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Ol' Doc Jim

A old doctor hailed from backwoods Kentucky We all went to Doc Jim when we felt yucky He gave us some pills, That cured up our ills Weren't we country folk exceedingly lucky? November 8, 2021

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Lindsay Laurie

Date: 11/20/2021 8:50:00 PM

G'day Milton ... it's good to find a doctor who will actually treat you these days, before referring you to a specialist - thank you Milton - Lindsay

L Milton Hankins
Date: 11/23/2021 9:03:00 PM

So true, Lindsay. I think they have a racket going! G'day to you, too!

Rico Leffanta

Date: 11/9/2021 10:58:00 AM

Lucky you were in KY and not Texas, where there is a bounty on doctors who provide service! Aloha!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 11/9/2021 12:35:00 PM

Oh, wow! I didn't know that.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 11/9/2021 7:35:00 AM

We all need a Doc Jim. One time a doctor asked me "who is your primary doctor?" and I said "you are." He was working at the Urgent Care at the time - not his normal practice. His face got really flushed.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 11/9/2021 9:22:00 AM

Hmmm...that shouldn't have happened. I'm surprised he did not recognize you!

Maurice Rigoler

Date: 11/9/2021 5:43:00 AM

Enjoyed the rhymes in this limerick, friend! I haven't written one in some time. / Maurice

L Milton Hankins
Date: 11/9/2021 9:24:00 AM

Sometimes they just have to come out, Maurice. I was just sitting around wondering what would rhyme with Kentucky.

Bill Baker

Date: 11/8/2021 4:31:00 PM

Nice Limerick Milt. Sometime when you go to a hills country doc, you do feel a little lucky if you get well. lol

Terry Flood

Date: 11/8/2021 4:11:00 PM

Lucky? You don’t know the half of it Milt. In the UK all the doctors spontaneously combusted and were replaced by holograms. Unfortunately the technology is imperfect and even those holograms are unattainable. Still, your Limerick cheered me up, and has made me realise this actual fact… in the UK, it’s quicker to fly to the USA to see a doctor than to see a local doctor. Thanks for the nod. Terry

L Milton Hankins
Date: 11/8/2021 4:21:00 PM

Wow, I had no idea. Glad I live in the U.S. Of course, I am spoiled by medical care because I'm a vet and I get care from the local Veterans Medical Center.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 11/8/2021 1:27:00 PM

We had a doc who would make house calls, once playing music on our family’s organ.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 11/8/2021 3:41:00 PM

Kim, I remember, perhaps, fifty years ago or longer when the GP would make a visit to our house. My sister had rheumatic fever, and I remember the doc coming to see her.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 11/8/2021 1:07:00 PM

From yucky to lucky! Sounds like a heart-tugger of a movie...

L Milton Hankins
Date: 11/8/2021 3:41:00 PM

Sounds like a diamante to me, gw.