HAHAH! I just imagined you saying that like Leslie Nielsen from Police Squad.
http://www.tapanez.com/wp-content/up...ie_nielsen.jpg

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Your car talks to you? How comforting. Mine just beeps.

An old friend had a Chrysler LeBaron from the late 80s that said that.

And no, Crompsin, the voice isn't like Leslie Nielsen's. It's a pleasant, feminine computer voice...sort of like Majel Barrett Roddenberry.

No, I imagined him responding to it like Leslie Nielsen voice would in his movies.

I know all the best technological gizmos have females voices. Everybody likes female voices.

Mmm... whisper in my ear. I'll do anything for you. Including close my jar.

That I will continue to care as much in many years, as I do now, for the people I treat as a medic.

Pretty much everyone has said that, that feeling goes away, and lots of people feel like they're going to want to help everyone for forever and ever.

It's my understanding that what I exhibit is typical "care about every single patient" new-medic enthusiasm and it's extremely rare, almost unheard of, for a person to actually keep that up over time. Like... 99.99999999% of all people become like everyone else, they get frustrated with those "bothersome" calls and it comes out in the way they behave and interact with the patient. And in those rare people that do, they generally are borderline basket-cases who are annoyingly perky all the time... and they burn out. I think I can honestly say that I care, but am not unrealistic, naive, misguided, or a basket-case idealist twit who thinks homeless people fart sunshine.

However, both medics that I've trained under have now said to me that they believe that I truly care, and will be one of those exceptions to the rule. My current medic told me this yesterday. The subject had never come up, and I'd never told him about the other medic saying something. We got done with a particularly "annoying" call and he just kind of said, "you know... I think you actually give a shit about people. I don't think it's because you're new." I asked him to elaborate, and he did, then I told him that my last medic had said the same thing.

He said, "see, I told you I'm always right". lol

(we'd been joking around earlier about how he likes to believe he's "always right".)

I understood that very well. I was genuinely admiring your post. Did I misplace that "smily face" button again? Ah! There it is! :)

Mine says, "You're incompetent - do not insert key into the ignition!"

Yeah, I believe that 9/11 was a conspiracy.

I believe that the JFK assissanation was a cover up as well.

It's too early to think of anything else.

Good Luck......I think that most people who go into the EMS field must care, it sure as hell aint for the money & glory......The most difficult part for me was remaining objective, especially when treating seriously sick or injured women & children. An army base not only has all the common accidents that plague a field dominated by heavy machinery & dangerous weaponry but also a civilian population including retired military, dependent wives husbands & children, & civilian employees with all the accidents, injuries, and illnesses that go with it.......I wouldn't say I burned out, my enlistment was up & I decided EMS work wasn't going to be a permanent career choice for me. Had I moved on to civilian EMS, I'm sure I would have burned out.........

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Scotch is the most beautiful thing ever produced by man.

I believe that partisan politics is a deliberate conspiracy to distract a nation's populace and give them a false sense of control.

Because I exercise proper lawful control over my firearms, have a certain safe level of Boy Scout paranoia, and live a life that is safe, predictable, and relatively risk-free... I will never have to use them to defend myself and they will probably be about as special as my library card on any given day.

I believe being addicted to the internet is the biggest reason for obesity. I also believe beer is a gift from the gods. :)

I believe that ATI's Ruby is hotter than any real-life actress/character out there. Even anything Angelina Jolie--Lara Croft included.


I also believe that Firefox and Mac haters are unethical, especially when they're corporations and it affects (or eliminates) customer service.

I believe that all (and I mean all) cars made by Ford, GM and Chrysler are utter crap.

You must never have driven an Asian or European car to actually think otherwise.

(typed out while watching "Top Gear").

I believe that people who threadjack should be banned instead of a thread being closed. The only time a thread should close is when the OP breaks the rules.

I believe that /threadjacks are usually harmless & of little consequence.

I believe that rules were made to be broken.

I believe the children are our are future, Teach them well and let them lead the way......And I believe Whitney Houston should put the pipe down.......:oogle:

*finds warnings in his PM box about threadjacking*

Bye, Will.

Damn! I had a buddy whose car said that too but in French - "la porte est malferme" - the door was always closed, except the one time it didn't say it, we took a corner and almost all of us spilled out the back door!

I believe that there are times where a thread has run its course and starts to be a mockery of itself when it wanders so far off topic that it belongs in another part of the board completely.

I believe that the end of the year is a time of stress, hard work and under-recognition.

I believe that Kevin Costner made two of the three greatest baseball movies ever (Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, The Natural) and is still a horrible actor unworthy of ever receiving another dollar for his work.

In terms of personal health and well-being, I believe that the only thing more dangerous than the Atkins diet is The Secret.

Thankfully I never paid for that one. Otherwise I'd be asking for my refund.

Americans that are obese without a clear medical reason should have to pay higher taxes to offset how much they weigh on society. *rimshot*

Not that I eat them, but I think that Twinkies should go back to their original banana cream filling. The Hostess company discontinued the original filling during WW2 (for some logical reason that eludes me) and never went back, instead staying with the boring white crap. Banana cream filling is good for my soul.

So you're copping to eating Twinkies that were made before Uncle Phil was born?

Explains a lot... :oogle:

Michio Kaku is trying.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ku_commons.jpg

He's a rock star in my eyes.

*Throws pocket protectors on stage*

Just because you're a mod doesn't mean you can crush my dreams of banana cream filling for everyone! Hell, you live in the US city that eats the most Twinkies per year!

I believe that real genius is rarely rewarded by the citizens of this planet... while being a ballsy dickhead is a sure way to immortality.

Doctors and scientists vs. rockstars - GO!

It wasn't me as a mod that did it. It was the fact that you're smooth like a Ken doll that did. Yes, you have no banana, you have no banana today... :thumbsup:

[man, this thing needs a musical note icon]

http://www.websmileys.com/sm/music/musik01.gif
Bam.

Anytime you want to pay 120 to see me work, let me know.

I believe in God

Yeah, that's a little steep for something that wouldn't evoke any panty-tossing.

http://www3.telus.net/st_simons/dentist.jpg
Which does this vocaton qualify as:
A) Doctor
B) Scientist
C) Tooth Looker

Oh Snap! Where's Mr. Thirsty!?

Rock on!

You should check your PM's....

Did. Waiting for the reply.:thumbsup:

Hahah I have an advanced degree, well two, and you don't have any :hyper:

I believe there's no proof that I don't believe in what I want to believe in whether you believe it or not.

You should pay them.

Ya, a tooth looker.......so impressive.

I believe that some peoples egomania is boundless.

DAMN YOU!! I read this twice! haha


oh and i believe that CHUCK NORRIS does have a fist behind his beard.

thats one thick beard.

no, otto. there's proof.

Damn... I was so close.

The use of the penis has caused more deaths than handguns.

Patriarchy?

I'm not a fan of baseball movies simply because I'm not a fan of baseball...

...but speaking of Costner in general... "Mr Brooks", which came out recently, was EXCELLENT. Costner is awesome, and the movie as a whole is very well done.

I believe my ego may in fact, be the cause of global warming.

It isn't another sad Costner ending, it is? I hate those.

I believe Jetee is real.

I believe my body is certainly a contributor.

I believe that despite how great a concept democracy is... the human race will never get anything monumental done under it.

I believe we need to, in the words of the governor of California, "get our ass to Mars"... and get our ass out in the stars.

God, and love doesn't give second chances....

-Will