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13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Name: Mike
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA (A.K.A. The Best City In The World)
Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
DOB: 8 July 1977
Age: 34
Sex: I'm married, so not very often anymore.
Gender: OH! You meant THAT! I am biologically male and I identify as such.
Occupation: Physician (Pediatrics)
Favorite Food: Sushi
Favorite Colors: Red and Blue
Toys: Poi, Staff, Flags, Glowsticks, Contact Ball, Eating Torches
Hobbies other than the obvious: Cooking, camping, swimming, sailing, skiing, molecular biology, reading, traveling.
Education: B.S. Biological Sciences, Stanford University 2000
M.S. Biological Sciences, Stanford University 2001
M.D. University of Michigan, 2005
Favorite Book(s): The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov
The Revelation Space series by Alastair Reynolds.
Favorite Movies: Baraka, Run Lola Run, The Fifth Element, Snatch, City of God, The Incredibles
Favorite TV shows: I don't really watch TV.
What I want to do when I grow up: At long last, I am DOING it! Yes, I am actually doing my dream job and I'M GETTING PAID WELL TO DO IT!!!
Fun fact: I have had to run from the police. While naked. Twice. And I got away both times.
Boring fact: A 7-day course of oral prednisone at 60mg/day increased esophageal gastric acid contact time in stable adult asthmatics.
Favorite Music Artists/Composers: Trance[]Control, Beethoven, Enigma, Bach, Airbase, Haydn, Astral Projection, Shpongle, Vivaldi, Juno Reactor, Bob Marley, Mozart, Handel.
Favorite beverage: Diet Dr. Pepper
Favorite Incense: Japanese cherry blossom
Number of strange categories I can come up with: infinite
Marmite/Vegemite/Nutella orientation: High Priest of the Holy Church of Nutella.
Ok, so that's me. Now you post something.
EDITED_BY: Doc Lightning (1317185783)
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Written by: linden rathen
which london underground were youusing Doc? ours efficant?
but yes we do
I don't get why Londoners say that their system (arguably the best in the world) sucks.
Let's see: extensive and VERY dense system. VERY reliable. Trains every 3-4 minutes. Lighted displays telling passengers when the next train will arrive and where it's going. Clean, bright, and pretty. Very user-friendly. Excellent signage. The overground trains in London are also very fast, reliable, and easy to use.
In new york the stations are few and far between outside of lower manhattan. The trains come no more often than every 6 minutes and as infrequently as every 20. There are very few signs posted with clear directions. The stations are dark, hot, dingy, and dirty. System maps are posted in the trains, but rarely in the stations. The overground trains are infrequent and the schedules are impossible to decipher. The bus system is absolutely a black hole and I refuse to get on a bus except the Bx12.
I mean, once you learn the New York system it's pretty good, and it's better than most other systems in that at least it even exists. But the London tube is really arguably the best system in the world and I don't get why Londoners complain about it.
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
were british damnit if we've got nothing to complain about we've got nothing
i mean more the wonderful strikes that happen about once a quarter
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old hand
1,186 posts
Location: under the fairie wheel, Australia
leave random pic in thread
sweet inocent smile
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, and screaming "WOO-HOO What a ride!"
old hand
1,186 posts
Location: under the fairie wheel, Australia
actualy the best in the world are the german/berlin and the japaness/tokyo rail systems
so ificient are they you can set your watch to them
also the indian raiul system is one of the largest in the world and from what i have heard is very well run
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, and screaming "WOO-HOO What a ride!"
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
the british used to be uber efficent (back in the days of steam) none of this "train been delayed due to leaves on track" rubbish..
then again the victorians were very efficiant at most stuff
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HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Storma, that pic...um...who is that?
*wiping drool off the monitor*
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
PoiBoi
627 posts
Location: Manchester, UK
Well... I think it would take me years to read all of your thread, so I sahll just say Hello instead!They're all warning me about you... *smirk*
Catch u real soon!!
