They used to say you were not a proper histologist until you cut 
yourself.  It took me more than fifteen years - and then my staff 
said that was at least ten years too early!

They told me the same about horse riding.  It took me four years to 
fall off, then I did it (seriously) four times in two weeks.  So they 
shot the horse and gave me a donkey.

Russ Allison, 
Dental School
Cardiff
Wales