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Is there a term for . . .
July 25, 2020 at 10:03 am
. . . a patient secretly playing the role of a doctor and ends up curing their actual doctor after being seen by him?
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RE: Is there a term for . . .
July 25, 2020 at 10:09 am
Coincidence.
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RE: Is there a term for . . .
July 25, 2020 at 10:14 am
fortuna cieca
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July 25, 2020 at 10:35 am
(July 25, 2020 at 10:03 am)Porcupine Wrote: . . . a patient secretly playing the role of a doctor and ends up curing their actual doctor after being seen by him?

How do you secretly play doctor? Cured of what?
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July 25, 2020 at 10:42 am (This post was last modified: July 25, 2020 at 10:42 am by Porcupine.)
(July 25, 2020 at 10:35 am)chimp3 Wrote: How do you secretly play doctor?

Separate question.

Quote: Cured of what?

Any health problem.
(July 25, 2020 at 10:14 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: fortuna cieca

Very meta and I like it.
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July 25, 2020 at 10:57 am
(July 25, 2020 at 10:42 am)Porcupine Wrote:
(July 25, 2020 at 10:14 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: fortuna cieca

Very meta and I like it.
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July 25, 2020 at 11:02 am
I assume playing the role of a doctor then billing for that could result in a prison term. So, there is that.
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July 25, 2020 at 11:24 am
Yes, delusion of grandeur.
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July 25, 2020 at 12:58 pm
It's a compound trope. There are terms for it's constituent parts but checking the trope wiki, no term for the full monty.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: Is there a term for . . .
July 26, 2020 at 8:55 am
It's called practicing medicine without  license and will probably wind you up in jail whether you cure someone or not.  Dodgy
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