Gary x
Stuck in my Poi comfort zone....
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
yay for the shudder grimace dance
Written by: Doc Lightening
*wiping drool off the monitor*
that all? sure you didnt sneeze or something?
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old hand
1,186 posts
Location: under the fairie wheel, Australia
it may or may not be me
and i may or may not have been only 17 at the time of that picture
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, and screaming "WOO-HOO What a ride!"
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
And how does that compare to you now?
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
old hand
1,186 posts
Location: under the fairie wheel, Australia
i was rock climbing about 3 times a week and riding about 80 to 100 km a week
now i only walk every where and maybe get a bit of dancing in on the weekends
need to tget back into climbing so i can have that body back
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, and screaming "WOO-HOO What a ride!"
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Preferably for when I next visit Ozzieland?
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
old hand
1,186 posts
Location: under the fairie wheel, Australia
which is when??
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, and screaming "WOO-HOO What a ride!"
Pooh-Bah
1,848 posts
Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
*wanders in at random*
Yes, which is when??? ...better come to Adelaide...
"i am exotic, and must keep my arms down" - Rougie
"i don't understand what penises have to do with getting married" - Foxie
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
*closes the door behind Fox
MWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
now you can never leave
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HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
You're my prisoner!
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
*slou?
6,555 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia
*pries the door open* ahh miss fox.. thought i heard the yelp of an Adelaidian
nahh, you can hang onto her for a little bit 
Pooh-Bah
1,848 posts
Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
that wasn't a yelp, miss adya, that was a whoop... i'm all for being imprisoned in doc's thread... makes a change being trapped by the occasional fag instead of me trapping him...
"i am exotic, and must keep my arms down" - Rougie
"i don't understand what penises have to do with getting married" - Foxie
*slou?
6,555 posts
Location: Adelaide, Australia
PoiBoi
627 posts
Location: Manchester, UK
Are there people being held hostage in this thread? Mmmmm...
Stuck in my Poi comfort zone....
Carpal \'Tunnel
6,942 posts
Location: London, UK
no... no hostages here *looks innocent
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Tantamount to fatuity
15,967 posts
Location: Down the road, United Kingdom
Written by: Foxinfootwear
the occasional fag
Now is that anyway to talk about your new host? after he's so kindly agreed to put you up indefinitely (without any chance or repreive or indeed, bread and water)
Meh
Pooh-Bah
1,848 posts
Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
Cantus, hun, i'm a fag-hag... (possibly adelaide's most prominant...) i'm allowed to say fag...
"i am exotic, and must keep my arms down" - Rougie
"i don't understand what penises have to do with getting married" - Foxie
Tantamount to fatuity
15,967 posts
Location: Down the road, United Kingdom
Ok then, if you say so.
Have you met gazzabee? He's a much nicer lad than Lightning
Meh
Pooh-Bah
1,848 posts
Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
can't say i have... i'd wander off to collect him and put him in my draw, but i appear to be trapped in here...
"i am exotic, and must keep my arms down" - Rougie
"i don't understand what penises have to do with getting married" - Foxie
Tantamount to fatuity
15,967 posts
Location: Down the road, United Kingdom
you know you're only trapped in a virtual sense don't you?
Meh
Pooh-Bah
1,848 posts
Location: Adelaide, SA, Australia
yes yes... shhh... don't tell linden...
"i am exotic, and must keep my arms down" - Rougie
"i don't understand what penises have to do with getting married" - Foxie
Tantamount to fatuity
15,967 posts
Location: Down the road, United Kingdom
it's ok he just spends his time gazing at his ropey tattoo now
Meh
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,533 posts
Location: Hampshire College, MA, USA
Have a nebula.
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-James
"How do you know if you're happy or sad without a mask? Or angry? Or ready for dessert?"
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Written by: GazzaBee
They're all warning me about you... *smirk*
Catch u real soon!!
Gary x
Warning? About me??? I'm sweet and innocent and harmless! Really!
-Mike
Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella
A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura
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