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What have you always wanted to know?

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PurleaseSqueeze · 19/04/2021 16:49

I was wondering today whether GPs see other GPs if they are ill? Can anyone tell me? I'm assuming yes as they wouldn't be allowed to prescribe medications for themselves?

What other random things have you always wondered/wanted to know?

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Galaxyinmypocket · 19/04/2021 21:41

Oh god yes!!! Same @Witchinthewardrobe!

Skateosaurus · 19/04/2021 21:42

@MintyMabel

Also, who thought it would be a good idea to eat something that appeared to come out of a chicken's bum?

Or looked under a cow and thought "mmm, what comes out of there is worth drinking"

I was going to say the same thing, who first decided to milk a cow and what did they think they were doing at the time? Grin

The Vegan Society used to have a great advert for this, it was just a man sucking a cow's udder with the caption "cut out the middle man, do you still think it's natural?"

I'm not vegan and I do drink milk, but it definitely made me realise that it can't be described as natural any more that drinking dog's milk would be.

Witchinthewardrobe · 19/04/2021 21:42

Still waiting for the answer on second class post, very intrigued about that one.

Ormally · 19/04/2021 21:43

@MyOtherProfile

An ex of mine from years ago was at the same school his mum taught at. I can't remember now whether I ever asked him but I wonder now in that situation, would the child have to call them Miss X or could they say Mum?

I've taught colleagues children more than once. They had to call their parents Mr or Mrs in school.

My friend at school had a Mum who taught there (very popular teacher that almost everyone would have had at some point). She would call her by a short version of her first name (like 'Mags' but not that)!
Angrypregnantlady · 19/04/2021 21:43

@AppleDolphin either the dog goes on command or the owners knows by the movement of the handle that the dog is squatting. They use their hand to follow the dogs back down to where the poo is.

MissLucyEyelesbarrow · 19/04/2021 21:44

I wonder what would happen if you were a GP who saw another GP and you disagreed with their diagnosis

[I'm a GP] It saves a lot of time if you just ask them what they think is wrong at the start of the consultation. This is actually true of all patients, not just other doctors. You don't agree with them every time, but at least you understand what their perspective is.

fishermanjumper · 19/04/2021 21:44

They say you only remember a dream if you wake up whilst still dreaming. So why are you IN your dream and then you wake up? Do you psychically know you're going to wake up? How does that work in the case of alarm clocks and spontaneous events waking you up?!
^ this has ALWAYS BUGGED ME

BakedTattie · 19/04/2021 21:44

This is probably really stupid, but if you are in a coma or in hospital for a long stay but can’t walk to the loo, what happens when you do a poo? I know a catheter is used for pee. Do you just have a bed pad under you and shit the bed?!

AppleDolphin · 19/04/2021 21:44

[quote Angrypregnantlady]@AppleDolphin either the dog goes on command or the owners knows by the movement of the handle that the dog is squatting. They use their hand to follow the dogs back down to where the poo is.[/quote]
Oh wow! Thanks! That's amazing!!

fishermanjumper · 19/04/2021 21:44

I've not explained mine very well Grin

JWrecks · 19/04/2021 21:45

I've always wanted to know who was the first person to eat cheese! Who was it that found last year's supply of milk hidden away forgotten and reeking, and just TRIED it! That idea always makes me laugh.

Galaxyinmypocket · 19/04/2021 21:45

I always have always wondered what goes on in the mind of an animal. Specifically cats actually. Like when they are just sitting there, what are their thoughts, do they reflect, do they plan, feel sad, happy etc etc? Grin

Volcanoexplorer · 19/04/2021 21:46

@PurleaseSqueeze my children go to the school my dh works at. They have to call him Mr Volcano and not Daddy. He’s not their class teacher but they do see him around school a lot.

LittleGreenGoblin · 19/04/2021 21:46

@TalbotAMan not necessarily true re nether regions. The phylogenies suggest that humans caught pubic lice from gorillas (although most likely from sleeping in their nests rather than from any hanky panky...). The headlice probably evolved as you said.

Alsohuman · 19/04/2021 21:46

@PerpendicularVincent

www.reed.co.uk/jobs/product-data-analyst/42472655?utm_medium=display&utm_source=RTBHouse&utm_campaign=UK_Reed_Web&utm_content=dist

This job keeps coming up whenever I view a thread and I need to know if they've made a mistake. That salary can't be right!

You’re right. They should be paying boredom money, it looks dire.
MissLucyEyelesbarrow · 19/04/2021 21:49

@BakedTattie

This is probably really stupid, but if you are in a coma or in hospital for a long stay but can’t walk to the loo, what happens when you do a poo? I know a catheter is used for pee. Do you just have a bed pad under you and shit the bed?!
If you're able to do so, you have a bed pan - a bit like a potty that slides underneath you. You don't have to be able to sit up to use it, but you need enough muscle control to lie on it. If you are too weak to do that, or aren't conscious, they use incontinence pads.
pallisers · 19/04/2021 21:50

@cheeseychovolate

I've never understood how a fax machine works.
many years ago the small office I worked in got its first fax machine. One of the partners (not old) faxed a pound note to his friend- and seriously thought it would appear intact in his friend's office fax.
growinggreyer · 19/04/2021 21:50

@BakedTattie

This is probably really stupid, but if you are in a coma or in hospital for a long stay but can’t walk to the loo, what happens when you do a poo? I know a catheter is used for pee. Do you just have a bed pad under you and shit the bed?!
Either an adult nappy or a bed pad can be used. For the people wondering about tampons or pads, neither is used. The incontinence pad will absorb blood, urine and contain poo.
BakedTattie · 19/04/2021 21:51

Thank you MissLucyEyelesbarrow

I will sleep easier tonight knowing that.

MissLucyEyelesbarrow · 19/04/2021 21:52

@BakedTattie

Thank you MissLucyEyelesbarrow

I will sleep easier tonight knowing that.

Always happy to serve Wink
Blackenedsoul · 19/04/2021 21:53

If you are having an operation on your back, you are wheeled into theatre on your back so how do they turn you over onto your stomach?
Rolled over? Or flipped?

When you have general anaesthetic do you always have that pipe pushed down your throat? Or can you breathe for yourself?

What does dying feel like?

Sorry mine are a bit grim.

fishermanjumper · 19/04/2021 21:53

many years ago the small office I worked in got its first fax machine. One of the partners (not old) faxed a pound note to his friend- and seriously thought it would appear intact in his friend's office fax

We used to get all sorts of voices coming through our fax machine from people ringing the fax number instead Confused

DinosaurDiana · 19/04/2021 21:53

When driving a car with the heater on, why does it blow cold air when you turn around a corner or roundabout ?

ABitOfAShitShow · 19/04/2021 21:53

@giftswap2020

If a woman is taken ill/unconscious and is rushed to hospital, and they are on their period and have a tampon in, does someone check if they are on your period/tampon in, so they could change it for them?
I’ve wondered this so many times.
RustyParker · 19/04/2021 21:54

My Dad was a postie so I've texted him to ask about 1st / 2nd class post! Will update when he gets back to me...