Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In was an American sketch comedy television program which ran for 140 episodes from January 22, 1968 to May 14, 1973. It was hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin and was broadcast over NBC. It originally aired as a one-time special on September 9, 1967 and was such a phenomenal success that it was brought back as a regular series! I remember watching it, did you?



Goldie was one of the best things about the show in my opinion!



However, Gladys & Tyrone were two of my favorite characters as well. Laugh-In had different show segments include the cocktail party which is shown a little bit of in the above video, and also had the wall of jokes at the end as the credits were closing, many character skits to include the Farkle Family, it's a Mod, Mod World, the Fickle Finger of Fate, Laugh-In looks at the News, and lots of memorable characters like ~

Lilly Tomlin who played Ernestine - The obnoxious telephone operator with no concern for her customers ("'Fair'? Sir, we don't have to be fair. We're the phone company!").

There was Judy Carne playing a role of a talking Judy doll! with her string in the back pulled by Arte Johnson who never heeds her warning: "Touch my little body, and I hit!"

Judy & the Sock It To Me Segment!

Henry Gibson as The Poet!

Alan Sues as Big Al - A clueless and fey sports anchor who loved ringing his bell, which he called his "tinkle", and as hungover children's show host "Uncle Al, The Kiddie's Pal"

One of my favs characters was the graffiti skinned bathing suit clad Goldie Hawn as the giggling dumb blonde constantly stumbling over her lines, especially when she introduced Dan's "News of the Future" segment. She was also a hoot at the ending of the show on the wall of jokes they called it! She also did other skits to include educational ones like this one below~



Other characters included~

Jo Anne Worley who would sometimes sing songs showing how loud her operatic voice was, but mostly would detect "chicken jokes." Many times, during the Cocktail Parties, she talked about her boyfriend Boris (who was a married man).

Of course, you can't forget Flip Wilson, whose frequent character, the cross-dressing Geraldine, originated the phrase "What you see is what you get". Often stated "The devil made me do it". Wilson and his alter ego had their own variety show in the early 70s.

Ruth Buzzi was Gladys Ormphby - A drab, though relatively young spinster who was the eternal target of Arte Johnson's Tyrone; when Johnson left the series, Gladys retreated into recurring daydreams, often involving marriages to historical figures, including Christopher Columbus and Benjamin Franklin (both played by Alan Sues).



Arte Johnson was "Tyrone F. Horneigh" (the last name a 'clean' spelling of the vulgar term 'horny'), the white-haired, trenchcoat-wearing 'dirty old man' who repeatedly sought to seduce "Gladys Ormphby" (Ruth Buzzi's brown-clad 'spinster' character) on a park bench. Tyrone would enter the scene, muttering a song, and, spying Gladys on the bench, would sit next to her.

Tyrone: Do you believe in the hereafter?
Gladys: Of course I do!
Tyrone: Good. Then you know what I'm here after!

At which time she would clobber him with her purse!

Tyrone would ask 2 related 'leading questions,' each earning him a hard whack from a shocked Gladys using her purse. His third statement would be an appeal for medical assistance, at which time he would fall off the bench. An example:

Tyrone: "You want to go to my place, and see where I sleep?" [WHACK!]
Tyrone: "You want to go to your place, and see where you sleep?" [WHACK!}
Tyrone: "You mind if I go to sleep right here?" [moans, and falls off bench]





Did you have a favorite Laugh-In segment or character? Remember Tiny Tim's debut?



The show gave considerable publicity to singer Tiny Tim, an unusual-looking man with long dark hair, prominent nose, and cheap suit. He sang in a falsetto voice while accompanying himself on ukulele. Tiny Tim was really named Herbert Khaury, a serious scholar of old Tin Pan Alley tunes, who hit upon this strangely humorous characterization. Thanks to his appearances on the show, he recorded a hit single with his piercing version of the vintage 1920s song "Tiptoe Through the Tulips." Tiny Tim was later married on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson to a woman known as Miss Vicki. Martin would often refer to Tim's appearances by asking Rowan with some concern, "You're not gonna bring back Tiny Tim, are you?"

I don't know about ya'll but this guy used to scare me!

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In the World of Transcription today, there have been no tragedies to type, only a lot of vomiting and diarrhea, and gunky intestinal junk! and of course Nnadike, my favorite foreigner is dictating ...

who says such stuff as ... Medication wise the patient has no known allergies to medications. The patient takes Ambien, Lamictal, Inderal, and Abilify.

Drives me nuts! I started typing under the heading medications, but as you can see instead of straight dictating meds he gives me allergies first! So, I have to back up and go to allergies heading and type that, and then back to typing the medications under their proper headings!

then he dictates ... Has a past medical history of ... has social history that is unremarkable. okay, wait, hold up! what happened to past medical history?? As you can see he starts saying something and then changes his mind? arrrrrhhhhhh!

Typical for Nnadike!!!!



and now back to our regularly scheduled Laugh-In!

During a recent vacation in Atlantic City, a couple went to see a popular magic show. After one especially amazing feat, a woman from the back of the theater yelled out, "Hey, how'd you do that?"

