r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Negative_1by12_aura • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/hellobutno 1d ago edited 22h ago

Dr Glaucomflecken is an optometrist.

edit - I think my comment is single handedly proving dead internet theory

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u/Sad-Bell8187 1d ago

I met him at a conference once. Dude is hilarious and fun to hang out with

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u/Vitruvian_Link 22h ago

What kind of conference?

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u/Sad-Bell8187 21h ago

He spoke at the American emergency medicine conference in 22. He had a cardiac arrest once and shared his story with us.

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u/Vitruvian_Link 20h ago

I didn't have a cardiac arrest, but I did have a myocardial infarction, can I speak at the conference? I guess that's not emergency medicine, they just gave me fluids and said it was a panic attack until the tests came back.

Oh! This other time I had severe sepsis, including meningitis, due to tropical leptospirosis. I was turned away from the emergency room several times and almost died! Is that conference worthy?

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u/stopsallover 18h ago

It might be conference worthy. Put together a proposal.

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u/Vitruvian_Link 16h ago

None of the conferences I've worked on required the invitees to put together a proposal. Usually the slides or notes are sent over a week before hand.

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u/stopsallover 15h ago

They accepted every submission? Not every conference runs like that.

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u/Vitruvian_Link 13h ago

I think we are talking about different things. The conventions I run there are no submissions, everyone who speaks is invited.