn
people that he was notorious for walking away with other people's pens.
it made it easier for even the most intimidated student to ask for their
pen back when he'd borrowed it and was going to put it in his own pocket.


--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

[Lesley]

On Feb 15, 2:18*pm, Bridget > wrote:

>
> LOL That is a riot. I would love to have one of those pens just for the
> conversational value! I wonder if they have them here in the States and
> what it would take to get one.
>
If you'd like to email me your address
- the address I'm logged on with is out
of date so they can send spam there) I can send you a couple- they're
freebies from Pfizer (who make Viagra) and I mug the drug rep for a
dozen or so everytime I see her. She knows the value of keeping my
boss' PA sweet and always brings me some when she's visiting (she
wants to see him after all and I know the code to get into where his
office is and she doesn't! Anyway she's a good sport!)

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

[Lesley]

On Feb 11, 1:23*pm, "Granby" > wrote:
>
> * * * *2 9) you have ever had a patient look you straight in the eye and say
> "I have no idea how that got stuck in there."
>
> * * * *30) you've had to leave a patient's room before you begin to laugh
> uncontrollably.
>


My friend Belinda qualifies on both these counts with the same
patient- she was a staff nurse in A&E years ago and this guy came in
and she was on triage and he was very insistent that he be seen by a
male member of staff and she explained that as there were two major
emergencies going on if he insisted he would have to wait a long time.
After a bit of humming and hawing he agreed to let her assess the
problem. He couldn't pee and it was getting uncomfortable if not
painful. So she told him to drop his trousers....he had the head of a
daffodil emerging from the end of his penis. She looked at him and
asked how it got there and he looked her in the eye and said "I'm not
sure. I was putting some dafodils in a vase whilst in my pyjamas and
I slipped"

She always said it was her proudest professional moment when she
managed to calmly say she would need to get a house officer to look at
it and walked out of the room and managed to get out of earshot before
having hysterics

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

[Outsider]

Lesley > wrote in news:5bd6ceb4-9bf7-431c-90c6-
:

> On Feb 11, 1:23*pm, "Granby" > wrote:
>>
>> * * * *2 9) you have ever had a patient look you straight in the e
> ye and say
>> "I have no idea how that got stuck in there."
>>
>> * * * *30) you've had to leave a patient's room before you begin t
> o laugh
>> uncontrollably.
>>
>
>
> My friend Belinda qualifies on both these counts with the same
> patient- she was a staff nurse in A&E years ago and this guy came in
> and she was on triage and he was very insistent that he be seen by a
> male member of staff and she explained that as there were two major
> emergencies going on if he insisted he would have to wait a long time.
> After a bit of humming and hawing he agreed to let her assess the
> problem. He couldn't pee and it was getting uncomfortable if not
> painful. So she told him to drop his trousers....he had the head of a
> daffodil emerging from the end of his penis. She looked at him and
> asked how it got there and he looked her in the eye and said "I'm not
> sure. I was putting some dafodils in a vase whilst in my pyjamas and
> I slipped"
>
> She always said it was her proudest professional moment when she
> managed to calmly say she would need to get a house officer to look at
> it and walked out of the room and managed to get out of earshot before
> having hysterics
>
> Lesley
>
> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs
>




I hope they were able to de-flower him.

Andy

[Granby]

