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You Can’t Telemedicine Anything

CELL PHONE NOISE

Hello?

“Good morning, Mr. on the Dead. I am calling to set up your telemedicine call with Dr.  E—-.”

Oh, great. Thank you.

“And I am also calling to see if you would like to join my OnlyFans site?”

I don’t think so.

“You will already be playing around on your phone!”

Still.

“I will send you a textual message containing a hyperlink. I had a hyper cousin growing up. We called him Impulsive Tony.”

Okay. So I follow the link.

“Unless it leads to sin. Then you must forge your own path.”

I don’t think the link will lead to sin. More likely, a website.

“Many websites are nothing but sin! I know of one where men’s feet get pooped on. It employs Impulsive Tony.”

We were talking about my telemedicine call with the doctor.

“I love that word. ‘Telemedicine’ sounds so much nicer than ‘video chatting with a Jewish fellow wearing a white coat and no pants.’ By the way, I am legally bound to inform you before your call that the doctor may or may not be wearing pants.”

Okay.

“But in the spirit of friendship, I will inform you that he is definitely not. And sometimes the popsicle slides out of the box.”

Um, sure.

“It flops out! Audibly! The doctor is a man of meat.”

None of this is helping me.

“You will need to enable access to your microphone.”

Okay.

“And your camera.”

Right.

“And all the other information in your phone. Passwords, photos, location history, everything.”

Why do you need that?

“It is not a matter of ‘need.’ The Stimulus Bill of Last Tuesday gives us the ability to demand it, and so we are following the law.”

Whatever.

“Do you own a BusbeeTech 802 E-nurse?”

A what now?

“It is an all-in-one unit that monitors 18 different bodily functions and wirelessly transmits the information back to the doctor.”

How the hell–

“It goes up your butt!”

–does that work? Ah.

“It measures temperature, pulse, oxygen levels, perspicacity, ability to do the watusi, free radicals, expensive radicals, and whether or not you have Scottie Pippen Disease.”

Scottie Pippen doesn’t have a disease.

“Look at that man’s head and tell me there isn’t something wrong with him!”

Regardless.

“The 802 E-nurse is also, as I mentioned, wireless. The 801 required both a power cable and a USB wire. Very occasionally, knotting would occur. And also one time, this lady forgot she had it in and went to fetch herself some cole slaw from the fridge. She lost her asshole!”

Irrelevant to my case.

“The doctors could not reattach it! They had to mash together bits of elbow and earlobe to create her a new pooper. I have heard it doesn’t work right.”

Can’t imagine that it would.

“Which model did you say you had, Mr. on the Dead?”

No model. I do not possess a hospital-dildo.

“Well, let me check your insurance and see if you are worthy of one.”

“Fed Ex will be at your house within 16 hours. Please immediately insert the device so that it can begin getting base-line readings of your vital signs, and stop shrieking in terror.”

What now?

“Funny story! The BusbeeTech 802 E-nurse was programmed to have a debilitating fear of buttholes.”

Why are the medical buttplugs even sentient at all?

“Funny story! Lightning hit the factory and they all came to life. Don’t think about it too much. Just shove it in your soft-soft and ignore it when it begs to be let out.”

They can talk?

“Along with the debilitating fear of buttholes, it’s a feature that perhaps shouldn’t have made the final code. What’s done is done. Most of our patients recommend sitting on a pillow, or wearing headphones. They tire themselves out pretty quick.”

I’m not using this doohickey. Don’t send me one.

“Too late. It will be there in mere minutes, as the only vehicles on the streets anymore are delivery trucks. Thank you. I have several more points to go over with you.”

We’re not done?

“Nowhere near! At the beginning of your telemedicine appointment, we would appreciate it if you smashed that Like button, and subscribed to the doctor’s channel.”

Sure.

“I would like to remind you that the more you tip, the better the doctor is.”

There’s a tip button?

“It is 2020, Mr on the Dead. All humans have tip buttons now. We are two years away from being an entirely tip button-based economy.”

You’re probably right.

“Would you like to join the doctor’s Patreon?”

No.

“Would you like to see a collection of his TikToks?”

No.

“The doctor may ask you to position your phone so that he may view your grundle. If he does, the feed will go live to an app called Grundl. And before you begin to argue–”

That was in the Stimulus Bill?

“–you should know…. Yes, the recent one. Only about 14 people have read that thing front-to-back. There is tomfoolery in there! Do you recall chattel slavery?”

Yes.

“It is back! Someone really should have skimmed that puppy, but everyone wanted their $1200 so bad!”

