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FRIDAY GIGGLE

Submitted: Friday, Apr 02, 2004 at 17:59

KiwiAngler

Subject: Doctors and guns

The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000.
Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year is
120,000. Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171.
(U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)

Now think about this:

The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000
(yes, 80 million!). The number of accidental gun
deaths per year (all age groups) is 1,500. The number
of accidental deaths per gun owner is .0000188.

So, 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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AnswerID: 52970   Submitted: Friday, Apr 02, 2004 at 18:19

Member - StevenL replied:

ha ha very good.

You mention 'accidental gun deaths', what about 'intentional gun deaths' where the gun owner meant to do it?? I wonder how may intentional doctor deaths there were.......hmmm.

I love the last para. If you sought medical attention would you then be at risk of the accidental death at the hands of the doctor!

Thank God it's Friday........

Steven

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AnswerID: 53024   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 03, 2004 at 06:23

Eric from Cape York Connections replied:

A good read.
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AnswerID: 53053   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 03, 2004 at 11:32

Member - Bob replied:

As a doctor I'd be surprised if all of the those 120,000 were accidental.

Someone has to cull the deserving ;-)
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FollowupID: 314828   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 03, 2004 at 12:14

Bonz (Vic) posted:

Are you taking requests Bob?

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FollowupID: 314934   Submitted: Sunday, Apr 04, 2004 at 22:15

Member - Des Lexik(SA) posted:

No he's not Bonz but he is taking Bequests. LOL
He is doing a house call on Willie, maybe we can put in a request.
Bob, TAKE AWAY his Grump Pills.
It's not the years of your life that matters, it's the life in your years that count.
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AnswerID: 53073   Submitted: Saturday, Apr 03, 2004 at 15:33

Member - Frank replied:

Like it

I am currently being treated by doctor can you sugest alternitive

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