"I could tell you,", the magician answered, " But then I'd have to kill you."

After a short pause, she yelled back, "Ok, then. Just tell my husband!"



A woman bellows out ~ "This place is a mess! C'mon, You and I need to clean up. Your stuff is lying on the floor, and if we don't do laundry right now, you'll have no clothes to wear."

What a Man hears:
blah,blah,blah,blah, C'MON
blah,blah,blah, YOU AND I
blah,blah, ON THE FLOOR
blah,blah,blah, RIGHT NOW
blah,blah,blah,blah,blah, NO CLOTHES



DID YOU KNOW??

The most recent survey on women showed that 10 percent of the men interviewed liked women with thin legs. Another 15% preferred muscular legs. The rest liked something in-between. ha!

Imagine that!

When a man died, his wife put the usual death notice in the paper, but added that he died of gonorrhea. No sooner were the papers delivered than a good friend of the family phoned and complained bitterly, "You know very well that he died of diarrhea, not gonorrhea."

Replied the widow, "I nursed him night and day so of course I knew he died of diarrhea. But I thought it would be better for posterity to remember him as a great lover rather than the big shit he always was."

holy shit!!!!

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We do know everything, don't we girls?

okay, okay ... two more!

A dietitian was once addressing a large audience in Chicago. "The material we put into our stomachs is enough to have killed most of us sitting here, years ago. Red meat is awful. Vegetables can be disastrous, and none of us realizes the germs in our drinking water. But there is one thing that is the most dangerous of all and all of us eat it. Can anyone here tell me what lethal product I'm referring to? You, sir, in the first row, please give us your idea."

The man lowered his head and said, "Wedding cake?"



A young woman buys a mirror at an antique shop, and hangs it on her bathroom door. One evening, while getting undressed, she playfully says, "Mirror, mirror, on my door, make my bustline a forty four."

Instantly, there is a brilliant flash of light, and her breasts grow to enormous proportions. Excitedly, she runs to tell her husband what happened, and in minutes they both return.

This time the husband crosses his fingers and says, "Mirror mirror on the door, make my penis touch the floor!"

Again, there's a bright flash...and his legs fall off.



Have a great day bloggers!

INDICATIONS FOR PROCEDURE: Seizures and vomiting

CT HEAD:
CT of the head was performed without intravenous contrast. No prior examination is available for comparison.

There is a parafalcine subdural hematoma on the right side. There is subarachnoid blood right frontal vertex. There is a large area of abnormal low density involving the majority of the right parietal lobe. There is associated effacement of the sulci in this region. There is no evidence of midline shift.

IMPRESSION:
1. Right parafalcine posterior subdural hematoma.
2. Right frontal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
3. Large area of low density involving the majority of the right parietal lobe compatible with edema. In light of the areas of hemorrhage, this most likely represents a large area of brain contusion.

Finding discussed with ER physician.

Age of patient: 3 month old female.

What caused this? Some type of injury or shaken baby syndrome but probably an arrest will be made in this case. I do not know if this baby made it or not, but it was transferred to a Pediatric Intensive Care facility. This makes me sick.

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Here is the ER Report that I typed. Of course there is really no history of injury stated, but I get the feeling that there is more involved here than meets the eye. Notice that the doctor had two nurses with him while inspecting the body for bruising and found none. What does this mean? More than likely this child has shaken baby syndrome in the absence of any visible bruising; this was also probably the reason for her vomiting a few days prior. In my opinion, this baby has been shaken more times than this one time, to have caused this significant amount of brain injury. Only after the child started to develop seizures did they become concerned or the grandmother was tipped off that something was wrong. Even if this child survives by the grace of God and a good neurosurgeon, whoever is shaking this baby whether unknowingly or not, should be punished by law, or obviously this syndrome will continue in debilitating this helpless baby. Even if this baby survives the extent of brain damage is irreversible and inexcusable.

CHIEF COMPLAINT: Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This is a 3-month-old infant whose story starts about 48 hours ago when the patient started to have diarrhea, poor appetite, and fever, with some runny nose. The patient was taken to another ER where she underwent basic workup including CBC, Chem-7, chest x-ray, abdominal x-ray, and all of this workup was within normal limits except for hemoglobin which was 8.3. The patient was given intravenous fluids and sent home. Apparently last night around 3 a.m. the patient started to have some jerky movements of her legs according to grandmother where the patient stays. Then the jerky movements started to occur on the left side. The grandmother called one of the nurses to ask her about that; however because of the seizure activity grandmother took the baby right away to the hospital where the child was seen before but the wait was very long; therefore grandmother brought the patient here to our facility.

In the emergency room the patient was held by mother, was crying and moving all of her extremities. Upon placing the patient for exam, she started having some jerky movements on the left side. I asked mother if this is the same movement that occurred during the night and she said yes. These movements are focal jerky movements with lateralization on the left side, lasting for 10 to 15 seconds. The patient had three to four episodes. The patient was given Ativan 0.1 mg per kilogram. The patient also was started on intravenous fluids. Orders were made for CBC, BMP, blood culture and urine culture. Obtaining intravenous access on this patient was very difficult and the nursery staff came and got access on the left foot. CT scan was performed after having the seizure and revealed right subdural hematoma, right frontal subarachnoid hemorrhage, and right parietal contusion; no mass effect or shifting per radiology. At this point, Dr. Anderson was consulted to see the patient. He arrived and evaluated the patient. A blood gas was obtained. A blood culture also obtained. The patient was also given one dose of phenobarbital.

PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: None.

PAST SURGICAL HISTORY: None.

ALLERGIES: None.

MEDICATIONS: None.

REVIEW OF SYSTEMS: Unobtainable due to the critical condition of this patient.

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION:
GENERAL: This is a 3-month-old infant, carried by her mother and crying; has a pacifier in her mouth.
VITALS: Temperature 99.7, pulse 150, respiratory rate 34, pulse oximetry of 97% on room air.
HEENT: Pupils were round and reactive, measuring around 2 millimeters bilaterally.
NECK: Supple. No jugular venous distension.
CARDIOVASCULAR: Regular rhythm. Tachycardia.
LUNGS: Clear bilaterally.
ABDOMEN: Soft. No tenderness.
EXTREMITIES: No edema.
SKIN: Patient pale all over. There was no obvious bruising or hematoma throughout her body. Examination was done in presence of the two nurses.
NEUROLOGIC: The patient moves all of her extremities. Pupils again, round and reactive, 2 millimeters. No petechiae can be seen.

LABORATORY WORK: From prior ER, white cells elevated at 13.1, hemoglobin 8.3, platelets 520. Electrolytes were within normal limits, bicarbonate was 21.4; from our facility, sodium 139, potassium 6.6 hemolyzed; chloride 114, bicarbonate 17, calcium 9.2. ABG revealed pH 7.57, CO2 of 21, O2 of 126, O2 saturation 98.9. CT scan was reviewed with the radiologist and revealed right frontal subarachnoid hemorrhage, right subdural hematoma, and right parietal contusion.

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT COURSE: Again, the patient was started on intravenous fluids. After sustaining the seizures, the patient was started on Ativan 0.4 mg intravenously. After recurrence of her seizures, a consultation was obtained to a neonatologist, who was kind enough to come to the emergency room for evaluation. He resumed care in the emergency room. Initial blood gas, CBC, and BMP were obtained; blood cultures obtained. Phenobarbital 20 mg per kilogram was given as a loading dose, after that the patient has an episode of respiratory depression, therefore the decision was made to intubate the patient. The patient was intubated by Dr. Anderson in the emergency room. Around 12:15 I talked to the pediatrician on call for Thomas, who advised to transfer the patient to another facility and they were kind enough to accept transfer. After that, Dr. Anderson spoke to pediatric Intensive Care Unit, who was kind enough also to admit transfer. At that time after intubation it was decided to make the patient a direct admission to PICU. Transportation by EMS with a NICU nurse.

IMPRESSION:
1. Right frontal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
2. Right subdural hematoma.
3. Right parietal contusion.
4. Intractable seizures, controlled.
5. Respiratory failure, status post intubation.

During the emergency department course, I had a long discussion with mother and grandmother regarding the critical care condition of this patient. Both were agreeable with transfer and plan of care. Total critical care time 180 minutes.

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Got an opinion or a comment, feel free. This just makes me damn mad.

This morning, I am greeted by Dr. Ammar Almenhmi, whose nationality I have no idea, but he's another foreigner! Go figure! My life is being invaded by foreign dicators here in the last two weeks!

No problems with the foreigners so far today but the very American, PA-C dictates ... (in the same report, mind you)

PAST MEDICAL HISTORY includes Toprol, hydrochlorothiazide, hypothyroid, Xanax, Wellbutrin, Zanaflex, Voltaren, Lipitor, and aspirin.

PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypothyroid, chronic back pain, and depression.

PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: Positive for coronary artery disease, hypertension, myocardial infarction, and diabetes.

I guess it's pick one, or use the process of elimination! The first one obviously is medications and not Past Medical History at all, but he does dictate it that way and putting hypothyroid in there with those medicines is a little strange (did he mean hypthyroid med?) ... #2 is my guess ... #3 could be (however this is family history in my opinion)!

However, I opt for #2 according to the Review of Systems and medications this patient is taking! I guess he doesn't realize he dictated Past Medical History three times almost back to back??#*@! Good thing there's me to correct his obvious blunders today!

Yeah, it's back to the grind! How about you? Are you working today?

My mini-vacation, a nice four-day weekened is over and I have been officially on the clock this morning as of 5:30 a.m. Little Bella (Isabella) Rose is sleeping upstairs (was! she just bellowed from the bed missing me!) while I'm down here doing my usual job.

okay, now she's vegetating in front of the TV with a bowl of cereal, and I will fix us some real breakfast in two hours, by that time I will have four hours of work in. Her other nana will be here to pick her up in a little while and run errands! It's 50 degrees here today, strange weather we're having. No white stuff for Christmas, and none until who knows when.

Well, break is over, I owe, I owe, and it's back to work I go! Big thanks to those well wishers who called in! It was great fun!

Later gators.