That’s awful. But I really just wanna see the doctor.

“Is it the kabibble?”

That’s what I want to know.

“Are you taking wagers? Because I am looking at your chart, and I believe that you have it. Your luck is poor. Twenty bucks on positive.”

No bet.

“Fifty they gotta vent you.”

Stop that. When will the doctor be calling?

“The E-nurse will notify you ten minutes beforehand.”

Notify?

“You will know. I assure you, Mr. on the Dead that you will not miss the message.”

I don’t like 2020.

“It is an unrelenting behemoth of grief and loss! You have a nice day.”

You, too.

 

A Conversation With My Doctor’s Office

OFFICE PHONE NOISE

“Hello? This is a doctor’s office. Are you feeling logy or fluish? Then you need doctoring!”

Hi. Uh, no. I feel fine.

“What about your balloon-knot? Is it raw and inflamed?”

Are you talking about my anus?

“I know next to nothing about the cosmic ballet of planets, sir.”

Not Uranus. My anus.

“Wouldn’t you like to be an anus, too?”

Can I get to the reason for my call, please?

“I do not know, but if you’re just gonna be blathering about buttholes, then I certainly hope not.”

I’m a patient of Dr. H—–, and I have an endoscopy scheduled for the 14th. I would like to cancel.

“And I would like for my fingers to be made of grape popsicles, so that I could lick and suck them all day. We so rarely get what we want in this shabby world.”

Ma’am, I just need to cancel the procedure.

“Mm-hmm. You said you were having a footectomy?”

No.

“Is it an otherfootectomy?”

This has nothing to do with feet.

“Don’t let Quentin Tarantino hear you say that! He will head-butt you, and that man’s head is not shaped correctly, so the butting will hurt so much more than normal!”

Endoscopy.

“That sounds made up. Are you sure you would not like titty implants?”

No, thank you.

“Dr. H—– can make you boobariffic.”

He’s a gastroenterologist.

“Yes, sir, but this is Florida. All doctors are allowed to do all procedures here. Just the other day, I watched a podiatrist separate conjoined twins.”

No breast implants. I’m calling to reschedule.

“Mm-hmm. You were scheduled for the 14th?”

Yes, ma’am.

“How about the 15th?”

No.

“16th?”

Also no.

“13th?”

I was thinking more along the lines of September. After the pandemic is over.

“Oh, that will be a problem for us. We bought our calendars at a remainder sale, and they only go to July 10th.”

What?

“Let me sweeten the deal for you, Mr. on the Dead: you come in here on the 14th, and we will include a recreational vehicle.”

An RV?

“I do not know the vehicle well enough to be so colloquial, sir.”

You wanna give me an RV if I get en endoscopy?

“It has been lightly used–”

Pass.

“–by Joe Exotic.”

Hard pass. Hardest pass ever.

“It has been mostly fumigated!”

No.

“You are picky and persnickety, sir.”

Uh-huh.

“What about we do it at your house?”

Excuse me?

“You are concerned about the patronus virus?”

Corona.

“Oh, no thank you. It is too early in the morning for Hispanic beverages, but if you are making a Slurpee run, then I would like a cherry.”

Ignoring that.

“Rude. Like I said: if you are worried about our facility, we can roto-rooter you out in the privacy and comfort of your own house. Or, if you are a poor, your apartment.”

My home is no place for medical procedures.

“Why not? Do you have roommates?”

No. That’s not the point.

“It will go so beautifully, Mr. on the Dead. But you should be advised to stock up your fridge with snacks and various sundries. Dr. H—- gets peckish when he works.”

We’re not doing the endoscopy at my house.

“What about the mall? It is empty!”

No!

“Oh, I do not like your tone, Mr. Cranky.”

I apologize for snapping. But I just want to cancel my procedure. It’s a simple request.

“So was my wish for grape popsicle fingers! But life is uncooperative!”

I’m hanging up now.

“You go with God, sir.”

I will.

“Unless He is going to Golden Corral! That place is riddled with disease even on a good day.”

Gotcha.

DIAL TONE NOISE EVEN THOUGH PHONES NO LONGER DO THAT

(One More) Call From The Doctor’s Office

CELL PHONE NOISE

Yello?

“Mr. on the Dead? This is Medicine calling.”

Howdy.

“I have so many things to tell you about your procedure. Do you have a pen?”

Yes.

“What about a pencil?”

I also have a pencil.

“Ooh, let’s let them fight it out. Implement fight! Implement fight!”

