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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 08:40 AM
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Doctors Vs Guns

Think about this:
A. The number of physicians in the US is 700,000.
B. Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year is 120,000.
C. Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.

(US Dept. of Health & Human Services)

Then think about this:
A. The number of gun owners in the US is 80,000,000.
B. The number of accidental gun deaths per year is 1,500.
C. The number of accidental deaths per gun owner 0.0000188.

Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.

FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.

Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors before this gets out of hand.




As a public health measure, I have withheld the statistics on lawyers for fear that the shock could cause people to seek medical attention!
 
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 10:50 AM
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Good one!
As you meant it to be, your post illustrates the fine old art of sophistry: plausible, but fallacious reasoning. Without it, the Sunday TV news shows (Fox, et al.) would be quiet time!
 
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 11:03 AM
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 11:13 AM
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You guys are crazy. Doctors scare me to death!!

The last Doctor I went to voluntarily was a Veterinarian.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 05:59 PM
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Originally posted by ctfuzzy
You guys are crazy. Doctors scare me to death!!

The last Doctor I went to voluntarily was a Veterinarian.
Very well thought out and smart!

What do you call the guy who graduated last in his med school class? - Doctor. Think about that the next you see one.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 07:13 PM
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Wow, thats news to me! Guns scare me.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 07:49 PM
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Wow, thats news to me! Guns scare me.
Well, you sure got me beat Black88GT.

I can't think of a single inanimate object I am afraid of that is not radiological in nature.

Congratulations, I even consider myself a bit of a fraidycat.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 09:03 PM
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I forget who originally said this, but it does make you think..............

"Somewhere at this moment, there is a doctor who is the worst doctor in the world. By process of elimination, there has to be one.
The worst part is that someone has an apointment with them tomorrow morning, and doesn't have a clue."
 
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Old Nov 9, 2003 | 09:50 PM
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I think I work with her, watch out for University of Washington Graduates. Worse, her patients are all hospitalized, and can't break their appointments.

Sorta' sad, isn't it? 'course the same problem applies to grease monkeys.
 
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Old Nov 10, 2003 | 05:33 AM
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Doctors "Practice" medicine

What would you do if you heard your Doctor say "OOPS"
 
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Old Nov 11, 2003 | 07:20 PM
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I'll have to pass this thread on too a buddy of mine, both of us are gun enthusiasts (to say the least) and owners.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 08:40 PM
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What's the difference between God and a doctor?
God doesn't think he's a doctor.

What's the difference between a lawyer and a doctor?
A lawyer takes all your money. A doctor takes all your money and kills you.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 09:48 PM
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Originally posted by ctfuzzy
I can't think of a single inanimate object I am afraid of that is not radiological in nature.
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...Now theres a thought to ponder for all the Physicists out there...Are radiological "sources" truly inanimate...? After all they do have a life span. I'll have to ask one of the rocket scientists at work about that on monday...
....Sorry about the free associative thinking...I kinda drifted away for a moment...
 
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Old Nov 21, 2003 | 11:18 PM
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Makes you wonder a little bit.
 
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Old Nov 22, 2003 | 12:04 AM
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Re: Doctors Vs Guns

Originally posted by 4tl8ford
Think about this:
A. The number of physicians in the US is 700,000.
B. Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year is 120,000.
C. Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.

(US Dept. of Health & Human Services)

Then think about this:
A. The number of gun owners in the US is 80,000,000.
B. The number of accidental gun deaths per year is 1,500.
C. The number of accidental deaths per gun owner 0.0000188.

Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.

FACT: NOT EVERYONE HAS A GUN, BUT ALMOST EVERYONE HAS AT LEAST ONE DOCTOR.

Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors before this gets out of hand.
I am ambivalent (for now) on the issue of Pro/Antil gun.

I am certain you message was intended as only a joke. It could not possibly be taken as serious. Your message relates only to ACCIDENTAL deaths of guns vs doctors.

Please provide similar statistics of INTENTIONAL deaths by doctors vs guns. Might your number change?



Odds On 21
 
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