Johnny is anxious to head out to lunch and finds the stories of his anatomy professor exasperating. Johnny loses it when the anatomist, Carlos, tells him that he lost his car and that is how he got his name. Johnny is desperate for a bagel and dashes out of the classroom, jumps in his car and begins aggressive driving. Unfortunately, he finds himself sitting behind a truck with four wheels and flies. Yes, a garbage truck. No amount of honking makes the truck go faster. Then Johnny sees his chance to pass, …

Prior to the discovery of anesthesia, surgery was a most traumatic experience; patients were fully conscious throughout procedures. Kipling made reference to this pain in his novel “The Light that Failed” when he coined the phrase “biting the bullet”. It is easy to understand why people avoided surgery and allowed the injury and/or disease to fester rather than undergo surgery. Why anyone would subject themselves to experience the worst pain of their life at an operating theatre in front of hundreds of medical students, e.g., surgical demonstrations at Massachusetts General Hospital prior to the discovery of anesthesia, is difficult to comprehend. …

Marcus can do no wrong. As a school boy he won all the awards, then matriculated to a top college, and went on to graduate suma cum laude from his medical school. Of course, he chose to become a thoracic surgeon. His one flaw was he could not tango. Try as he might, whenever he performed a pasada, his milongesa stood a good chance of landing hard on the dance floor. Indeed, he had to seek out clubs in various cities because knowledge of his ineptitude preceded him, and he was barred from every milonga along the East coast. As it so happens, during one of these mishaps, his partner collapsed mid cruce forzado …

Before he died, Maradona confessed that his famous goal against Britain in the World Cup was indeed aided by his hand; it was an illegal goal. But this was before instant replay, and who is to say what team would not engage in sleight of hand if granted the opportunity to win the Cup? Billy, a British lad who saw the game live, became crestfallen after his team’s loss, and promised to himself that he would forever use his hands to save people. . . . . …

A budding resident is determined to become the best ever interventional cardiology specialist at the hospital to eventually earn his dream fellowship position in the heart of New York City. To this end, he downloads various shooter games to practice his digital skills and settles on Call of Duty. Train, he does, until he becomes the best-rated shooter in the city. Unfortunately, his devotion to Duty diminishes his actual catheterization skills. . . . …

The Overeating Society meets on their annual day of consumption, Thanksgiving Day, to eat, drink, be merry, and select a new president. The goal is to eat as much turkey and ham as possible, all the trimmings, and then finish off a pie or three with each member sampling each pie. Cleary, cardiologist have a field day lecturing at society members meetings to change their ways, but to no avail. Advice to eat less is difficult to digest, and leaves a bad taste in members’ mouths. Then, there is always the newly elected President’s re-tort, I’ll have chocolate and vanilla ice cream with mine, and please make it a double …

A group of first-year medical students head out to a stand-up comedy club to celebrate successful completion of their gross anatomy practical exam. After a few drinks (well several), one of the students is invited to the stage and jumps at the opportunity to practice stand-up. He grabs the mic and does his organic chemistry joke about poison, but there was no reaction; his joke dies on stage. . . …

Halloween comes but once a year to Sleepy Hollow and this year an inventive high-school senior, Joel who lives in a rural district, is determined to reenact the famous legend. Instead of going as a headless-horsemen, he modifies his costume by hollowing out a pumpkin which Joel sets on his head. He cuts out eyes to see through. As the clock strikes midnight, our imaginative high schooler sets out on his trusty steed to terrify his friends. He gallops to the entrance of the first farm house and makes his horse rear up several times before wailing and generally causing a ruckus, then he rides away. . . …

The lead mortician at a hospital known for its hospice care of terminally ill cancer patients is responsible for handling the deceased. He is old school meaning he does not wear gloves when going to collect the bodies; it is considered a sign of disrespect to the patients and their families. Currently, the hospice patients are more frequently than not treated with patches of fentanyl to ease the pain once they enter care. . . …

Enrique, a pre-med student, receives notification that his acceptance to medical school is on its way and he accepts an invitation to go on a cross-country trip with his buddy Javier. The pre-med borrows his sister’s car, a 2021 Aston Martin Vantage F1 Roadster, and promises that he will not break any speed limits. Of course, this will not happen. As soon as they hit the road they turn on Highway Song and put the “pedal to the metal”, there is no turning back. Both students know that driving over 100 mph on country roads is not an ideal thing to do, but lots of fun, until it is not. . . …