• Buglefingers@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Apple a day keeps the doctor away. Kid tries to keep the “doctor” away so as to avoid the shot. “Doctor” is actually a nurse and would be unaffected by the apple even if the supposed saying were true

      TL;DR kid tries metaphor logic on wrong entity

      • stom@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 months ago

        Weird. It’s dentist, in the UK. It didn’t click that’s what they were alluding to until I read your comment

        • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          What? That doesn’t make any sense! Apples are FULL of sugar!!! Oh you Brits. Always doing things backwards. I remember when I visited London, and there I am, driving like normal on the correct side of the road…and there were issues.

          • Buglefingers@lemmy.world
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            2 months ago

            I suppose like all metaphors it’s not a 1-1 in literal verbiage but more about the meaning it’s supposed to represent.

            The meaning it’s supposed to represent is: Eating healthy food will keep you healthier, and help you get ill less often. You won’t need medical treatment as much if you keep yourself healthy.

        • my_hat_stinks@programming.dev
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          2 months ago

          I’m in the UK, it’s definitely “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” here. Maybe you just misheard as a kid?

          When I was in primary school someone in my class had to get all their teeth pulled, I have no idea how someone manages to rot their teeth so badly at around 5 years old. I don’t really have a point with that story, it just popped into my head and I had to share

          • stom@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            2 months ago

            Huh. I seeresults for both versions when googling, but it appears it was indeed originally doctor.

  • flicker@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    It’s not, “an apple a day keeps the doctorr away.”

    It’s supposed to be, “an apple a day keeps the doctorr at bay.”

    Doctorrs are actually a type of fae creature. They hunger for your bones. But if you offer them an apple, they’ll be obliged to accept, and now that they’ve accepted your hospitality, it would be positively gauche to eat you. And since they feast on bones, they’re actually excellent at diagnosing and treating many types of ailments!

    It’s such a shame how much we’ve forgotten.

  • CareHare@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    As a nurse I thoroughly enjoyed this comic. I’ve already shown it to an anesthesiologist at work, and I’ll make sure to pester every following MD I meet today.