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Floyd R. Turbo

(32,913 posts)
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 10:31 AM Jan 2022

My Doc: "My PA didn't think that was at all funny. I couldn't stop laughing!" Had an appointment

with my GP yesterday and his PA asked me to perform a cognitive test. She gave me three words to remember and told me to complete the face of a clock with the time at 8:20 on a drawing of a circle she gave me.

When she returned to the examination room she asked me what the three words were. After I told her she asked for the drawing of the clock. She looked at it and said “What’s this?”. I said “A clock, a digital clock!” I drew 8:20 in the circle. If looks could kill, I’d be a dead man!

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My Doc: "My PA didn't think that was at all funny. I couldn't stop laughing!" Had an appointment (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2022 OP
Guess they'll have to change that test since half the sinkingfeeling Jan 2022 #1
Yup. Was just thinking that. And a signficant number won't be able to read cursive hand-writing. hlthe2b Jan 2022 #2
Awhile back, I read that some schools PatSeg Jan 2022 #9
I likewise learned to tell time in school. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2022 #10
I couldn't believe that educators PatSeg Jan 2022 #11
for me it was the other way round . for the life of me i couldnt tell time @ all AllaN01Bear Jan 2022 #13
"She was the only one who could read analog gauges"? PatSeg Jan 2022 #16
this one loves puns , so no worries . AllaN01Bear Jan 2022 #17
I had an English teacher who PatSeg Jan 2022 #43
also , love very simple humor. that would drive my late mom crazy AllaN01Bear Jan 2022 #45
Maybe that is why we love it! PatSeg Jan 2022 #47
hehe. AllaN01Bear Jan 2022 #48
Just saw this after your comment PatSeg Jan 2022 #44
ohh aahh. AllaN01Bear Jan 2022 #46
Truth! Rebl2 Jan 2022 #19
🤔 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2022 #28
If there were some way to give people in every country an IQ test, gab13by13 Jan 2022 #3
If I don't find something interesting I ignore it. I likely would have failed the test. Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2022 #29
I ad one of those a while back rurallib Jan 2022 #4
I drew it with just the numbers I needed. twodogsbarking Jan 2022 #21
Ha! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2022 #30
That's hilarious! Callalily Jan 2022 #5
I thought so, my doctor thought so, Fiona not so much! 😏 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2022 #31
Should have neatly printed "SEIKO" towards the bottom of the oval... ret5hd Jan 2022 #6
That would have garnered a smack! 😆 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2022 #32
Well your quick wit certainly proved your above average cognitive level! Fla Dem Jan 2022 #7
well, maybe, but then again covering up deficits with cleverness is seen in early cognitive decline elias7 Jan 2022 #8
Oh well! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2022 #34
Hopefully! 😃 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2022 #33
I have never taken a cognitive test (I'm 68) Mr.Bill Jan 2022 #12
Might as well do a sun dial, choose where the shadow is wisely. gab13by13 Jan 2022 #14
What are you talking about??? You've done the test 5 times!!! ret5hd Jan 2022 #23
LOL. What test? Mr.Bill Jan 2022 #24
👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2022 #35
She gave me 3 words to remember, but no clock. piddyprints Jan 2022 #15
Same thing happened with my husband wryter2000 Jan 2022 #22
Ha! 😂 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2022 #36
The first time I got a digital watch I soon realized... 3catwoman3 Jan 2022 #18
👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2022 #37
I took the colorblind test. The assistant said to read the green line. twodogsbarking Jan 2022 #20
🤣 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2022 #38
I have a cognitive test at my first Medicare visit Maggiemayhem Jan 2022 #25
👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2022 #39
True or not. . . NQAS Jan 2022 #26
🤦🏼 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2022 #40
I'm surprised mercuryblues Jan 2022 #27
😂 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2022 #41
Yeah but Trump is a stable genius, gab13by13 Jan 2022 #42

sinkingfeeling

(57,837 posts)
1. Guess they'll have to change that test since half the
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 10:33 AM
Jan 2022

younger population can't tell time by a clock face

hlthe2b

(113,986 posts)
2. Yup. Was just thinking that. And a signficant number won't be able to read cursive hand-writing.
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 10:39 AM
Jan 2022

Nor absorb instructions that total more than the average tweet. sigh...

PatSeg

(53,214 posts)
9. Awhile back, I read that some schools
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:00 PM
Jan 2022

quit using analog clocks because the children didn't know how to tell time with them. My reaction was, I learned to tell time in school. One of the many reasons we send children to school - to learn.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,493 posts)
10. I likewise learned to tell time in school.
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:02 PM
Jan 2022

It was 4th grade. The teacher knew from experience that about half the kids entering that grade couldn't tell time, and it didn't take her long to teach us all.

PatSeg

(53,214 posts)
11. I couldn't believe that educators
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:07 PM
Jan 2022

would say something so ignorant. Meanwhile, I believe it is important for children to learn to tell time with analog clocks. Digital clocks only give you numbers, but the clock face gives you the concept of time.

