In this video, Mikhail Varshavski, DO, looks at the best health-related memes culled from around the web.
Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible):
Varshavski: Notice anything different? Yeah. We actually moved my little bobblehead a few inches over. Let's get started with another meme review. A huge thanks to Audible for sponsoring this video. Bee whoop!
"A map of the United States if it was an Oregon donor." That's funny. Get it? 'Cause organ donor, but this is an Oregon donor. Is it Oregon or Oregon?
Sam: It's spelled Oregon.
Varshavski: See, it's Oregon, but is it Oregon or origami?
Sam: Aw-ruh-gaa-mee.
Varshavski: And Oregon.
Sam: Aw-ruh-gan.
Varshavski: That didn't clear up anything for me. "Doctor, I've been bitten by a wolf." "Where?" "No, just a normal one." [LAUGHTER] Oh, that's good.
"That's a nasty bug you got there." [LAUGHTER] Oh my god. We use "bug" for too many terms. A bacteria, bug. Virus, bug. Which virus? Who knows? A bunch of bugs. Parasite, bug. Got a tick bite, bug. Like pretty much if you go to a doctor and they write something about like a bug, there is like a 50% chance likelihood that they're getting it right.
"Evolving from violent language." Instead of "I have a concussion." "I'm in my bonked-up state." What? "I'm concussed." "I'm all bonked up." "My brain is bruised." "I've got BrainBonk." With a TM, is it trademarked? "I'm in my concussive era." "It's serving gonked gourd." What? "My concussion may affect the quality of my work." "Getting my concussy slonked silly..." [LAUGHTER]
"Person has an allergic reaction." "Doctor Mike: After all, why not? Why shouldn't I talk about when I saved someone on a plane?" All right, I'll stop telling the story. But how often is it that you watch Grey's Anatomy and you see all these emergencies happen midair, and then it happens to you and you don't have the tools and you have to MacGyver it? I mean, come on. That's a cool story.
"Me after watching a 5 Minute Craft video." [LAUGHTER]
"Little medical bracelets, but they tell the nurse they're not allowed to do a TikTok about you." That's every patient because you have something known as HIPAA. Health Insurance... No, Health Information Patient Privacy Portability Act. I have no idea. Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act. Ah!
"Oklahoma, goodlahoma, badlahoma." I guess depending on which way you look at it. What happens in Oklahoma? If you live in Oklahoma, tell me what happens down there.
"Doctor Mike: Eat a spoon full of sugar to stop hiccups. Me:" No, you don't need that big of a spoon. Just a regular teaspoon.
"Decided I need to eat something healthy, so I made a delicious omelet this morning. I seasoned the eggs with sugar, oil, chocolate, and threw in a little flour for texture." That is not an omelet, that is a brownie. Do brownies have eggs in them?
"Slicing my strawberry shortcake ice cream bar like it's Wagyu beef." It actually does look like Wagyu beef. If anyone's ever had some of that Japanese Wagyu, A5 Wagyu, ooh. But it's not super healthy because it has a high fat content. The good part about eating the strawberry shortcake ice cream like this is you will get full sooner because the more bites you take, the more you're tricking your mind into thinking you're full.
"This aged well." OK, when they say "this aged well" online, that means some take was good that was made a long time ago. But why did this age well? Oh, it's a well that aged. OK. Well done.
"I bet there is a couple seconds on that Medieval torture stretcher rack where it feels incredible." Oh no. No, no, no, no, no.
"What do we learn from the hippopotamuses?" Is it hippopotamuses or hippopotamusi?
Sam: Muses.
Varshavski: Are you sure?
Sam: Yeah.
Varshavski: Is it bacteria or bacterium?
Sam: Bacterias.
Varshavski: Wrong! Bacteria is plural, Sam. And bacterium is a single bacteria.
Sam: Tell that to your mustache.
Varshavski: Yeah, I probably will.
You can gain weight from eating any food with caloric value. And I threw in caloric value because I know someone is going to be like, "Can you gain weight by eating paper?" No, you can't gain weight by eating paper. But anything that has caloric value, if you overeat, you ultimately have a surplus of calories. Your body is going to store that. Certain nutrients are easier to store than others. Certain nutrients have more caloric value than others. Certain nutrients are harder to break down and access those caloric nutrients. So it's different, but it's all the same.
"Today I operated on a little girl. She needed O- blood. We didn't have any, but her twin brother has O- blood. I explained to him that it was a matter of life and death. He sat quietly for a moment and then said goodbye to his parents. I didn't think anything of it until after we took his blood and he asked, 'So when will I die?' He thought he was giving his life for hers. Thankfully they..." oh my.
Sam: [LAUGHTER]
Varshavski: I was going to pop out my lower lip and say... I feel bamboozled.
Why do I feel like when I ask for emotional support, it's mostly him just asking for scratches, but somehow scratching him is like a level of emotional support. At least Bear likes me with my mustache.
"Music makes you," caps lock, shift, control, alt, delete. What? Music makes you lose control! But music also makes you A S D. Z X C. Why you looking kind of A X C.
"Croc enthusiasts can now buy mini crocs that attach to their regular sized crocs so they can wear more crocs." I need to know the obsession of crocs in healthcare. I understand that they are comfortable. I understand they're easy to slip on. They're easy to clean. They have holes. Fluids go in those holes. Sharps go in those holes. These are not medically appropriate shoes!
"Goosebumps." [LAUGHTER] Do goose... do geese have... is it goose or geese?
Sam: Geese.
Varshavski: What about a male goose?
Sam: A goose.
Varshavski: Female goose?
Sam: Goose.
Varshavski: Sure?
Sam: Yeah.
Varshavski: What about a gweese?
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