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Medical humor can smooth over some pretty rough spots in life
Perhaps like hanging up on a Brahma bull at a rodeo. Oh? Doesn't sound like medical humor to you? Well, it does to a cowboy. At least, in certain situations it does. It was difficult to decide on the best spot for this little story: Medical humor, or cowboy poetry? It certainly qualifies on both counts. The date was August 12, 1970. At age 26, I'd been retired from the rodeo circuit for four years. Four LONG years. You see, Rodeo Fever is not easy to cure. Since quitting, I'd held various jobs, gone back to college, gotten my degree...and an office job. An. Office. Job. GAAAAA-A-A-G-G-GHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! Rancher's son, Army Viet Nam Era veteran, underground miner, professional bronc and bull rider...and now an OFFICE job? To describe it as culture shock would be understatement of the gravest sort. I wasn't in any shape to see humor of any sort, let alone medical humor. THERE'S GOT TO BE MORE THAN THIS! I thought to myself that fine summer...and...went back to riding bulls. That might have been okay, but my second bull that season was a practice bull named Little Moe. Oh, I knew better than to go back after quitting cold turkey. Like any addict, I told myself, I can handle it. Just a few. Just on weekends. Uh-huh. What happened next? Read on.
================================================================= Bull Track I eased on down inside the chute While I was still tied to that beef Next morning came a nurse's aide Did you know, I asked her then Track a bull? She scratched her head There's only one regret I had ================================================================= Most likely we ALL agree that a health crisis of any sort is no laughing matter. And yet...and yet. If you're anywhere close to my age, you remember when President Reagan was shot by a would-be assassin. And if you remember that, you may also recall that he was joking with medical personnel as he was rushed to Emergency. Medical humor at its finest. President Reagan knew full well the value of using humor to elevate his own spirits as well as those of the people around him. If you have a medical humor experience you'd care to share, here's the form for it.
================================================================= If you enter a medical humor poem in the form above, here is what we will do in return: 1. Read it very carefully and with respect. 2. If it is clean and humorous, I will publish it on a special poetic-humor Contributions Page for a minimum of three months. (To see how that works, click on the Contributions button, then on any Name Link shown on that page.) 3. If your creation does not quite fit our website, we will let you know AND let you know why. 4. IF you want no-charge mentoring, I will personally suggest possible amendments (I don’t say “improvements” because often it’s simply a matter of taste, not quality.). 5. If you choose, you amend and resubmit as many times as you like. A point about copyright: You retain all rights to the material you submit with one exception: Poetic-humor.com receives the right to publish said material on this website for a period not to exceed one year. A point about copyright: You further certify that any and all poems you submit are your original creation(s) and that you hold us harmless from any legal action should such not be the case. Please feel free to submit as many poetic humor writings as you like; we look forward to receiving every one. With appreciation, Fred
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