Commandment
There are old wives' tales, and there are urban legends. Then there are proverbs of all kinds. Everyone loves to quote old sayings, regardless of their validity.
Pediatricians are no different. There is a particular saying that has endured the test of time, a bit of wisdom handed down from generation to generation of children's health care providers. Recent researchers have unearthed an ancient rendition of this lasting truth, etched painstakingly in fragments of stone:
Listen closely, O youth, and heed my words. Thou shalt insert no thing into thine ear that is smaller than thine elbow, lest it fall into thine ear canal and therein become lodged to dwell for all eternity.
You may be skeptical, but experts are certain that it was engraved by a physician, for the handwriting was very difficult to read.
Another text has been found that references the above. The authenticity of this text remains in question, and many refuse to include it with the original.
Shouldst there be true repentance in thine heart, however, and thou confesseth thy deed to thy mother or father, and as a result art cast away forthwith to journey to the parched land of iniquity, the emergency room, despair not. For whosoever telleth the truth, and with great patience and longsuffering endureth the wait of the waiting room to reach the examining room, he shall be rewarded, for from thence the cleansing of the ear canal and the removal of the foreign object therefrom may commence without hesitation.
Pediatricians are no different. There is a particular saying that has endured the test of time, a bit of wisdom handed down from generation to generation of children's health care providers. Recent researchers have unearthed an ancient rendition of this lasting truth, etched painstakingly in fragments of stone:
Listen closely, O youth, and heed my words. Thou shalt insert no thing into thine ear that is smaller than thine elbow, lest it fall into thine ear canal and therein become lodged to dwell for all eternity.
You may be skeptical, but experts are certain that it was engraved by a physician, for the handwriting was very difficult to read.
Another text has been found that references the above. The authenticity of this text remains in question, and many refuse to include it with the original.
Shouldst there be true repentance in thine heart, however, and thou confesseth thy deed to thy mother or father, and as a result art cast away forthwith to journey to the parched land of iniquity, the emergency room, despair not. For whosoever telleth the truth, and with great patience and longsuffering endureth the wait of the waiting room to reach the examining room, he shall be rewarded, for from thence the cleansing of the ear canal and the removal of the foreign object therefrom may commence without hesitation.
posted by CamoBunny at 9:34 AM
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the other reason not put anything in your ear that's smaller than your elbow is so that you don't puncture your eardrum. but that's not a fun thing to write about.
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