# Nurse Ratchet Smackdown! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 9, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016 "2006-09-09T01:07:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/1 "2006-09-09T01:07:59Z")
[This story](http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/08/nurse.intruder.ap/index.html) made my day. This guy just fucked with the wrong angel of mercy. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/2 "2006-09-09T01:19:15Z")
_Dang_. That’s one nurse you fuck with at your own peril. She musta been one of those people **astro** was [\*\*complaining about](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=387244). ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/3 "2006-09-09T02:00:05Z")
[pathetic nitpick] The evil nurse from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was actually named Nurse Ratche **d** [/pathetic nitpick] ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/4 "2006-09-09T04:26:37Z")
[QUOTE=neutron star] [pathetic nitpick] The evil nurse from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was actually named Nurse Ratche **d** [/pathetic nitpick] [/QUOTE] ::struggles to escape the clutches of wet blanket, but in vain; thread succumbs:: ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/5 "2006-09-09T09:23:55Z")
[QUOTE=neutron star] [pathetic nitpick] The evil nurse from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was actually named Nurse Ratche **d** [/pathetic nitpick] [/QUOTE] 'You sure it wasn’t Ratshit? And she wasn’t evil, just misguided. 😃 And now, back to our story. **Chefguy** Would that make her a Hell’s Angel of mercy? Oh, and I’d keep my voice down when calling her an angel of mercy, I’ve been known to threaten lives for being called that. 😛 Great story, it made my day. I’ve known a few ER nurses who could stop breath with just a look. They are a breed unto themselves. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/6 "2006-09-09T09:33:40Z")
I thought it was Rache **t** , from _Porky’s_. Anyways, good on her! This quote is so like the archetypical head nurse: “You didn’t need to calm her. She’s an emergency room nurse. She’s used to dealing with crisis.” ---
**Author:** ![Nightingale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@Nightingale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightingale)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/7 "2006-09-09T12:56:09Z")
Hey, after a twelve hour shift in the ER with no food, no drink, and no bathroom break, sometimes I feel like strangling someone too. My coworkers and I were in awe of this woman when we heard about this. Good for her for being able to defend herself. ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/8 "2006-09-09T12:59:54Z")
Great story. It gives me something to aspire to. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/9 "2006-09-09T15:13:57Z")
I’m in awe of this person. It takes a lot of strength to strangle someone who is kicking and punching and trying to survive. Since he was no small guy, I’m assuming she got behind him somehow, got her 260 pounds on him and got an arm around his neck. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/10 "2006-09-09T17:41:29Z")
> [@](#): > > This quote is so like the archetypical head nurse: “You didn’t need to calm her. She’s an emergency room nurse. She’s used to dealing with crisis.” Actually, when you think about it, you have to start asking yourself if she’s been strangling people routinely at the job. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/11 "2006-09-09T20:57:45Z")
I have known a couple of 3rd shift barmaids like that. I saw Shirley pick up one unruly bruiser by the throat and hold him against a post while she gave him a piece of her mind. Then she carried him to the door and threw him out. Shirley’s glare would make strong men cringe. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/12 "2006-09-09T21:02:16Z")
Interesting Google ads at the bottom for ratchet straps. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/13 "2006-09-09T21:14:15Z")
[QUOTE=bluethree] Great story. It gives me something to aspire to. [/QUOTE] In addition to ending sentences with non-prepositions. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/14 "2006-09-09T21:19:24Z")
[QUOTE=danceswithcats] In addition to ending sentences with non-prepositions. 😉 [/QUOTE] Yes, such shenanegins are something up with which we will not put. ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/15 "2006-09-09T21:41:49Z")
[QUOTE=danceswithcats] In addition to ending sentences with non-prepositions. 😉 [/QUOTE] Oh no, I don’t insist on stilted, obsolete, not-quite-ever-a-real-rule grammar rules. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ltfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/16 "2006-09-09T23:40:59Z")
If you liked that story, you will love this one. 357 involved. [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime\_file/story/450805p-379460c.html](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime_file/story/450805p-379460c.html) ---
**Author:** ![mamboman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@mamboman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamboman)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/17 "2006-09-10T00:48:59Z")
[QUOTE=ltfire] If you liked that story, you will love this one. 357 involved. [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime\_file/story/450805p-379460c.html](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime_file/story/450805p-379460c.html) [/QUOTE] Man! I can’t wait to see the “ripped from the headlines” _Law & Order_ they make out of this one… mm ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/18 "2006-09-10T02:25:56Z")
Ahhh…I just _love_ a story with a happy ending. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/19 "2006-09-10T02:31:50Z")
[QUOTE=neutron star] [pathetic nitpick] The evil nurse from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was actually named Nurse Ratche **d** [/pathetic nitpick] [/QUOTE] In the play, she is known as ‘Big Nurse’. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016/20 "2006-09-10T08:59:22Z")
[QUOTE=picunurse] 'You sure it wasn’t Ratshit? And she wasn’t evil, just misguided. 😃 I’m going to have to disagree, Rached was EVIL! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-ratchet-smackdown/372016.md?page=2)