I would be before it was all over, every doctor and nurse in the place had
"a look see."
"Outsider" > wrote in message
...
> Lesley > wrote in news:5bd6ceb4-9bf7-431c-90c6-
> :
>
>> On Feb 11, 1:23 pm, "Granby" > wrote:
>>>
>>> 2 9) you have ever had a patient look you straight in the e
>> ye and say
>>> "I have no idea how that got stuck in there."
>>>
>>> 30) you've had to leave a patient's room before you begin t
>> o laugh
>>> uncontrollably.
>>>
>>
>>
>> My friend Belinda qualifies on both these counts with the same
>> patient- she was a staff nurse in A&E years ago and this guy came in
>> and she was on triage and he was very insistent that he be seen by a
>> male member of staff and she explained that as there were two major
>> emergencies going on if he insisted he would have to wait a long time.
>> After a bit of humming and hawing he agreed to let her assess the
>> problem. He couldn't pee and it was getting uncomfortable if not
>> painful. So she told him to drop his trousers....he had the head of a
>> daffodil emerging from the end of his penis. She looked at him and
>> asked how it got there and he looked her in the eye and said "I'm not
>> sure. I was putting some dafodils in a vase whilst in my pyjamas and
>> I slipped"
>>
>> She always said it was her proudest professional moment when she
>> managed to calmly say she would need to get a house officer to look at
>> it and walked out of the room and managed to get out of earshot before
>> having hysterics
>>
>> Lesley
>>
>> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs
>>
>
>
>
>
> I hope they were able to de-flower him.
>
> Andy

[Lesley]

On Feb 16, 11:29*am, Outsider > wrote:

> I hope they were able to de-flower him.
>
That remark needed a BW! Oh well as I say you're just hurrying up the
time when I get my new monitor..now waiting for the Easter sales but
many more remarks like that without a warning and I shall have to get
it sooner


Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

[Lesley]

On Feb 16, 11:58*am, "Granby" > wrote:
> I would be before it was all over, every doctor and nurse in the place had
> "a look see."">


She just said "it certainly attracted a lot of interest, unusual case
etc" (she told me she was going to people and saying "You'll never
guess what we've got")
I should be surprised where I work we have a patient who has a thing
about a bucket of cold water and the left foot- I always wonder how he
worked that one out and one who wanted tomake transition from blow up
dolls to the real thing


Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

[Outsider]

Lesley > wrote in news:d8af95d7-8781-46f6-88d6-
:

> On Feb 16, 11:29*am, Outsider > wrote:
>
>> I hope they were able to de-flower him.
>>
> That remark needed a BW! Oh well as I say you're just hurrying up the
> time when I get my new monitor..now waiting for the Easter sales but
> many more remarks like that without a warning and I shall have to get
> it sooner
>
>
> Lesley
>
> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs
>



In my defense the whole thread had a BW! :)

[Adrian[_2_]]

Lesley wrote:
> On Feb 11, 1:23 pm, "Granby" > wrote:
>>
>> 2 9) you have ever had a patient look you straight in the eye and say
>> "I have no idea how that got stuck in there."
>>
>> 30) you've had to leave a patient's room before you begin to laugh
>> uncontrollably.
>>
>
>
> My friend Belinda qualifies on both these counts with the same
> patient- she was a staff nurse in A&E years ago and this guy came in
> and she was on triage and he was very insistent that he be seen by a
> male member of staff and she explained that as there were two major
> emergencies going on if he insisted he would have to wait a long time.
> After a bit of humming and hawing he agreed to let her assess the
> problem. He couldn't pee and it was getting uncomfortable if not
> painful. So she told him to drop his trousers....he had the head of a
> daffodil emerging from the end of his penis. She looked at him and
> asked how it got there and he looked her in the eye and said "I'm not
> sure. I was putting some dafodils in a vase whilst in my pyjamas and
> I slipped"
>
> She always said it was her proudest professional moment when she
> managed to calmly say she would need to get a house officer to look at
> it and walked out of the room and managed to get out of earshot before
> having hysterics
>
> Lesley
>
> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

Was it St. David's day? ;o)
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

[Adrian[_2_]]

Lesley wrote:
> On Feb 16, 11:29 am, Outsider > wrote:
>
>> I hope they were able to de-flower him.
>>
> That remark needed a BW! Oh well as I say you're just hurrying up the
> time when I get my new monitor..now waiting for the Easter sales but
> many more remarks like that without a warning and I shall have to get
> it sooner
>
>
> Lesley
>
> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

Just swap with Dave, I'm sure he won't mind. <eg>
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

[Yowie]

