Guest guest Posted March 20, 1999 Report Share Posted March 20, 1999 Top 30 Signs You've Joined a Cheap HMO -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 1. Pedal-powered dialysis machines. 2. Use of antibiotics deemed an " unauthorized experimental procedure, " 3. Head-wound victim in the waiting room is on the last chapter of " War and Peace, " 4. You ask for Viagra. You get a popsicle stick and duct tape. 5. Annual breast exam conducted at hooters. 6. Exam room has a tip jar. 7. You swear you saw salad tongs and a crab fork on the instrument tray just before the anesthesia kicked in. 8. " Will you be paying in eggs or pelts? " 9. Tight budget prevents acquisition of separate rectal thermometers. 10. " Take two leeches and call me in the morning, " 11. The company logo features a hand squeezing a bleeding turnip. 12. Tongue depressors taste faintly of Fudgesicle. 13. Covered postnatal care consists of leaving your baby on Mia Farrow's doorstep. 14. Radiation treatment for cancer patients requires them to walk around with a postcard from Chernobyl in their pocket. 15. " Pre-natal vitamin " prescription is a box of Tic-Tacs. 16. Chief Surgeon graduated from University of Benihana. 17. Directions to your doctor's office include, " take a left when you enter the trailer park, " 18. Doctor listens to your heart through a paper towel tube. 19. Only item listed under Preventive Care feature of coverage is " an apple a day, " 20. Only participating Physicians are Dr. Fine, Dr. , Dr. Fine. 21. Only proctologist in the plan is " Gus " from Roto-Rooter. 22. Plan covers only " group " gynecological exams. 23. Preprinted prescription pads that say " Walk it off, candy ass, " 24. To avoid a time consuming and expensive throat culture, the doctor just French kisses you. 25. Recycled bandages. 26. You can get your flu shot as soon as " the " hypodermic needle is dry. 27. Your " primary care physician " is wearing the pants you gave to goodwill last month. 28. 24-hour claims line is 1-800-TUF-LUCK 29. Costly MRI equipment efficiently replaced by an oversized 2-sided copier. 30. Enema? The lavatory faucet swivels to face upward. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- JACK snow in the forecast in western nys http://www.frontiernet.net/~goviers updated 3/20/99. On the Internet, nobody knows you're a cat. The total sum of the world's IQ is constant. If the population is increasing, then intelligence is ... A little village of Trids (like Smurfs only green) had built their water well on the top of a hill. An evil troll took over the hill and wouldn't let the Trids get any water. Every Trid that went up the hill was kicked down by the troll. Frustrated, the Trids asked the local Rabbi for help. He climbed the hill and got the water with any trouble from the troll. When he went back up the hill he asked the troll why he had not kicked him down the hill. The troll replied, " Silly rabbi, kicks are for Trids. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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