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literally coughing his head off

Stacey Tappan writes:

My father is a pediatrician, and while he was listening to his on-call messages one day he was amused to hear the following:

“I am not exaggerating. My child is literally coughing his head off.”

I think she showed an admirable amount of restraint not taking the poor kid to the emergency room. It must take nerves of steel to leave such a precise and factual message for your pediatrician when your child’s head is falling off.

• The American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child’s Symptoms : The Official, Complete Home Reference, Birth Through Adolescence (Guide to Your Child’s Symptoms)

Photo by quinnums

This entry was posted by Fitz on Saturday, February 25th, 2006 at 10:45 pm and is filed under Incorrect. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

3 Responses to “literally coughing his head off”

1. bookwench Says:
   February 27th, 2006 at 10:35 pm

   Wow! I love your site. Misuse of the word “literally” bugs me, and it’s delightful to see someone taking the piss out of the people who use it so liberally. Meaning, taking their ego down a notch in a mocking and humorous fashion. Literally.

2. Kim Says:
   March 26th, 2006 at 3:47 pm

   HAHAHAHAHA. Where on earth did you find that picture??

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   January 17th, 2008 at 6:22 pm

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