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Terms that are stupid or make little sense when you see/hear them

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July 21, 2017, 03:50 PM
jljones
Terms that are stupid or make little sense when you see/hear them
Muscle memory. Muscles have no memory. It's a conditioned response.




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July 21, 2017, 04:01 PM
GT-40DOC
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Originally posted by 12131:
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Originally posted by GT-40DOC:
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Originally posted by 12131:
Oh yeah, and ring worm - It's a fungus, folks. There's no worm in there.



No, but it looks like there is a worm just under the epidermis......just saying that is where the name came from.

Yes, I know that. But, many patients really think there are worms there.




I have no explanation for why some patients think the way that they do, regardless of the situation.
July 21, 2017, 04:14 PM
Eponym
Preboarding; the boarding before boarding.

Grapenuts contain neither grapes nor nuts.

Butterflies are not flies nor are they related to butter.
July 21, 2017, 04:18 PM
12131
Now, this is real worm leaving tracks, as it moves under your skin. Eek

It's a completely different animal: cutaneous larva migrans.




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July 21, 2017, 04:55 PM
Graniteguy
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Originally posted by Eponym:
Preboarding; the boarding before boarding.

Grapenuts contain neither grapes nor nuts.

Butterflies are not flies nor are they related to butter.


Preboarding? I thought this is where they adjusted the towel over your face?
July 21, 2017, 07:17 PM
k5blazer
Gender fluid
July 21, 2017, 07:20 PM
ZSMICHAEL
deplane
July 21, 2017, 09:02 PM
redleg2/9
“High football I.Q.”

“Jutted him out of his jock.”

“Get open in space.”

“Great verticality”

I quit, there are so many in football that my head hurts - wait, how about "makes my head hurt"?

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July 21, 2017, 09:09 PM
SIG 229R
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Originally posted by Sailor1911:
Senate Intelligence


I didn't know there was any intelligence in the senate.

Then there is "A matter of course" which never made any sense to me.


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July 21, 2017, 10:30 PM
sigcrazy7
Cargo goes on a ship.
Shipments go on a car/truck.



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July 22, 2017, 06:02 AM
V-Tail
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Originally posted by cparktd:
Kind of like partly sunny vs partly cloudy
Funny, when we were discussing weather, one of my primary flight students asked me what the difference is. I explained that "partly sunny" doesn't work very well at night.



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July 22, 2017, 06:04 AM
V-Tail
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Originally posted by jljones:
Muscle memory. Muscles have no memory. It's a conditioned response.
My dog thought that I was trained to bring food every time the bell rang.



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