I’m just gonna use the pen.

“Pacifism is just cowardice wearing sandals, Mr. on the Dead.”

If you say so.

“Your procedure is scheduled for noon, so we’ll need you here the night before.”

Why?

“We are Medicine. We enjoy making people wait. We designate special rooms for that purpose.”

How about eleven?

“Fine, but you will not be permitted access to any magazines.”

I can live with that.

“Who is your doctor?”

Horvath.

“You may not be able to live with that. He is a terrible doctor. We call him Shakey.”

Not true.

“He is spazmotic and jitteracious.”

Neither of those are words, and Dr. Horvath is a fine doctor. I’ve been seeing him for years and he hasn’t killed me once.

“There are all sorts of rules for you.”

Okay.

“No eating after midnight.”

I know that.

“No tattoos within 24 hours.”

Not a problem.

“If you crack your knuckles that morning, your hands will full straight off.”

I don’t think that’s real.

“Are you allergic to anesthetic?”

No.

“Are you allergic to love?”

Also no.

“Would you like to hear my new single, Allergic To Love? One of the Migos does a verse.”

Which one?

“The one who’s not Quavo or Offset.”

Pass.

“How many raccoons have you handled in the past six months?”

None.

“Year?”

None.

“Two years?”

I have never been in physical contact with a raccoon.

“Oh, you are missing out: they are fluffy and wonderful. The rabies can be a hassle. Do you have rabies, Mr. on the Dead?”

No.

“Do you want some?”

I don’t even want one. I don’t want one single rabie.

“While you are under, how much body modification would you like? Your choices are: a tasteful amount; more than a little but not too much; turn me into a giant freakazoid.”

I notice that “none at all” isn’t a choice.

“Many people notice that!”

Do not modify my body in any way.

“What about an earband?”

Huh?

“Instead of two, one long ear running across the top of your skull like a headband.”

I could have lived all my life without picturing that.

“You are welcome. Are you a blind giant with a dwarf who sits atop your shoulders acting as your eyes?”

I am not.

“It will become evident if you are, Mr. on the Dead, so do not lie to me.”

I am not the Master Blaster.

“We will check! We have been fooled before!”

Okay.

“Do Japanese businessmen have permission to eat sushi off your nude body while you are unconscious?”

They do not.

“What about sashimi?”

Nothing may be consumed from off of me. No Japanese businessmen may enter the room.

“That is very racist.”

It’s not racist in the slightest.

“It would have been had you included the n-word.”

I guess.

“That is wonderful. We will see you on Wednesday. Don’t crack your knuckles.”

Wait, are you serious about–

DIAL TONE NOISE EVEN THOUGH PHONES NO LONGER DO THAT

A Conversation With The Doctor’s Office

CELL PHONE NOISE

CELL PHONE NOISE

Yello?

“May I speak to Mr. on the Dead? I am calling from the doctor’s office. This is in reference to his butthole.”

Didn’t I talk to you last summer?

“I have wonderful news, sir.”

Yes?

“My azaleas are coming in.”

Do you have any news relating to me?

“A colorful garden is good news for the world, sir.”

Granted.

“The doctor can’t stop talking about your butthole.”

I wish he would.

“It is a compliment, sir. He blogged about it.”

What?

“The doctor also wanted me to thank you for showering up. People do not know how to wash they ass.”

Ew.

“They come into this office and drop their drawers: it is like a half-eaten waffle covered in chocolate sauce.”

That’s disgusting.

“But you do not want to eat that. A waffle is a treat, but these sphincters are not.”

No.

“They are tricks. I believe some of these people get nasty on purpose before they come up in here.”

I don’t want to believe that.

“Spend all night eating Indian food and all morning jogging. Then they hit the asshole doctor.”

Urologist.

“I know, but the doctor is an asshole.”

Ah.

“He has lost many rings in patients.”

That’s not true.

“You should check. Do you have a good flashlight app?”

Can you just tell me the test results, please?

“Oh, Lord: I cannot read these things. They are written in gibberbibble. Hold on.”

Please don’t–

“Doc! Remember that pucker you loved so much? He gonna die?”

“We all gonna die eventually. I meant right now.”

“No, I haven’t seen your watch. Mr. on the Dead?”

I gotta get new insurance.

“I have wonderful news. Your asshole has not turned against you.”

Yeah?

“It will.”

Sure.

“Soon.”

Right.

“You’ve had a taste of your future.”

I’m hanging up the phone.

“Review us on Yelp!”

No.