Jan 31
Some job titles just have a funny ring to them. For example, I would never be a “phlebotomist”. The name alone makes me giggle. I wouldn’t be able to hold a straight face any time I said it. Imagine being at a party:
Stranger So, what do you do? Me I'm a... well... a phlebotomist. Stranger Eh, a what? Me A phlebotomist. Stranger I see. Is that related to botany? Me No. It's... Stranger Wait! Don't tell me. A person that works with the throat? You know, because of phlem? Me No, not even close. It's phlebotomist. p-h-l-e-B-o-t-o... Stranger Phleboto? Phleboto? Wait, I remember now... It was my trip to the tropics. Me Tropics? Stranger Yes. I remember now. Phleboto, phleboto... Phlebotomus! Yes, that's it! Me No, that's not... Stranger Yes, yes it is. Clear as day. Phlebotomus, man-biting sandflies! Nasty little buggers. Got me all over. Had me itching in places I normally wouldn't talk about. Me Yes, well, I'm sorry to hear about that. Stranger Yeah, you're a bug person! Wow, what a unique job. So, can you help me with the itching? I could show you the bites. Me Er, um, no.
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April 17th, 2003 at 5:24 pm
what the hel are u on about
June 11th, 2003 at 6:29 am
Phlebotomists collect blood samples and body fluids from patients for laboratory testing.
July 28th, 2003 at 9:55 pm
Actually, when you tell someone you are a phlebotomist, they usually associate the word with “labotomy.” Then when you do tell them what the word means, they look at you like you’re a freak!!
January 8th, 2004 at 8:02 pm
this isn’t funny, it sucks
August 19th, 2004 at 2:00 pm
Heh heh… Poor “Ali J” is having a tough time as a phlebotomist :’)
October 10th, 2004 at 11:18 pm
I like Robert Fulghum’s job title. It changes depending on whom he’s talking to on a long flight. When asked: “What do you do?” he will sometimes respond, “I’m a Respirateur” leading people to guess what he does. Finally he tells them what it means: he’s a breather. He does that more than anything else after all. Fulghum is the author of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kidnergarten.
April 11th, 2005 at 11:21 am
lets all slit our wrists now? yer?
May 25th, 2005 at 7:27 am
Chuck, you can get tablets to ease those sort of thoughts you know.
Interesting article and contributions though.
May 25th, 2005 at 7:31 am
Jee, no-one visits this site, hmmm i wonder why?
Maybe someone will tell when they visit in two months time.
Really cool site though.
May 25th, 2005 at 7:41 am
Apologies. The rest of the site looks amazing and is a great read. The above comment was soley directed at this page.
Merry Christmas!
April 9th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
Even before I knew what it meant I always hated the word “phlebotomist”. It sounded like phlem which in turn reminded me of a bad morning I once had.
Larry
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