# From Johns to Geriatrics

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-johns-to-geriatrics/348325>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 14, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-johns-to-geriatrics/348325 "2006-03-14T15:50:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-johns-to-geriatrics/348325/1 "2006-03-14T15:50:01Z")

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An unexpected course in bedside manner:

[From Spiegel Online](http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,405903,00.html)

Will this German innovation get a green light elsewhere? I mean, talk about hands-on experience!

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-johns-to-geriatrics/348325/2 "2006-03-14T16:11:33Z")

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_Ich denke, Fräulein, dass Ich muss die Suppe haben!_

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-johns-to-geriatrics/348325/3 "2006-03-15T08:37:30Z")

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(This translates, roughly, to the punchline of a [very bad joke you probably know](http://groups.google.com/group/aus.jokes/msg/f31d44875166f38c?hl=en&).)