Those are the dreaded words that doctors hear as they place their hands on the doorknob to leave the treatment room at what they think is the end of the patient encounter. The patient then tells the real reason that they scheduled their visit. This phenomenon frequently is the culprit that disrupts the doctor's schedule for the rest of the day.
Kayla turns back for what doctors know as the "doorknob question", or the embarrassing symptom turnaround.
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Get the doorknob question mug.This is a phrase used to agree to somebody's suggestion because you do not want to argue (much like the phrase: "Whatever you say"). However, when you think about it, it literally makes zero sense.
Person who is definitely less than 6 feet tall: " Yeah, I'm 6'5'' "
You: "Whatever you say so queso."
You: "Whatever you say so queso."
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A fart which sounds as if the inflection raises toward it's end, exactly as you would do with your voice when asking a question.
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Get the question fart mug.The question for compatibility. Asking if someone likes olives is seeing whether or not you are compatible with them. If the answers are opposite, then they are compatible.
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Kranny, having drawn the wild card and selected the easy WWI home front analysis essay, suffered from 40 questions syndrome for the next two weeks.
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Get the 40 Questions Syndrome mug.From the Latin, petitio principii: to assert the truth of an unproven premise in the conclusion of an argument. Sometimes the unproven issue follows in the form of an indirect question.
John: "Legalization should not happen, because no one in their right minds would allow that to be legal!"
If John were to say this, his argument would beg the question, namely whether legalization is justified.
If John were to say this, his argument would beg the question, namely whether legalization is justified.
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Girlfriend asks: do I look fat in this? (trick question)
If you tell her she does, she'll throw a fit and tell you how insensitive you are. If you tell her she doesn't she'll call you a liar and go off on a tangent about how "all men are the same" or some nonsense like that
If you tell her she does, she'll throw a fit and tell you how insensitive you are. If you tell her she doesn't she'll call you a liar and go off on a tangent about how "all men are the same" or some nonsense like that
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