Unless you are a medical professional, you should never, under any circumstances, utter the phrase "finger on the pulse".
fresh-baked at 01:22 PMKind of like coloring outside the lines?
Offered by: Da Goddess on July 14, 2008 11:22 AMBelieve it or not, Mrs. Z (believe it!), no one person/sucker is responsible for pushing me over the edge. This public promulgation was prompted by hearing something different yet equally irritating, i.e. "think outside the box", which made me think of other similar phrases that make me want to assemble shish kebab out of the gall bladder, eyeballs, and tongues of anyone who insists on littering his or her vocabulary with this tripe.
Offered by: Jodi on July 8, 2008 9:35 AMIn the future you must tell us the background story that pushed you over the edge with a certain phrase. I would love to know who the poor sucker is who said "finger on the pulse" to you that led to this. (I hope you went easy on him.)
Offered by: Mrs. Z on July 8, 2008 9:14 AMI used to have my finger on the pulse of many patients. Now I only check my own.
Offered by: Da Goddess on July 7, 2008 8:27 PM
