Disturbing things you have to read at work...

[Reed John]

I just read the following sentence in a very well-respected medical journal.

"Data were obtained with patients in the supine and prone positions."

This same paper uses the term "stool tagging," "laxative purgation" and "colonic insufflation."

[WOM]

Disturbing things you have to read at work...

Bring some of that stuff along on Monday, in case conversation wanes.

[Stumpy Pepys]

Disturbing things you have to read at work...

I've never forgotten one of the Ig Nobel prize nominated papers, which was: Termination of Intractable Hiccups with Digital Rectal Massage

[beak]

Disturbing things you have to read at work...

not any more, but i used to work in adult social care for manchester city council; i had to read some truly, truly grim things in the course of my day's business.

[Guest]

Disturbing things you have to read at work...

Stumpy Pepys wrote:

I've never forgotten one of the Ig Nobel prize nominated papers, which was: Termination of Intractable Hiccups with Digital Rectal Massage

I can understand how that might work, but I want to know how they came up with the idea...

Reasearcher 1: Poor guy still has the hiccups.

Reasearcher 2: What have you tried to get him to stop?

Reasearcher 1: The usual, a spoonful of sugar, standing him on his head, scaring him, but nothing seems to work.

Reasearcher 2: Have you tried ramming something up his ass?

Asministrator: Ah, I see you have the machine that goes bing...