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The folk from Guzzle Gorge (who were the richest on the planet) Had noticed falls in food supply and wondered: 'who began it?' 'It's numbers (not consumption) that's to blame' was their deduction And so they brought in measures to curb others' reproduction They'd first flogged powdered milk like it was going out...
He rose to the top of his field His private convictions concealed By methods adept, his secrets he kept His true views were never revealed Being keen to avoid confrontation (Safeguarding his own reputation) By stealth he would try, through fib and white lie To sidestep perceived altercation Through carefully managed pretence (And nailing of flag to...
Each chromosome carefully selected Each protein and enzyme detected Each nucleotide, each base and sulphide Painstakingly mapped and inspected The figures are dutifully totted Till each t is crossed and i dotted Each predisposition found by the physician Is mindfully labelled and plotted They're busy decoding our genes Developing prenatal screens Prescribing 'correctives' for 'nature's defectives' The end justifying...
A transgenic porker from Spain Went out for a stroll in the rain But being slow of learning, she took a wrong turning And strayed in the path of a train An English vet (on his vacation) Skilled in porcine resuscitation Established perfusion with colloid infusion And quickly arranged transportation Unfortunately (as it transpired) The pig's...
A couple with fated ontogeny Desired to help human phylogeny They read (in the tabloids) that donated haploids Could grant them their much wanted progeny A specialist in infertility Had diagnosed 'mutual sterility' But gametes from Ken and some ova from Gwen Still gave John and Sue the ability At this point Sue made the admission She...
A nurse on the medical wing Completed a course in 'I Ching' While checking the charts, she would practise her arts On the ills that the patients would bring Spurred on by the welcome this brought She soon other therapies sought Iridology, Zen, yoga, tarot and then... Transcendental ... (well 'TM' for short) The doctors were...
The relatives (after reflection) Requested a lethal injection 'Her mind's like a sieve, she's no reason to live... (And the will is awaiting inspection)' They claimed that once while of sound mind She'd quite voluntarily signed A medics' committee, if prompted by pity Could authorise acts of this kind You think that this never could be? Well...
A resident trying to rest Was phoned with a verbal request He was greatly perturbed about being disturbed And his feelings weren't left unexpressed The nurse (who was working alone) Did not quickly warm to his tone His instructions weren't clear and she trembled with fear As he hurled his abuse down the phone Not wanting...
The lady in cubicle B Leaned forward and whispered to me Averting my eye, I adjusted my tie And pretended I just didn't see Her voice, though, continued to sound She asked what the surgeon had found I hedged at the task and suggested she ask The consultant that day on the round The surgeon arrived...
When tapping a pleural effusion Proceed with due care (in profusion) Trephining the heart is not very smart And may compromise general perfusion Aspiring to Plastics SR? Then carefully think where you are A hasty decision on site of incision Can leave a much uglier scar If faced with a ruptured aorta Don't wait for a hospital...
