Glovelock
That flash of panic when you canât get a glove off quickly.
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A collection of 45 issues
Bleepinertia
The resistance to agreeing to any unexpected requests to do work on a day you thought would be quiet. Submitted by Sebastian Knudsen.
Shame-edit
When forced to follow a reviewer's suggestions for an academic rewrite even when patently wrong or misses the point. Submitted by Peter Brindley.
Glancecode
The silent exchange of looks between staff when things turn serious.
Pretendoscope
The cheap and non-functional piece of stethoscope-shaped plastic ceremonially bestowed to allow us to pretend we might actually hear something other than our own disappointment. Submitted by Sebastian Knudsen.
Skinprint
Shiftmelt
The total surrender of body and mind collapsing into bed after a brutal night shift.
Scrubshade
Scalpshadow
The faint line of dryness where a scrub cap has pressed all day.