View Full Version : Doctors actually
aussiepax
27th Jan 2008, 08:24
I would suggest that medico or doctor is a better term of address than "quack" in these fora. I don't refer to you professional pilots as "fallback human autopilot assistants", as I realise and respect your true value, having read many threads.
PyroTek
27th Jan 2008, 09:29
where did 'quack' originate from anyway? out of interest.
gingernut
27th Jan 2008, 09:42
Quacksalver - a boaster who applies a salve.
(Think it's Dutch or German).
Seems quite a reasonable description.
Flyin'Dutch'
27th Jan 2008, 17:00
Oi, you nursey worsey at the back keep quiet.
You know you are the doctors' handmaiden.
:}
AP, I don't think that the colloquial use of the word 'quack' matters too much. It is the context that matters.
Mac the Knife
27th Jan 2008, 17:59
Stick around a bit....your hide'll grow thicker!
(they can call me what they like so long as they pay their bills)
;)
Mac
PS - Obsolete Dutch : Middle Dutch kwak = boast + Middle Dutch salve = unguent - so "ointment-boaster"
gingernut
28th Jan 2008, 08:05
Bloody Nurses, they've all got idea's above there station.
Bring back matron I say.
I still use extracts from this thread http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=238658&highlight=nurse
when I try encourage nurses to expand their roles.
Gives them a realistic idea of the rocky ride ahead.:)
I suspect Aussiepax is more concerned about the term "quackery"- unscientific medical advice.
Oh that's super!
28th Jan 2008, 09:48
Could it simply be that the connotation associated with the word 'quack' in Australia is somewhat worse than it is in the British English? Well that's my perception anyway.
Anyway, I am sure no offence is (usually) intended by those who use the term here.
P.S. I like eating ducks.
Loose rivets
28th Jan 2008, 14:09
Well order the bottom half, that way you don't get the bill :}
llanfairpg
28th Jan 2008, 15:16
You are all quackers.
obgraham
28th Jan 2008, 15:44
Oh come on, Aussiepax, in here we're all pretty civil. I use the term myself at times.
Just wander on down to Jet Blast if you want to experience some real insults!
Mac the Knife
29th Jan 2008, 11:33
"....try encourage nurses to expand their roles...."
I find that usually ends with a slap unless I'm very lucky...
:}
Mac
gingernut
29th Jan 2008, 12:31
You're doing something wrong Mac, it can end up in a bit of slap and tickle if handled correctly.
(Don't they teach you doctors anything?:))