Thursday, November 30, 2006

Twenty dollars

These “hide the money” jokes came up during MICU rounds last week. As they were new to me and quite entertaining, I decided to run with the idea. Variations of the first five can be found all over the web, and I credit J. Tishon for a variation of the sixth. The rest are my own invention.


How do you hide twenty dollars from. . .


An orthopaedic surgeon?

Put it in a medical textbook.


A general surgeon?

Hide it in the chart.


A dermatologist?

You can’t hide money from a dermatologist.


A neurosurgeon?

Stick it to his child’s forehead.


A radiologist?

Give it to her patient.


A cardiologist?

Give it to his wife.


A plastic surgeon?

Hide it in any location with a winter climate colder than Florida.


A pathologist?

Place it anywhere above ground level.


An ob/gyn?

Just send it to her malpractice lawyer.


A malpractice lawyer?

You’re an idiot for even considering it.


An internist?

Hide it anywhere – an internist doesn’t have the foggiest about where to find money.


A resident?

Put it under her pillow.


An ER doc?

Put it in the medical history.


A medical student?

You evil, evil person – would you also steal money from a blind beggar on the street?



Feel free to add to the list!