AllaN01Bear

(29,508 posts)
13. for me it was the other way round . for the life of me i couldnt tell time @ all
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:10 PM
Jan 2022

when i was a child and it wasnt the school districts fault. once the didgital clocks came out it was a blessing for me . after that i was able to speak both digital and analog. i have both in my apt. at my middle sisters old job , she ran a tv studio/ transmitter site for stanford univ. she was the only one who knew how to read the analog gauges so and so , can you read this gauge for me please !! . after she retired " central" as they called it was torn down. on edit : i learned how to tell time when i was working out of doors washing busses and such using the suns shadow.

PatSeg

(53,214 posts)
16. "She was the only one who could read analog gauges"?
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:21 PM
Jan 2022

That is rather disturbing. I wonder when it started, when people stopped learning to read analog.

I love that you learned to tell time by using the sun - that is a pretty timeless way (sorry for the pun ).

AllaN01Bear

(29,508 posts)
17. this one loves puns , so no worries .
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:23 PM
Jan 2022
when i am with a friend of mine and a person who is paied to take me to drs apts. grocery shopping. etc. the puns fly.

PatSeg

(53,214 posts)
43. I had an English teacher who
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 02:20 PM
Jan 2022

said, "Puns were the lowest form of humor" and of course he LOVED them, as do I. I have a weakness for really corny humor. I think it is genetic!

PatSeg

(53,214 posts)
44. Just saw this after your comment
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 04:15 PM
Jan 2022

and thought you'd appreciate it:

I asked a supermarket worker where they kept the tinned peaches. He said, "I'll see," and walked away. I asked another and he also said, "I'll see", and walked away.

In the end I gave up and found them myself in Aisle C.


Rebl2

(17,747 posts)
19. Truth!
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:33 PM
Jan 2022

Some won’t be able to sign documents if they don’t learn cursive at school. Don think they would figure out a rotary dial phone either.

gab13by13

(32,345 posts)
3. If there were some way to give people in every country an IQ test,
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 10:49 AM
Jan 2022

I think a fair test for each country could be done but how to do it without cheating?

I have this notion that the IQ of the United States isn't as high as some may believe.

By the way, 4 or 5 years ago I had my Dr. appointment and I usually shoot the breeze with my nurse before the doctor shows up. Well she told me she wanted my opinion of something and she proceeded to tell me a story. When the story was over she asked me questions about what she said. I think I got the much harder test than you got Floyd, yours was basically open book, mine was a pop quiz.

rurallib

(64,688 posts)
4. I ad one of those a while back
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 10:58 AM
Jan 2022

they asked me if I could draw 10:10 on the blank clock and I replied "yes."

twodogsbarking

(18,794 posts)
21. I drew it with just the numbers I needed.
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:42 PM
Jan 2022

Turns out they wanted all the numbers. Can't they tell time without all of the numbers?

ret5hd

(22,504 posts)
6. Should have neatly printed "SEIKO" towards the bottom of the oval...
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 11:40 AM
Jan 2022

just to make it absolutely clear you were drawing a watch.

elias7

(4,229 posts)
8. well, maybe, but then again covering up deficits with cleverness is seen in early cognitive decline
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 11:58 AM
Jan 2022

Mr.Bill

(24,906 posts)
12. I have never taken a cognitive test (I'm 68)
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:10 PM
Jan 2022

but I sat in on my wife's test recently. When they ask me to draw the clock I'm going to do it with roman numerals on it.

piddyprints

(15,107 posts)
15. She gave me 3 words to remember, but no clock.
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:18 PM
Jan 2022

Then we finished up and she headed out the door. I asked, "Don't you want to know the 3 words?" That was in October, and I still remember the words, but probably only because that happened. We both thought it was pretty funny.

wryter2000

(47,940 posts)
22. Same thing happened with my husband
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:54 PM
Jan 2022

The doctor gave him the three words and then forgot to ask hubby to recollect them.

3catwoman3

(29,420 posts)
18. The first time I got a digital watch I soon realized...
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:24 PM
Jan 2022

…it was completely worthless at work - you can’t count a pulse on a patient with a digital watch. In an outpatient pediatric office, no one is hooked up to a monitor, so you have to count pulses the “old fashioned way” - gotta have a sweep second hand.

I think your story is a hoot.

twodogsbarking

(18,794 posts)
20. I took the colorblind test. The assistant said to read the green line.
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:40 PM
Jan 2022

My response was which one is the green one. End of test.

Maggiemayhem

(890 posts)
25. I have a cognitive test at my first Medicare visit
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 12:57 PM
Jan 2022

And there was a lot more involved than clock faces. My thirty year old daughter was taught how to tell analog time by me and her preschool.

NQAS

(10,749 posts)
26. True or not. . .
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 01:01 PM
Jan 2022

after all, it's FRT writing this.

But I do have to remember this. Draw a digital clock.

BTW, my local garage told me that they have had trouble with employees who can't read a clock with hands. They could change tires, but they had trouble with showing up on time and knowing what time it was throughout the day because all they have is a wall clock with hands.

gab13by13

(32,345 posts)
42. Yeah but Trump is a stable genius,
Tue Jan 4, 2022, 01:21 PM
Jan 2022

amazing - 5 words, never been done before. I know I don't need the sarcasm thingy.

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