We Hate Scouse 10,330 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 :cry: JOKE! You'll live past 100, you're a doctor don't you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,887 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Do you know who that is?Marco Pantani (13 January 1970 – 14 February 2004) was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely considered one of the best climbers in professionalroad bicycle racing.[1][2] He won both the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia in 1998, being the first Italian since Felice Gimondi in 1965 to win the Tour de France. He is the last cyclist to win the Giro and the Tour in the same year.His attacking style and aggressive riding turned him into a fan favorite in the late 1990s. He was known as 'Il Pirata' because of his shaved head and the bandana and earrings he always wore.[3] At 1.72 m and 57 kg, Marco Pantani had the classic build for a mountain climber.[4] His style contrasted with that of time-trialling experts such as the five-times Tour winner Miguel Indurain.[5]Although he never tested positive, his career was beset by doping allegations. In the 1999 Giro d'Italia, he was expelled due to his irregular blood values. Although he was disqualified for "health reasons", it was implied that Pantani's high haematocrit was the product of EPO use. Following later accusations, Pantani went into a depression from which he never fully recovered. He died of acute cocaine poisoning in 2004.edit: WHOA MINDFUCK, HE SHARES MY BIRTHDAY. I'm paranoid I'll die at 34 as well now.acute cocaine poisoning wtf?!?! sounds like an imaginary poison that the people in rehab tell crack heeds about to try and get them to stop.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 JOKE! You'll live past 100, you're a doctor don't you know?Funny thing about that, is my surname, when translated to English, actually means 'the king of medicine'.It was written in the stars Strike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Hate Scouse 10,330 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Funny thing about that, is my surname, when translated to English, actually means 'the king of medicine'.It was written in the stars HAHAHAHAHA BRILLIANT!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 acute cocaine poisoning wtf?!?! sounds like an imaginary poison that the people in rehab tell crack heeds about to try and get them to stop....A cocktail of cocaine, EPO and diuretics (used to mask the presence of EPO from anti-doping agencies) is lethal. To save his image, the coroner would have pronounced the cause of death to be cocaine only. No one wants to hear that a legend like Il Pirata was doped to the eyeballs, even though everyone knows it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,887 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Funny thing about that, is my surname, when translated to English, actually means 'the king of medicine'.It was written in the stars maybe it means you secretly abuse calpol like the rest of us or is just everyone in Scotland ah you know what never mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 maybe it means you secretly abuse calpol like the rest of us WHS was playing on a stereotype that the majority of doctors in a lot of Western countries (including the UK, I'd imagine) are Indian/South Asian.It's really no fun. A couple of years ago I went to see my family in India and Sri Lanka. Both sides of the family asked me this question at least 3 or 4 times:'So, Eric, when are you becoming a doctor?'Me: Never.'Oh, you want to become an engineer? Great.'Me: .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,887 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 WHS was playing on a stereotype that the majority of doctors in a lot of Western countries (including the UK, I'd imagine) are Indian/South Asian.Oh and yeah the majority of doctors up here are Indian tbf. Not as many South Asian ones though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Oh and yeah the majority of doctors up here are Indian tbf. Not as many South Asian ones though.Eh? India is the largest country in South Asia... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,887 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Eh? India is the largest country in South Asia...Well apart from the Indians there aren't as many other South Asian doctors up here then. Make sense now ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Well apart from the Indians there aren't as many other South Asian doctors up here then. Make sense now ?You can't tell, a Pakistani looks much the same as a Sri Lankan/Southern Indian except they typically have lighter skin. Names don't give away that much, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Hate Scouse 10,330 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 You can't tell, a Pakistani looks much the same as a Sri Lankan/Southern Indian except they typically have lighter skin. Names don't give away that much, either.Mohammed and PavinderalideuI can tell the difference. Mohammed is Pakistani and Pavinderalideu is Hindu. It's a special talent I have... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,887 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 You can't tell, a Pakistani looks much the same as a Sri Lankan/Southern Indian except they typically have lighter skin. Names don't give away that much, either.Well tbh, I am just guessing the majority of doctors up here are either Indian or Pakistani. I think British people becoming doctors is a dying art... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Mohammed and PavinderalideuI can tell the difference. Mohammed is Pakistani and Pavinderalideu is Hindu. It's a special talent I have...There are Muslims in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka as well as Pakistan. Hindus are also spread throughout the subcontinent, though they aren't as geographically widespread- perhaps 1 in 100 Bangla's/Pakistani's are Hindu and 1 in 20 Sri Lankans, while the Muslim populations of India and Sri Lanka are roughly 10% and well above 90% in Bangladesh and Pakistan.So if you see a Hindu name odds on the person is Indian but there's a slight chance of them not being Indian. And if it's a Muslim name you've got a 1 in 4 chance of correctly calling the nationality. In a stupid twist of fate there are more Muslims in India than there are in Pakistan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Hate Scouse 10,330 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 There are Muslims in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka as well as Pakistan. Hindus are also spread throughout the subcontinent, though they aren't as geographically widespread- perhaps 1 in 100 Bangla's/Pakistani's are Hindu and 1 in 20 Sri Lankans, while the Muslim populations of India and Sri Lanka are roughly 10% and well above 90% in Bangladesh and Pakistan.So if you see a Hindu name odds on the person is Indian but there's a slight chance of them not being Indian. And if it's a Muslim name you've got a 1 in 4 chance of correctly calling the nationality. In a stupid twist of fate there are more Muslims in India than there are in Pakistan.What ever you annoying doctor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 What ever you annoying doctorI should never have told you that. Damn my grandad for persisting to give his Catholic children Sanskrit names. Why couldn't you have given my dad a name that didn't say to the world "DOCTOR"? For those who don't get it, Tamil naming customs dictate that your surname is your fathers first name. I.e. I am Eric, son of XXXXX. If I were to persist with the tradition my children would be called XXXX Eric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Hate Scouse 10,330 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I should never have told you that. Damn my grandad for persisting to give his Catholic children Sanskrit names. Why couldn't you have given my dad a name that didn't say to the world "DOCTOR"? It's not your name that makes me call you doctor............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 It's not your name that makes me call you doctor............It surely encourages you?I'll have you know we're leaving you Europeans to treat yourselves!http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2011/11/06/overseas-sri-lankan-doctors/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Hate Scouse 10,330 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 It surely encourages you? Not in the slightest. I'd call you it regardless of your name. I'll have you know we're leaving you Europeans to treat yourselves! That article is just a plea to get them to come back. Won't happen. They enjoy misdiagnosing us white folk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 Just read through the last 5-6 pages that was dominated by cap, WHS, Spike & Slojo talking "cap, post a picture of yourself. cap, post a picture of yourself", names and among other nonsense.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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