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Because My Husband is an M.D.

... married to a blonde (okay, so I was born blonde and was a natural blonde until I was about 8 years old or so and then I started using chemicals as a young adult, and continue to use them as of late to help the gray blend in)

and because I just need to laugh right now.

YES!!! We are still in the midst of renovating our home, PLUS my husband takes his oral boards next week. I know it is all a matter of perspective and high levels of stress can be a time where you either depend more fully on the Lord or fall apart. By the grace of God he is still giving me great joy through this time... even though the household is also sick with head colds. Laugh lest I cry... thank you Lord for giving me a sense of humour.

Here is another blonde joke:

Blonde medical terminology
Artery -- Study of paintings
Bacteria -- Back door of cafeteria
Barium -- What doctors do when treatment fails
Bowel -- Letter like A.E.I.O.U
Caesarean section -- District in Rome
Cat scan -- Searching for kitty
Cauterize -- Made eye contact with her
Colic -- Sheep dog
Coma -- A punctuation mark
Congenital -- Friendly
Diarrhea -- Journal of daily events
Dilate -- To live long
Enema -- Not a friend
Fester -- Quicker
Fibula -- A small lie
G.I. Series -- Soldiers' ball game
Grippe -- Suitcase
Hangnail -- Coathook
Impotent -- Distinguished, well known
Intense pain -- Torture in a teepee
Labor pain -- Got hurt at work
Medical staff -- Doctor's cane
Morbid -- Higher offer
Nitrate -- Cheaper than day rate
Node -- Was aware of
Outpatient -- Person who had fainted
Pelvis -- Cousin of Elvis
Post operative -- Letter carrier
Protein -- Favoring young people
Rectum -- It almost killed him
Recovery room -- Place to do upholstery
Rheumatic -- Amorous
Scar -- Rolled tobacco leaf
Secretion -- Hiding anything
Seizure -- Roman emperor
Tablet -- Small table
Terminal illness -- Sickness at airport
Tibia -- Country in North Africa
Tumor -- An extra pair
Urine -- Opposite of you're out
Varicose -- Located nearby
Vein -- Conceited

Posted by Lisa on April 11, 2007

Comments

From one blonde to another...

*shrug*
I don't get it.
*grin*

Posted by: jen elslager | April 11, 2007 10:07 PM

Lisa, I’m glad to hear you're keeping your sense of humor in light of all that’s going on around there. I just want to know how come you blondes get to have all the laughs. What about some brunette jokes?? Blessings-Terri

Posted by: keepingthepace | April 11, 2007 11:45 PM

Q: What is a brunette that dyes her hair blonde called?

A: Artificial Intelligence

(I may just be easily amused right now :-D

Posted by: lisa | April 12, 2007 02:33 AM

okay, made me smile....and I'm even blonde! :)

Posted by: Annette | April 12, 2007 05:55 AM

Lisa, Now that was really funny to me this morning at 5am when I got on-line after getting a sick child back to bed at 4:45am!

My son who's been laying around sick a couple of days said, after noticing his hair in the mirror, "mom look at my hair, even my hair looks sick" Motherhood what a joy!
Blessings-Terri

Posted by: keepinthepace | April 12, 2007 08:47 AM

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