"Outsider" > wrote in message
...
> wrote in news:47b628df$0$36320
> :
>
>> Jack Campin - bogus address > wrote:
>>
>> > A tip I got from one of my philosophy lecturers in New Zealand: lend
>> > them your fountain pen but keep the cap. Nobody's going to stick an
>> > uncapped fountain pen in their pocket.
>>
>> That's a great idea, for those who still use fountain pens. I used to
>> use one, but I don't seem to be able to handle them gracefully. For one
>> thing, I'm left-handed. Unless I move to Israel or an Arabic-speaking
>> country (and never again write in English), I will always be passing the
>> edge of my hand over wet ink. It's bad enough with ballpoints and even
>> with ... senior moment, I forget what the newer pen technology is called.
>> Anyway, those are supposed to be neater, but I can make a mess even with
>> those. With a fountain pen, not even having a cap would do me much good!
>>
>> Joyce - once got a "D" in penmanship
>>
>
>
> I am also left handed but I still love my pilots. I finally gave up my
> fountain pens for the pilots but one does need to be careful being left
> handed.

There is such a beast as a left hander's nib for fountain pens. Its cut at
the opposite angle than for right handers. I guess it would suit those left
handers who hook their arms around and write from the 'top' rather than
those who just have their hands smearing through the just-written text, but
they are out there.

Yowie

[Yowie]

"Dewi" > wrote in message
...
> On Feb 16, 4:27 am, Lesley > wrote:
>> On Feb 11, 1:23 pm, "Granby" > wrote:
>>
>> > 5) you own at least three pens with the names of prescription
>> > medications on them.
>>
>> That also applies to secretaries- we get issued awful pens from the
>> stationery cupboard and so we beg steal or borrow better pens, on my
>> desk I have pens for "Pulmocort" "Aldara" and "Cialis"
>>
> <snip>
>>
>> Lesley
>>
>> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs
>
> It also applies to scientists who attend conferences and who return from
> said conference with a small bundle of pens and post-its with the names of
> drugs or drug companies on them.

The best possible thing you could give me (or my colleagues) as a bit of
advertising is a deck of cards. The game of 500 has been played in the tea
room every weekday for at least the last 19 years (that show far back I go)
and no doubt much longer. The cards wear out very quickly. Anyone who goes
to a conference where there's a Casino *must* get a deck, or suffer the
wrath of the card players (and there's lots!).

Yowie

[[email protected]]

Lesley wrote:

> My friend Belinda qualifies on both these counts with the same
> patient- she was a staff nurse in A&E years ago and this guy came in
> and she was on triage and he was very insistent that he be seen by a
> male member of staff and she explained that as there were two major
> emergencies going on if he insisted he would have to wait a long time.
> After a bit of humming and hawing he agreed to let her assess the
> problem. He couldn't pee and it was getting uncomfortable if not
> painful. So she told him to drop his trousers....he had the head of a
> daffodil emerging from the end of his penis. She looked at him and
> asked how it got there and he looked her in the eye and said "I'm not
> sure. I was putting some dafodils in a vase whilst in my pyjamas and
> I slipped"
>
> She always said it was her proudest professional moment when she
> managed to calmly say she would need to get a house officer to look at
> it and walked out of the room and managed to get out of earshot before
> having hysterics

Are you saying that this was not a prank??

Joyce

[jofirey]

"Yowie" > wrote in message
...
> "Outsider" > wrote in message
> ...
>> wrote in news:47b628df$0$36320
>> :
>>
>>> Jack Campin - bogus address > wrote:
>>>
>>> > A tip I got from one of my philosophy lecturers in New Zealand: lend
>>> > them your fountain pen but keep the cap. Nobody's going to stick an
>>> > uncapped fountain pen in their pocket.
>>>
>>> That's a great idea, for those who still use fountain pens. I used to
>>> use one, but I don't seem to be able to handle them gracefully. For one
>>> thing, I'm left-handed. Unless I move to Israel or an Arabic-speaking
>>> country (and never again write in English), I will always be passing the
>>> edge of my hand over wet ink. It's bad enough with ballpoints and even
>>> with ... senior moment, I forget what the newer pen technology is
>>> called.
>>> Anyway, those are supposed to be neater, but I can make a mess even with
>>> those. With a fountain pen, not even having a cap would do me much good!
>>>
>>> Joyce - once got a "D" in penmanship
>>>
>>
>>
>> I am also left handed but I still love my pilots. I finally gave up my
>> fountain pens for the pilots but one does need to be careful being left
>> handed.
>
> There is such a beast as a left hander's nib for fountain pens. Its cut at
> the opposite angle than for right handers. I guess it would suit those
> left handers who hook their arms around and write from the 'top' rather
> than those who just have their hands smearing through the just-written
> text, but they are out there.
>
> Yowie
>

At least now left handed kids don't have to deal with smearing ink as much
as they used to. But after watching my grandson struggle, it isn't just the
ink. Your hand is constantly covering up what you've just written. That
has to be really tough to get used to.

I did envy a friend to is also an accountant. She made herself learn to
operate a calculator with her right hand since auditors so often have to use
someone else's desk set up. She could write with her left hand while
running the calculator with the right and never make a mistake.

Jo

Jo

[Jack Campin - bogus address]

>> A tip I got from one of my philosophy lecturers in New Zealand: lend
>> them your fountain pen but keep the cap. Nobody's going to stick an
>> uncapped fountain pen in their pocket.
> That's a great idea, for those who still use fountain pens. I used to
> use one, but I don't seem to be able to handle them gracefully. For one
> thing, I'm left-handed. Unless I move to Israel or an Arabic-speaking
> country (and never again write in English), I will always be passing the
> edge of my hand over wet ink.

A couple of weeks ago I lent my fountain pen to a singer in the Middle
Eastern band I play in so he could write out some Persian lyrics. He
was taken with the pen (a massive old Sheaffer with a wide nib) but
how people write that way in ink still looks like a magic trick to me.

(I did once write out a couple of pages of Persian by rote, doing an
inventory of a bundle of pamphlets. I copied all the titles out in
ballpoint without knowing what any of the letters were; it was more
like drawing than writing. It worked - the Iranian guy who supplied
the stuff told me my Persian writing was better than his).


> It's bad enough with ballpoints and even with ... senior moment,
> I forget what the newer pen technology is called.

Gel pens? They're nice, but then I like almost every writing tool -
pencils, Japanese brushes, slate pencils, technical pens, whiteboard
markers, linocut chisels, spray cans, chalk, they all make the process
of writing sensuously enjoyable in different ways.


> Joyce - once got a "D" in penmanship

When I was in primary school, my writing was so bad they thought I might
have undiagnosed cerebral palsy. They tried a few remedial tricks, and
the one that clicked was writing joined-up but with long horizontal lines
separating the letters, giving an Arabic effect. I didn't continue to
write that way but it gave me the push to really analyze what my hands
were doing and control it better. My handwriting now is unusually good
and clear, though it's based on the New Zealand style of forty years ago
and screams "old, quaint and foreign".

==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === <http://www.campin.me.uk> ====
Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557
CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts

[[email protected]]

Jack Campin - bogus address > wrote:

>> It's bad enough with ballpoints and even with ... senior moment,
>> I forget what the newer pen technology is called.

> Gel pens?

No, it has the word "ball" in it, but it's not "ballpoint", which is
hardly new. The one I'm thinking of isn't that new either, just *newer*.

Oh, I might be thinking of "Uniball". That's a brand name, though - it's
not what the type of pen is called.

Joyce
--
To send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name.

[Christine K.]

kirjoitti:
> Jack Campin - bogus address > wrote:
>
> >> It's bad enough with ballpoints and even with ... senior moment,
> >> I forget what the newer pen technology is called.
>
> > Gel pens?
>
> No, it has the word "ball" in it, but it's not "ballpoint", which is
> hardly new. The one I'm thinking of isn't that new either, just *newer*.
>
> Oh, I might be thinking of "Uniball". That's a brand name, though - it's
> not what the type of pen is called.
>
> Joyce

Rollerball pen?
I looked at the Uniball website, and the categories they list are gel
pens, roller pens and ball pens.
http://uniball-na.com/ and product catalog

--
Christine in Laitila, Finland
christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com

[[email protected]]

Christine K. > wrote:

>> Oh, I might be thinking of "Uniball". That's a brand name, though - it's
>> not what the type of pen is called.

