Wednesday
Feb252009
How to Explain Yourself to a Doctor

Sorry for the rerun. Both my wife and I have been brought low by separate minor illnesses. Believe me, it's nothing to be concerned about. Just enough of an irritant to slow us both down.
There will be a fresh strip Sunday night/Monday morning.
February 25, 2009
Reader Comments (29)
How To Call In Sick would have been more appropriate.
bahaha. "like, 12! i have it bad, doc." how about one related to disney movies? :)?
feel better! Hey wait a sec.... "how to wish someone to feel better" That would be pretty good. Or maybe "how to wish a guy you never meet to feel better". Either way
I'm printing this out and giving it to my girlfriend to put on her desk. She works in a doctors office.
this was a rerun? i didn't remember it. i was just thinking that this was one of the most hilarious strips in a long time!
This is a good one. Somehow missed it last time around....
140 psi, lol
I hope you both feel better soon. Don't worry about using a rerun - all your comics are hilarious enough that seeing them again just makes me laugh again.
Hope both feel better soon. *hugs*
Hmm, now I need to work out the psi of my blood pressure. Maybe I'll sort out a regular conversion algorithm. That might be helpful! :)
How about Portia de Rossi? If she's healthy, maybe she could sub in again...
Actually, next time you're sick you should just pick out four of the panels you've already got that look like they could go together and declare it a "make your own instruction" contest. Make the prize some BI item that you can get for $5 and the winner will still be happy (you could probably make an instruction out of how to put together a contest for little to no cost).
Never apologize for giving us something funny for free :)
Feel better!
I have an idea for next time: How to Explain To Stockholders How Sick You Really Aren't But Need To Take A Medicinal Leave Of Absence For Six Months
I love this one! This was the comic that hooked me on BI. I work in a physical therapy office, so it strikes home.
Get feeling better!
Feel better and take your time!
I didn't remember this as a rerun until the "psi" bit, then it all came back to me! This is a hilarious one ^_^
[...] llogan sent me this today. It is very relevant, to me. stolen from Basic Instructions. [...]
I could have done with this one for tuesday :)
Next on BI: "How to Out-Symptom Your Spouse When You're Both Sick."
Don't people go to WebMD first before visiting the health practitioner?
I laughed so hard at this. Thank you. You have no idea how much I needed this.
I don't get sick often, but on work hours I prefer a visit to the practitioner besides any internet research, she usually makes me wait a 30 minutes or more for a 5 minutes visit, a nice 30 minutes (at least) at the expense of my boss and my taxes, reading some book or enjoying some conversation with some old people. Not at all stressful except for the times when my hypochondria awakens :).
I don't know if that is the case everywhere, but most conversations waiting for the doctor are about who are the most sick, at least thats what it is when I talk to old people there, despite all, it is quite funny. I got a winner the time I was waiting for an emergency radiography for being cut by my reckless use of a machine saw, it wasn't that bad at all (lucky me) but, hey, cut, machine saw and some bloody bandages are quite a winner ever hehe.
Some ideas off the top of my helmet.
How To Post a ReRun.
How To Win an Argument with a Blogger. (the sequel to How to win an Argument)
How To Get the Public to Give You Free Post Ideas.
How To Fake Creativety.
How To Look Cool with a Shaved Head.
Love this. Just had that exact experience and can attest to its veracity.