The Mel Gibson Tapes
Posted by: James L on 14 July 2010
Who has heard the tapes?
OK, sounds like she set him up to spew his guts on tape but is he insane?
OK, sounds like she set him up to spew his guts on tape but is he insane?
Why apologise? You were asked a question and your answer was interesting. I often think it would be useful to know more about board members. It's too easy for anonymous posters often hiding behind silly names to start arguing with complete strangers about things that don't matter one bit in the real world. And I've been there 
OK. I'll retract my apology. 
Incidentally, just noticed an error. I was 32 when I was appointed Consultant.
Also, to Mongo : Only Surgeons are called Mister (or Miss). It's a hangover from the days when it was Barber Surgeons, and they weren't considered good enough to be admitted to the Royal College of Physicians.
Almost everywhere else in the world surgeons are referred to as Doctor, and I found that American tourists in particular often found it confusing when admitted to British Hospitals where I was working.
If you wish to be pedantic, in academic terms I shouldn't really call myself doctor, as I don't have a Doctorate (PhD or MD). My youngest is a PhD and takes great delight in pointing this out to me. I am, as you might expect, FRCA (Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists)
All a bit of anomaly, as most other countries have MD as their basic medical qualification, whereas my degree is MB ChB. In the UK an MD is a postgraduate qualification equivalent to PhD.
All very confusing, but I thought you might be interested.
Incidentally, just noticed an error. I was 32 when I was appointed Consultant.
Also, to Mongo : Only Surgeons are called Mister (or Miss). It's a hangover from the days when it was Barber Surgeons, and they weren't considered good enough to be admitted to the Royal College of Physicians.
Almost everywhere else in the world surgeons are referred to as Doctor, and I found that American tourists in particular often found it confusing when admitted to British Hospitals where I was working.
If you wish to be pedantic, in academic terms I shouldn't really call myself doctor, as I don't have a Doctorate (PhD or MD). My youngest is a PhD and takes great delight in pointing this out to me. I am, as you might expect, FRCA (Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists)
All a bit of anomaly, as most other countries have MD as their basic medical qualification, whereas my degree is MB ChB. In the UK an MD is a postgraduate qualification equivalent to PhD.
All very confusing, but I thought you might be interested.
quote:and General Practitioners in the part of London that I work are formally addressed as "Oi mate!".
I spent my career from Registrar onwards being addressed by all the theatre staff as "Doc Martin"
quote:I spent my career from Registrar onwards being addressed by all the theatre staff as "Doc Martin"
I suppose there is always someone willing to put the boot in?
Sorry
quote:I suppose there is always someone willing to put the boot in?
Sorry
quote:The last one looked just like Ben Elton.
I hoped he wasnt Ben Elton when he was putting Cortisone enjections into my back.
Can't be me. I'm best described as "that short fat bloke with the white hair". Of course, when I married, it was that "that short skinny bloke with the red hair"
