Is there a doctor in the house?

Mark Padgett · #1 (**permalink**) Sat Mar 14, 2009, 12:39pm

HS JV rec this morning. Games are co-ed. Second game, middle of Q3, one of the girls gets hit really hard in the back of the head with a pass. She goes down but is not unconscious. We stop play immediately and her mom comes out of the stands. She waves for some guy to come out too. He gets down and looks at the girl, who is definitely disoriented. He pulls a little flashlight out of his coat pocket and checks her pupils. He says she seems to be OK and to go get her an ice pack. My partner asks the guy if he's sure she's OK. The guy gets this patronizing look on his face and says, "Yes, I'm sure. I'm a neurosurgeon." My partner steps back and replies, "Oh".

BTW - she was fine but did not return to the game.

mbyron · #2 (**permalink**) Sat Mar 14, 2009, 12:54pm

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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

The guy gets this patronizing look on his face and says, "Yes, I'm sure. I'm a neurosurgeon."

"Oh, ok, you aren't wearing your hospital ID, and I didn't notice the distinctive neurosurgeon dick-ishness until you spoke. Thanks for your help!"

Juulie Downs · #3 (**permalink**) Sat Mar 14, 2009, 12:57pm

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Originally Posted by mbyron

"Oh, ok, you aren't wearing your hospital ID, and I didn't notice the distinctive neurosurgeon dick-ishness until you spoke. Thanks for your help!"

Or, "Yea, but I didn't know how much experience you have with cranial-contracouis-uvea-inflammation..."

JugglingReferee · #4 (**permalink**) Sat Mar 14, 2009, 02:22pm

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Or, "Yea, but I didn't know how much experience you have with cranial-contracouis-uvea-inflammation..."

I don't know what that means, but I like it. Consider it stolen!

mbyron · #5 (**permalink**) Sat Mar 14, 2009, 06:50pm

It's 'contrecoup'. I'm sure that's what's confusing Jug.

JugglingReferee · #6 (**permalink**) Sat Mar 14, 2009, 07:07pm

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Originally Posted by mbyron

It's 'contrecoup'. I'm sure that's what's confusing Jug.

Ya, that was it.

Adam · #7 (**permalink**) Sat Mar 14, 2009, 01:02pm

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Originally Posted by mbyron

"Oh, ok, you aren't wearing your hospital ID, and I didn't notice the distinctive neurosurgeon dick-ishness until you spoke. Thanks for your help!"

Nice. Beautiful, brings a tear to my eye.

rockyroad · #8 (**permalink**) Sun Mar 15, 2009, 03:48pm

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Originally Posted by mbyron

"Oh, ok, you aren't wearing your hospital ID, and I didn't notice the distinctive neurosurgeon dick-ishness until you spoke. Thanks for your help!"

Now that's funny - I don't care who you are.

Had a HS game years ago where two guys on the same time smacked heads. Back of one head to the chin of the other. Both go down. Chin boy is bleeding and is OUT. We get coaches and trainers out there and they are taking care of everything. Two men come out of the stands and ask me if they can go out on the court to "help". I ask them who they are and the one says "I am Dr. so-and-so, the director of surgery at SW Washington Medical Center, and this is my Chief Surgeon who also happens to be that players father." They went and helped.

canuckrefguy · #9 (**permalink**) Sun Mar 15, 2009, 04:48pm

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Originally Posted by mbyron

"Oh, ok, you aren't wearing your hospital ID, and I didn't notice the distinctive neurosurgeon dick-ishness until you spoke. Thanks for your help!"

Seems to me he had the same look that we get on our faces when someone asks us "you sure that was a block?"

TonyT · #10 (**permalink**) Sun Mar 15, 2009, 07:23pm

A JV Rec. Co-ed basketball game. What is this world coming to. What a JOKE!!!!!

Mark Padgett · #11 (**permalink**) Sun Mar 15, 2009, 07:33pm

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Originally Posted by TonyT

A JV Rec. Co-ed basketball game. What is this world coming to. What a JOKE!!!!!

Why is this such a "joke"? The kids have fun, they get exercise and display good sportsmanship. That's what rec leagues are supposed to be about. The girls get to play through their senior year and the boys are all freshman and sophomores. They play V level rec after that.

About 3/4 of the girls that start as Freshmen stay all four years and virtually all the boys play all four years. Obviously, they don't think it's a "joke" and that's what counts.

mbyron · #12 (**permalink**) Mon Mar 16, 2009, 07:35am

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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

Why is this such a "joke"? The kids have fun, they get exercise and display good sportsmanship. That's what rec leagues are supposed to be about. The girls get to play through their senior year and the boys are all freshman and sophomores. They play V level rec after that.

About 3/4 of the girls that start as Freshmen stay all four years and virtually all the boys play all four years. Obviously, they don't think it's a "joke" and that's what counts.

Dude, don't sweat it. Some people need to put others down to feel better about themselves. Not everyone has good meds.

Rich · #13 (**permalink**) Tue Mar 17, 2009, 10:46am

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Originally Posted by TonyT

A JV Rec. Co-ed basketball game. What is this world coming to. What a JOKE!!!!!

An idiot posting on an IBB. What is this world coming to. What a JOKE!!!!!

mbyron · #14 (**permalink**) Mon Mar 16, 2009, 07:34am

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Originally Posted by canuckrefguy

Seems to me he had the same look that we get on our faces when someone asks us "you sure that was a block?"

Maybe so, but we're wearing stripes.

SWMOzebra · #15 (**permalink**) Sat Mar 14, 2009, 01:33pm

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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

He pulls a little flashlight out of his coat pocket...

With this kind of credential, he could have just as easily been a car mechanic or a termite inspector!

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