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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 3:58 pm
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Originally Posted by ClimbGuy
Well I went to the health clinic on campus and they refused to give me a script. The guy came of as kind of stupid. I told him where I was going (Israel and Australia) and he asked me if I got all my shots. He told me he had no problem on his flight to Russia so I should be ok.
Great logic. Maybe all doctors should use it? "My lungs are fine, you must be imagining your cancer." "Tylenol works for my headaches, therefore it must get rid of your migraines."

You can never be too careful when you visit those Aussies, what with all their diseases.

Originally Posted by ClimbGuy
However I had to bite my lip not to laugh when he gave me this creative line of reasoning:
If there was a problem on the flight and it needed to be diverted or if there is an emergancy threa he wouldn't want me to be under the influance of sleeping aids.
"What if there was a fire or crazy masked gunman in the hospital during your surgery? That's why you're not getting anesthesia." (A little extreme, but the same logic).
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