> Rollerball pen?
> I looked at the Uniball website, and the categories they list are gel
> pens, roller pens and ball pens.
> http://uniball-na.com/ and product catalog

It's probably rollerball. They write much more smoothly than ballpoint
pens, but cost more.

Joyce
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[Lesley]

On Feb 16, 1:09*pm, Outsider > wrote:
>
> In my defense the whole thread had a BW! *:)

Yes but you go one step beyond! Should have a BW and Outsider
warning!

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

[Lesley]

On Feb 16, 1:11*pm, "Adrian" > wrote:

> Was it St. David's day? ;o)
> --

Not unless St David's day is in October?

Lesley

Hopeless on saint's days Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

[Outsider]

Lesley > wrote in news:962b125e-f432-41ff-865a-
:

> On Feb 16, 1:09*pm, Outsider > wrote:
>>
>> In my defense the whole thread had a BW! *:)
>
> Yes but you go one step beyond! Should have a BW and Outsider
> warning!
>
> Lesley
>
> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs
>



Guess I will have to us OBW from now on.

[Granby]

I always forget the BW thing and Lee yells about it all the time. May get
it right someday. Usually, am not sure if anyone but me and my warped
friends will find something funny. Go figure.
"Outsider" > wrote in message
...
> Lesley > wrote in news:962b125e-f432-41ff-865a-
> :
>
>> On Feb 16, 1:09 pm, Outsider > wrote:
>>>
>>> In my defense the whole thread had a BW! :)
>>
>> Yes but you go one step beyond! Should have a BW and Outsider
>> warning!
>>
>> Lesley
>>
>> Slave of the Fabulous Furballs
>>
>
>
>
> Guess I will have to us OBW from now on.
>

[Yowie]

"Yowie" > wrote in message
...
> "Outsider" > wrote in message
> ...
>> wrote in news:47b628df$0$36320
>> :
>>
>>> Jack Campin - bogus address > wrote:
>>>
>>> > A tip I got from one of my philosophy lecturers in New Zealand: lend
>>> > them your fountain pen but keep the cap. Nobody's going to stick an
>>> > uncapped fountain pen in their pocket.
>>>
>>> That's a great idea, for those who still use fountain pens. I used to
>>> use one, but I don't seem to be able to handle them gracefully. For one
>>> thing, I'm left-handed. Unless I move to Israel or an Arabic-speaking
>>> country (and never again write in English), I will always be passing the
>>> edge of my hand over wet ink. It's bad enough with ballpoints and even
>>> with ... senior moment, I forget what the newer pen technology is
>>> called.
>>> Anyway, those are supposed to be neater, but I can make a mess even with
>>> those. With a fountain pen, not even having a cap would do me much good!
>>>
>>> Joyce - once got a "D" in penmanship
>>>
>>
>>
>> I am also left handed but I still love my pilots. I finally gave up my
>> fountain pens for the pilots but one does need to be careful being left
>> handed.
>
> There is such a beast as a left hander's nib for fountain pens. Its cut at
> the opposite angle than for right handers. I guess it would suit those
> left handers who hook their arms around and write from the 'top' rather
> than those who just have their hands smearing through the just-written
> text, but they are out there.

I taught myself to mouse with my left hand, being a righty myself.
Ocasionally I get a bit of pain in my right wrist if I've moused to much,
and found it necessary to switch hands (it has nothing to do with excessive
hours of WoW play, honest!) if I still wanted to use the computer well. I'm
perfestly proficient with my left hand *once I get used to it* - for a day
after changing mouse hands the mouse keeps going the wrong way and I click
the wrong buttons. Its no better when I change back to my right and after a
week or so of left hand mousing, it still takes a day to get back into the
swing of it again.

Yowie