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[cornflakegirl]

I knew I should have done Latin GCSE

(Given that it's a joke, there are an awful lot of people out there who think that loco tenens is the correct phrase...)

 

[RoryA]

Well I suppose, depending on what the doc is doing, he might need to be 'holding you in place' so maybe it is apt that way?

 

[cornflakegirl]

ffers Rory his coat:

 

[RoryA]

On an unrelated note, for some reason my wife does not think Slartibartfast is a good name for a baby. Go figure.

 

[Cindy Ellis]

I've never heard the phrase locum tenens (or Slartibartfast, for that matter ) in the US...I had to look it up, so I just assumed (based on Spanish classes in high school a million years ago), that Rory was playing on the translation of loco as "crazy".
For a locum tenens nurse, we would use the phrase "registry nurse", but even that might be region-specific. In the academic world we woud use phrases such as substitute teacher, acting dean, acting superintendent, etc.

 

[Richard Schollar]

Gee, and I thought Agamemnon was way off-side...

 

[RoryA]

She vetoed that ages ago, along with Spartacus!

 

[DonkeyOte]

If your wife were having twins Rory THEN Spartacus would be a MUST!

 

[RoryA]

If she were having twins, I'd have more pressing things to worry about than names!

 

[cornflakegirl]

I'm with Luke - you would so never tire of that joke!

(But the idea of a small child saying "My name is not important" is nearly making me cry...)