A doctor walks into a repair shop...

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 09/19/2017 at 17:09 • Filed to: None

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A mechanic was removing a cylinder head from a V8 when he looked up and spotted a well-known cardiologist in the repair shop who was waiting for the service manager to take a look at his car.

The mechanic shouted across the garage, “Hey doc, c’mere and take a look at this.” The cardiologist, a bit surprised, walked over to where the mechanic was working.

The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag and asked, “So, doc, look at this car. I opened its heart, took the valves out, repaired and replaced anything that was damaged and then put everything back in. And when I finished, it worked just like new. So how is it that I make $38,000 a year and you make $1.7 million when you and I are doing basically the same work?”

The cardiologist paused, then said to the mechanic, “Try doing it with the engine running.”

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 09/19/2017 at 17:16

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That’s a good one!

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 09/19/2017 at 17:17

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Thank my mom.

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 09/19/2017 at 17:19

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But they stop the heart during open heart surgery...

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 09/19/2017 at 17:20

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I quite like that. I have a family full of doctors, and that one’s getting circulated.

TheHondaBro > ttyymmnn 09/19/2017 at 17:21

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Thanks Mrs. ttyymmnn!

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 09/19/2017 at 17:23

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What TheHondaBro said -thanks Mrs. ttyymmnn!

HammerheadFistpunch > For Sweden 09/19/2017 at 17:25

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maybe something like “okay but trying doing it through the vacuum lines”

ttyymmnn > For Sweden 09/19/2017 at 17:26

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Never let pedantry ruin a good gag.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > TheHondaBro 09/19/2017 at 17:28

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you’re welcome

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 09/19/2017 at 17:29

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But I have two degrees in pedantry (engineering)

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > For Sweden 09/19/2017 at 17:32

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Have Bachelor’s in Mechanical Pedantry, can confirm.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > ttyymmnn 09/19/2017 at 17:35

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Because metal doesn’t get infected, and can be welded.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > WilliamsSW 09/19/2017 at 17:35

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welp... to make sure the universe stays balanced... have a bad one

whats the difference between a tire and 365 used condoms?

ones a goodyear the others a fucking great year

hehe,, im here all week

WilliamsSW > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 09/19/2017 at 17:38

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Haha - a bad one, maybe - but I laughed!

Xyl0c41n3 > For Sweden 09/19/2017 at 18:12

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They may stop the heart, but they don’t stop the circulatory process. The blood is run through an Ecmo machine to keep it properly oxygenated/remove the CO2 while continuing to provide that blood back to the organs and tissues which so desperately need it.

https://www.ucsfhealth.org/treatments/extracorporeal_mechanical_oxygenation/

Xyl0c41n3 > Chariotoflove 09/19/2017 at 18:13

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What you did there. I see it. :P

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/19/2017 at 18:17

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Alternatly: the customer can buy a new car if you mess up, my patients family can’t buy a new mom if I do

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > For Sweden 09/19/2017 at 18:19

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For Sweden > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/19/2017 at 18:22

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Look Seth maybe you should have made something entertaining in the past decade.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Xyl0c41n3 09/19/2017 at 19:18

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So essentially doing an engine swap and an engine repair in the same car at the same time.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > ttyymmnn 09/19/2017 at 19:30

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“Do you want a funeral for every mistake you make?”

Xyl0c41n3 > BaconSandwich is tasty. 09/19/2017 at 19:45

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Not really. And also, if you break something in an engine, you can get another engine or another car. If you break something (catastrophic during open heart surgery) inside a person you can’t get a new son/daughter/mother/father/etc.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > For Sweden 09/19/2017 at 21:01

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I watched the first episode of his new show, The Orville. It’s not bad! Had some good laughs, but I’m a huge sci-fi mark, so I’m biased.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > ttyymmnn 09/20/2017 at 02:12

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But doctors only work on one make and two models!

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/20/2017 at 10:26

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Electrical Pedantry pays better. I read it on the interwebs.