Subject: Health » Doctors

My doctor grabbed me by the wallet and said, “Cough!”

(1906 – 1998) English-born American comedian

Doctors, dentists, and lawyers are only on time for appointments when you’re not.

A man walked into the doctor’s; he said, ‘I’ve hurt my arm in several places.' … The doctor said, ‘well don’t go there any more.'

(1921 – 1984) British comedian & magician

Doctors bury their mistakes, but mine are still on scholarship.

(1922 – 2002) American college basketball coach

My doctor is wonderful; once, when I couldn’t afford an operation, he touched up the X-rays.

(1918 – 2007) American entertainer, actor & television host

Osteopath: A man who works his fingers to your bones.

Psychiatrists: People with the same problems as anyone else, but with an accent.

After a year in therapy my psychiatrist said to me, “Maybe life isn’t for everyone.”

(1940 – ) American basketball coach

The doctor says he has to amputate all of me.

comedian

A rule of thumb in the matter of medical advice is to take everything any doctor says with a grain of aspirin.


I used to believe that chiropractors where charlatans, but then I went to one, and now I stand corrected.

Jewish-American stand-up comedian & writer

My doctor told me I shouldn’t work out until I’m in better shape.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Doctors think a lot of patients are cured who have simply quit in disgust.

(1889 – 1966) American humorist, writer, illustrator & cartoonist

A woman doctor is only good for women's problems… like your groinocology.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

My body is dropping so fast, my gynecologist wears a hard hat.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

Never say “oops” while your patient is conscious.

Never accept a drink from a urologist.

(1927 – 1996) columnist & humorist

Internship: A sleepless ordeal imposed on young M.D.’s for the purpose of weeding out the weak and infirm among them, and eroding the health of the survivors sufficiently to ensure better empathy in the years to come.

Oh, they’ve broken my sacroiliac! Run to the nearest golf course and get a doctor!

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

Cold: An ailment cured in two weeks with a doctor’s care, and in fourteen days without it.

A doctor’s reputation is made by the number of eminent men who die under his care.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist