ffs… This was in Scrubs.
this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2026
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But someone said: I'M DYING Therefore it's funny
Surgical tech here! This is one of those 'prank the new guy' jokes you see in the OR. I've seen play out almost verbatim to the OP a couple different times.
Original OP may well be quoting Scrubs, but I'd wager this prank predates Scrubs by a hefty margin too.
"Go get me a jug of elbow grease" kind of shenanigans.
I am quite certain the scrubs writers just talked to a lot of people in the profession and got their stories in the show. That's part of why Scrubs was such a great show.
That counts as a true story when you've got the brain rot.
Or (hear me out) the writers of Scrubs worked a lot of true stories into their show?
And unless the person was present in one of those true stories moments where this exact dialog occurred, my point remains.
Oh Turk.
Just as funny as when Scrubs did it.
Airfive!
IM FUCKING DYING
where do you think you are right now?
lol
Damn dude, you went there...
brb, sobbing
It's funnier when you realize the med student and surgeon are not in an operating room.