How do you sum up the worst possible thing that can go wrong at your job in five words or less?
It’s not easy, is it?
This is the tweet that got the thread kicked off.
give me a horror story from your specialty in five words or less
— status annoyicus (@medburnbook) May 22, 2020
Let’s see what people had to say!
1. That does not sound good.
Not in the least bit…
Bowel content on the dressing.
— Lesley Barron (@drlesleybarron) May 22, 2020
2. The horror!
Designers…I’m sorry.
The client wants comic sans.
— Otis K. Boomer, a very late bloomer. (@BoomerOtis) May 23, 2020
3. That can’t be good.
What’s the bad news?
“Remember that patient you saw?”
— SimonJudkins (@JudkinsSimon) May 22, 2020
4. Please, no more of this.
Wear a mask!
Asymptomatic person to person transmission
— Shmuel Shoham (@ShohamTxID) May 23, 2020
5. Sounds like someone might get hurt.
Always use a stuntman.
We don’t need a stuntman.
— Douglas Henshall (@djhenshall) May 26, 2020
6. Politicians especially hate this.
Ummmm, we heard that.
“Your mic was still hot…”
— Tom Harrington (@cbctom) May 25, 2020
7. Maybe it shouldn’t be a novel.
Just a thought…
This should be a novel.
— Micro Flash Fiction? (@MicroFlashFic) May 26, 2020
8. I don’t know what this means, but it sounds bad.
It’s bad, right?
Forgot to check my staging.
— Scott Manley (@DJSnM) May 23, 2020
9. I wonder what came next…
Get your cats spayed!
The cat wasn’t spayed
— Elle Maruska (they/them) (@ellle_em) May 23, 2020
10. Not like that!
A big mess to clean up.
Remember to tip your server pic.twitter.com/WqknbwbrYT
— NekulturnyTrump (@NekulturnyTrump) May 23, 2020
11. Always a terrible thing.
Sad stories.
Innocent person goes to prison.
— Justin Brooks (@JustinoBrooks) May 23, 2020
12. I don’t like how this sounds.
Do you?
We’re building the healthiest jail
— Amber #8toabolition (@amberakemipiatt) May 22, 2020
13. Stop right there!
It better be good, is all I’m saying…
I’ve written a memoir about
— Molly Jong-Fast? (@MollyJongFast) May 23, 2020
Now we want to hear from you!
In the comments, come up with a horror story about your job in five words or less.
We look forward to it!