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Cup of Tea, Doctor Cameron?


Feck's sake, Janet - can a man no get a shieyte in peace?
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Ahh, Dr Finlay's casbook, another classic:

"Dr Finlay, I think I've got a touch of heartburn"
"Oh for Christ sake Janet, get your tit oot ma porridge"
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I always saw Mistress Niven as something of a dominatrix....
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Storyline wrote:
spuddy wrote:I got a different BOGOF : flu jab but also offered a pneumonia one as well
Did not know there was a pneumonia virus .....

(bah humbug turns into Dr Finlay's)
What did you think caused viral pneumonia?
Pneumonia is inflammation of the lung(s) and may be caused by bacteria, viruses or (less commonly) other agents.
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Alan_D wrote: .....
What did you think caused viral pneumonia?
Pneumonia is inflammation of the lung(s) and may be caused by bacteria, viruses or (less commonly) other agents.
Did not realise there were two varieties - just thought it was pneumonia. Actually did not really know anything about it apart from it being v. bad !
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My Doctor calls it 'The Old Man's Friend'
I never like the way he looks at me when he says it......
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This pneumonia jab ...on the NHS but surely not just in " home counties". Quack said it was a once in yr life and kicked off antibodies. He also used a long word
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