# I just had a “who’s on first” interaction with a patient

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**Created:** [February 1, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-a-who-s-on-first-interaction-with-a-patient/996982 "2024-02-01T18:17:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2024, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-a-who-s-on-first-interaction-with-a-patient/996982/61 "2024-02-06T06:40:58Z")

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I have always assumed the beach was named after a nearby [weir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weir).

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**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-a-who-s-on-first-interaction-with-a-patient/996982/62 "2024-02-07T19:28:46Z")

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> [@WildaBeast](#):
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> I vaguely recall hearing about a physician named Dr. Hu somewhere

Several years ago, I went to urgent care and wound up needing a cortisone shot. The doctor’s last name was Hu. While waiting for him to prepare the injection, I posted something on Facebook like “At urgent care, being treated by Dr. Hu. The exam room is bigger on the inside.”

No one got it. ☹

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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-a-who-s-on-first-interaction-with-a-patient/996982/63 "2024-02-07T19:39:16Z")

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> [@Robot\_Arm](#):
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> > [@CairoCarol](#):
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> > There’s a beach off the coast of New Hampshire named Weir’s Beach. Nothing remarkable about that if you’re familiar with it.
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> The coast of New Hampshire is only 11 miles long. It’s not like they ran out of better names for beaches.

It’s not on the ocean. It’s on lake Winnipesaukee.

> **[Weirs Beach, New Hampshire](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weirs_Beach,_New_Hampshire)**
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> Weirs Beach is an area within the northern part of the city of Laconia in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. It is located on the southern shore of Lake Winnipesaukee. The cruise ship Mount Washington terminates there. It is a popular destination of bikers during Motorcycle Week every June.
> Weirs Beach, or "The Weirs" as it is referred to by locals, is named for a wide, sandy, public beach on Lake Winnipesaukee. Adjacent to the beach and comprising the center of the village are a b...

And yeah, fishing weirs.

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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-a-who-s-on-first-interaction-with-a-patient/996982/64 "2024-02-07T21:56:16Z")

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> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> It’s not on the ocean. It’s on lake Winnipesaukee.

Huh, I guess I better turn in my NH card! It’s been decades since I lived there. Clearly I have forgotten some significant information about the state.

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