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[–] BugleFingers@lemmy.world 50 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

Apple a day keeps the doctor away. Kid tries to keep the "doctor" away so as to avoid the shot. "Doctor" is actually a nurse and would be unaffected by the apple even if the supposed saying were true

TL;DR kid tries metaphor logic on wrong entity

[–] stom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Weird. It's dentist, in the UK. It didn't click that's what they were alluding to until I read your comment

[–] my_hat_stinks@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm in the UK, it's definitely "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" here. Maybe you just misheard as a kid?

When I was in primary school someone in my class had to get all their teeth pulled, I have no idea how someone manages to rot their teeth so badly at around 5 years old. I don't really have a point with that story, it just popped into my head and I had to share

[–] stom@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Huh. I seeresults for both versions when googling, but it appears it was indeed originally doctor.

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