We had a patient we named Oscar Meyer... it was a piece of hot dog that we put in formalin, the doc grossed it, we cut it (and it cut very well, I might add!) and they got to the point of looking under the scope before they realized the joke! ;o)
Michelle On Mar 29, 2011, at 2:13 PM, "Breeden, Sara" <sbree...@nmda.nmsu.edu> wrote: > Dead cockroach on autopsy/necropsy table as legitimate specimen; > goldfish processed as patient "Barry Cuda"; change family photos to > total strangers; butterscotch pudding in (unused) specimen jar and > subsequent tasting with applicator stick; activated charcoal on oculars > (a la Colonel Potter in MASH); single hair attached to ocular with > super-glue (tickling nose); cut fingertips off gloves; pumpkin/squash in > animal shapes to slide; bug in block; > foam-rubber-stuffed-box-with-toy-rat-to-burst-out-and-cause-startlement > (toy rat to morph into histo lab mascot complete with appropriate > holiday costume); process beef jerky as legitimate specimen; light > coating of oil on 'scope oculars; - and the latest one I just received - > a small slip of paper on the underside of the (computer's) mouse. Oh - > the joy! What shall I do first?! Happy Annoying! This ought to cover > the last several months I've not done the Friday Hour of Fuming... > > > > Sally Breeden, HT(ASCP) > > New Mexico Department of Agriculture > > Veterinary Diagnostic Services > > 1101 Camino de Salud NE > > Albuquerque, NM 87102 > > 505-383-9278 (Histology Lab) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet