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‘Just Complete This 50 Page Questionnaire,’ Says Hospital Clerk To Man With Axe Embedded In Skull
Babylon Bee ^ | 01/28/2026 | Babylon Bee

Posted on 01/28/2026 1:00:17 PM PST by DFG

TOPEKA, KS — A kindly hospital clerk asked local man Jonathan Arnold to please fill out the brief 50-page intake form, promising they would then get right to addressing the axe embedded in his skull.

The clerk then asked for Arnold's insurance information, stating it would only take 20 minutes to run his benefits so that a doctor could take a look at the hunk of metal in his cranium.

"Just hold really, really still so the axe doesn't move while you finish these forms," said the clerk, Sharon Maxwell. "Oh, and don't forget the pages are all front and back. Please make sure to fill out the family history form about whether anyone of your third degree relatives have had any medical problems, such as gout or Lyme disease, and when they were diagnosed. Try not to get too much blood on my clipboard, okay?"

According to witnesses, Arnold dutifully began signing the forms, but began to struggle due to there being an axe touching his brain. "I'm so sorry, this axe in my parietal lobe is really making it tough," said Arnold. "Yes, I'm sure it's relevant that I had tubes in my ears when I was seven years old, but I'm getting a teens bit woozy from the high-carbon steel lodged in my noggin."

At publishing time, the doctor had delayed coming to check on the axe in Arnold's head as Arnold had failed to sign the form stating whether he thought he might be pregnant.


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: axe; babylonbee; cranium; hospital; parietallobe; satire

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1 posted on 01/28/2026 1:00:17 PM PST by DFG
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To: DFG

Now that’s a splitting headache.


2 posted on 01/28/2026 1:01:22 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: DFG

Form 4473, Non-Binary, let me check.

14. Sex 15. Birth Date Month Day Year

Male
Female
Non-Binary


3 posted on 01/28/2026 1:06:31 PM PST by kawhill (Dywedwch Wrthym + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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To: DFG

Kind of like that internet video: “It’s Not About The Nail.”


4 posted on 01/28/2026 1:21:15 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: DFG
Just skip to the
MAGA: yes no
question so the nurse can give you a drug to paralyze your lungs for a few minutes.
5 posted on 01/28/2026 1:23:23 PM PST by KarlInOhio (Pam Bondi is the George McClellan of attorneys general.)
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To: DFG

I actually started to believe it with the crap I’ve put up with at doctor offices.


6 posted on 01/28/2026 1:26:01 PM PST by NeverTyranny
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To: DFG

Don’t forget the part of the questionnaire disclosing whether you own a gun and information about your sexual history.


7 posted on 01/28/2026 1:27:06 PM PST by OrangeHoof ("Our property is protected by two pitbulls. They love visitors, especially with marinara or garlic.")
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To: DFG

8 posted on 01/28/2026 1:29:18 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: DFG

Nothing like splitting hairs.


9 posted on 01/28/2026 1:33:16 PM PST by Hyman Roth
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To: DFG

Please describe how a Fender Stratocaster(*) came to be embedded in your skull.(**)

(*) If it is a Fender Telecaster, skip to the next page.

(**) If you are a roadie, please pay for services in cash before they are rendered.


10 posted on 01/28/2026 1:47:55 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Stare too long into the dachshund and the dachshund stares back.")
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To: DFG
And that's why Charlotte Braun didn't survive.


11 posted on 01/28/2026 1:48:15 PM PST by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: DFG

Heh, even though a joke, if true, the walk-around is to declare oneself an illegal immigrant and demand instant and free care. The sad things is that we all know that it’s twue, it’s twue.


12 posted on 01/28/2026 1:53:09 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: DFG

That’s just about it, isn’t it????


13 posted on 01/28/2026 2:15:24 PM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: DFG

All he has to say is “No entiendo inglés” and they’ll get him right in.


14 posted on 01/28/2026 2:23:16 PM PST by eastexsteve
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To: DFG

LOL! The trick would be to identify as an illegal. Then no problem.


15 posted on 01/28/2026 2:34:53 PM PST by KittyKares
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To: DFG

I real story from my past:
“Why sir do you keep hopping around the emergency room?”
“Because I accidentally nailed my shoe to my foot”
“Oops, would you like a wheelchair?”
“That would be very nice thank you!”

All worked out fine and no serious damage was done.
I still laugh about it from time to time.


16 posted on 01/28/2026 3:03:31 PM PST by Zathras
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To: DFG

Well ???

Was he pregnant ???

:)


17 posted on 01/28/2026 7:18:27 PM PST by Tennessee Nana
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