Battle Wounds

If you haven't seen Doug's unbridled passion for ping pong, it is something to witness. His kill shots are legendary! This one 'barely' missed the table and Nate tried to return it with his neck.

Nate has been 'Nighted'

Passing of the Baton

Today I got to practice my surgical skills. I took a fresh scalpel blade and dissected Mike's banana and planted the ring. My skills need a little polishing, there was a little more ecchymosis than I expected

Special K

We have this professor, Dr. Kalekas, who teaches Physical Diagnosis and he tells us a joke at teh beginning of every lecture. Some are crude, some are clean, but all are funny. I will start writing them down. As of now here is just a list of some:

Some buttonhole has my pen.

Hillbilly Vasectomy

$1000

Referrals and Vacation

Alley Beatdown to Pearly Gate

Volleyball + Hockey = Med School Pong

When opposing team attempts to hit a 'set shot' the soon to be receiving team member can attempt to block the 'spike'. This can be accomplished by any means necessary. They can use the paddle, arms, chest, screaming, and a direct body check to setter or spiker is allowed to disrupt the shot. This is especially encouraged when receiving team is at game point and a successful 'set' shot would win the game.

This is a gamble! Only the returning player can do this. If block is missed, and shot enters into play, it is that persons turn to return the ball. Their teammate cannot return it.

Lord of The Ring

So over a year ago, we found this metal ring. we have no idea what it is or where it comes from, or what it is for, but for all intents and purposes, for us it gives us another tool for laughter. Last year, when Mike and I were completing our Masters at Touro, we started hiding this in random places, in places that would lead us to eventually find it. That tradition literally has continued for over a year now. Doug and Nate are now participants in the game of hide and go seek. As you can see here, it ended up on my locker. Other places this little beauty has found it self are, but not limited to: car antennas, backpacks, fish tanks, drinks, chip bags, drawstring loops, cadaver lab coats, wallets, tied to shoelaces, microphone battery space, under shoe insoles, hats, refrigerators, tied to strings under tables, under seat cushions, it even found itself in the right ventricle of Doug's body. Silly we know, but funny none the less. I consider it like a prolonged game of Old Maid. Nobody really knows who else has it, and where it is but the person who hid it, and the person who is soon to find it.

What Does Your 2'oclock Feel Like?

Today was a good day for humor. We discovered that we had a classmate that resembled Moes from The Office, I was told by a girl that somebody made her "cry in her pants" when she meant to say "pee her pants", and then to top it all off we had Doug show the world what he is learning in Medical School. Feel proud Bethany, this is what you are going into debt for.

What you see here is what Nate Barney has for his computer. We like to take the little USB drive when he is gone, falling asleep, not paying attention, and hide it in random locations. It never gets old to see how many times he wiggles the mouse to try and get the curser to move on the screen before he figures out that the USB part is gone. This is when we all erupt in laughter. One time we left the USB and took out the battery for the mouse and this left Nate even more confused. Even better is seeing our "little buddy" trying to find it behind doors, in the ceiling, or in walls. Never gets old!

lil Kim

So, last saturday i was in "throw everything out that we haven't used or seen in 3 years" mode, when i came across some old mannequin heads that shannon used to practice on. I threw them away, but not before i snuck one in my back pack. Michael Blatter soon found it in his locker. Then, Dan Bollard found it on his desk. It now proudly sits on the Anatomy Cadavor Lab book shelf. Their faces were priceless.

Subclause - Ping Pong

-Each team is alloted one and only one "set" shot. This is when, but is not limited to: when any person is returning a shot, they can set up their teammate for a kill shot. This is legal and does not count as two hits on one side. This can be used as a method for saving a un-returnable shot, by hitting it to your teammate who might be able to get it back into play.

-Any person can attempt to play a shot off of the "third defender- the wall" from a kill. the player if able to return it before it hits any other objects, it is live. it can be returned even after it enters the area of the opposing team.

-3 serve rule. if the server serves his 3 serve on game point into the net, it is not game, but rather the servers team looses one point.

Medical School Ping Pong

So, ping pong has become our activity of choice for study breaks and in between class breaks. And because we study a lot and have a lot of classes, you could argue that we play a lot of ping pong. Over the semester we have developed many of "DO RULES". I thought that they should be written down so that future arguments could be settled.

Doubles Ping Pong

-Games are played to 21. Must win by two.

-Games to 21 are served in 5 serve increments, alternating sides and servers

-Servers must serve to opposite side of table.

-Server does not have to be behind table. Service from side of table is allowed

-Any part of the paddle, or hand is able to make serve.

-on game point, server gets 3 attempts to make a serve 'in'

-on 3 attempts lets do not count as attempts

-Quick games are played to 11. serves and servers alternate every 2 serves

-if any person attempts to kill shot and shot bounces off wall behind defending team and returns to killers side ball is in play and is live. if not returned by killing team, they lose the point. The "wall" acts as a ghost defender.

-side walls, floors, and ceilings are out of play

-if any team attempts a shot and that shot does not fall in play, the returning/defending team can take a "gamble shot".

-accidental gamble shots are counted as attempted gamble shot. if not returned 2 points will be deducted from team.

-Gamble shot if not returned in play results in a loss of 2 points. If returned in play the team taking the Gamble Shot is guaranteed the point from previously missed shot.

-Play from gamble shot goes until out of play. If team that takes gamble shot wins rally they get original point plus a point for winning Gamble rally. If looses rally, only first point is awarded.

-Gamble shots can be taken on gamble shots. College level calculus must be implemented to solve accurate score.

-Any means can be used for means of distracting returning team. This includes but is not limited to arguing score, name calling, calling on phone, physical attack. If ball is in servers hand, game is LIVE. No amount of rebuttal overrides this rule.

3 Man Weaver Ping Pong

-this game is played when only 3 players are present.

-games starts with 2 players on one side and 1 player on one side. Rules to doubles ping pong apply except when doubles side team is serving. They are allowed to serve on any side, in any direction, to single side team.

-Any player that makes a un-sportsman mistake, unless when serving or on single member side, must switch to opposing sides.

-Score is kept for sides, rather then teams

-strategy can be implemented to align one self with winning side. points can be thrown on purpose, and not be considered like.

Computer Screens

Each of us live and die by the computer. We are on it everyday and more likely than not, every hour. This makes it the perfect target for fun. Rule: If any one person leaves the room, is not paying attention, or nods off, and their computer screen has been left open, they are free game for screen tagging. Anybody that catches this lapse in security is given the right to download any picture and make it that persons new desktop. Rule: Open is when screen is more than two finger widths apart from closed. Rule: newly acquired desktop picture must be kept on screen till the next day. Examples include but are not limited to:

You get the idea! Hahaha