Guest guest Posted May 19, 1999 Report Share Posted May 19, 1999 Scream > > >>Thanks, Jeanne: >> >>Q: What does HMO stand for? >>A: This is actually a variation of the phrase, 'Hey, Moe!' Its roots go >>back to a concept pioneered by Dr. Moe , who discovered that a >>patient could be made to forget about the pain in his foot if he was >>poked hard enough in the eyes. >> >>Q: I just joined an HMO. How difficult will it be to choose the doctor I >>want? >>A: Just slightly more difficult than choosing your parents. Your insurer >>will provide you with a book listing all the doctors who were >>participating in the plan. These doctors basically fall into two >>categories: those who are no longer accepting new patients, and those >>who will see you but are no longer part of the plan. But don't worry, >>the remaining doctor who is still in the plan and accepting new patients >>has an office just a half-day's >>drive away and that diploma from a small Caribbean Island is very fresh. >> >>Q: Do all diagnostic procedures require pre-certification? >>A: No. Only those you need. >> >>Q: What are preexisting conditions? >>A: This is a term used by the grammatically challenged when they want to >>talk about existing conditions. Unfortunately, we appear to be pre-stuck >>with it. >> >>Q: Can I get coverage for my preexisting conditions? >>A: Certainly, as long as they don't require any treatment. >> >>Q: What happens if I want to try alternative forms of medicine? >>A: You'll need to find alternative forms of payment. >> >>Q: My pharmacy plan only covers generic drugs, but I need the name >>brand. I tried the generic medication, but it gave me a stomach ache. >>What should I do? >>A: Poke yourself in the eye. >> >>Q: What if I'm away from home and I get sick? >>A: You really shouldn't do that. >> >>Q: I think I need to see a specialist, but my doctor insists he can >>handle my problem. Can a general practitioner really perform a heart >>transplant right in his office? >>A: Hard to say, but considering that all you're risking is the $10 >>CO-payment, there is no harm giving him a shot at it. >> >>Q: Will health care be any different in the next century? >>A: No. But if you call right now, you might get an appointment by then. >> >> >>........................................................................ >>History of some common sayings that now will make sense! Thanks, Rubin. >> >>Way Back in the 1500's ..... >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in >>May and were still smelling pretty good by June. However, they were >>starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the >>b.o. >> >>Baths equaled a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had >>the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, >>then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By >>then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence >>the saying, " Don't throw the baby out with the bath water " . >> >>Houses had thatched roofs. Thick straw, piled high, with no wood >>underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the >>pets... dogs, cats and other small animals, mice, rats, bugs lived on >>the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals >>would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying, " It's raining cats >>and dogs. " >> >>There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This >>posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could >>really mess up your nice clean bed. So, they found if they made beds >>with big posts and hung a sheet over the top, it addressed that problem. >>Hence those beautiful big 4 post beds with canopies. >> >>The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, >>hence the saying " dirt poor " . The wealthy had slate floors that would >>get slippery in the winter when wet. So they spread thresh on the floor >>to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on they kept adding more >>thresh until when you opened the door it would all start slipping >>outside. A piece of wood was placed at the entry way, hence a " thresh >>hold " . >> >>They cooked in the kitchen in a big kettle that always hung over the >>fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They >>mostly ate vegetables and didn't get much meat. They would eat the stew >>for dinner leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then >>start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had food in it that had >>been in there for a month. Hence the rhyme: " peas porridge hot, peas >>porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old. " >> >>Sometimes they could obtain pork and would feel really special when that >>happened. When company came over, they would bring out some bacon and >>hang it to show it off. It was a sign of wealth and that a man " could >>really bring home the bacon. " They would cut off a little to share with >>guests and would all sit around and " chew the fat. " >> >>Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with a high acid >>content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food. This happened >>most often with tomatoes, so they stopped eating tomatoes... for 400 >>years. >> >>Most people didn't have pewter plates, but had trenchers - a piece of >>wood with the middle scooped out like a bowl. Trencher were never >>washed and a lot of times worms got into the wood. After eating off >>wormy trenchers, they would get " trench mouth. " (Tequlia can have the >>same effect...) >> >>Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of >>the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the >> " upper crust. " >> >>Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would >>sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. Someone walking along >>the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They >>were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family >>would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would >>wake up. Hence the custom of holding a " wake " . >> >>England is old and small and they started running out of places to bury >>people. So, they would dig up coffins and would take their bones to a >>house and re-use the grave. In reopening these coffins, one out of 25 >>coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized >>they had been burying people alive. So they thought they would tie a >>string on their wrist and lead it through the coffin and up through the >>ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the >>graveyard all night to listen for the bell. Hence on the " graveyard >>shift " they would know that someone was " saved by the bell " or he was a >> " dead ringer. " >><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > > >_______________________________________________________________ >Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ eGroups.com home: /group/chiari - Simplifying group communications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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