Doctor Slang.
BBC published an article discussing the waning usage of abbreviation slang in medical charting and doctor speak. The highlight is this one:
'DBI refers to "Dirt Bag Index", and multiplies the number of tattoos with the number of missing teeth to give an estimate of the number of days since the patient last bathed.'
Check out the article: "
Doctor Slang is a Dying Art"
T.O. Touring
Before we arrive in Calgary, my flatmate and I are touring Toronto for a few days. The verdict so far, after one day productively spent buying a full set of hockey gear (for less than a third of the cost if bought from BladeWorx in Melbourne), is that Toronto is a very cool city; Canadian hair products are in general vaguely sexual to Australians (Bed Head, Head Lube, Root Enhancer, Stiff, Kinky, Shag It, Uptight, and Get Results); Tim Horton’s coffee sucks (sorry), but the sandwiches and Ice Caps and Steeped Tea are fantastic; the rain is warm; the Sun doesn’t have a nasty Autralian bite and is instead rather nice; Baby GAP is cheap as; and I have a noticeable Aussie accent, mate.
Tomorrow is going to be a day full of CN Towering and bus touring before we head off on Thursday to Niagara Falls for an epic border-crossing journey below, behind, and above the majestic icon of eastern Canadian tourism.
Pictures to follow. For those in the country, I’m around home home from 14th to 22nd September. If I don’t get the chance to see you, please don’t fret. I can’t see everyone because I’m only home for a week, but I still love you!
Ciao…
