Why do you think there are pictures of lions in the hospital waiting room?

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Same_Seaworthiness74@reddit

The same reason every dentist has to have a fish tank or a screen with a fish tank on it.

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ImJustARunawaay@reddit

Somebody who works there likes lions. I suspect that's it

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When I was about to go into theatre and being sedated, my last memory was of seeing some tape around the light fitting above me, and someone had written “Costa Del Frimley” (the hospital was Frimley Park in Surrey) on it. It made me smile and I drifted off into one hell of a sunset that day!

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Remarkable_Bill_4029@reddit

What on Earth were you going to see? I've saw some terrible movies and I've often gone after self medicating, but sounds like you overdone it that day? Me and my partner went to see a show in Swansea Grand Theatre a few months back and I'd bought 3 and 1/2 grammes of good Heroin the day before so I knew how much I could get away with smoking before it become noticeable, but.... The night before I took 4 300ml Pregabalin tablets (that ***really*** affect the intensity of the gear) She had to keep waking me by kicking my foot, stepping on it, nudging me in the ribs, etc. She still goes on about it every time we attempt to plan anything?

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Happy_fairy89@reddit

Um… the operating theatre for surgery…

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Remarkable_Bill_4029@reddit

Ohhh.... Right? I mean I knew *that* I was just kidding, your sarcasm detector must be malfunctioning?

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Gisschace@reddit

Used to work with a lady who loved Elephants, she had them all over her desk at work. We’d buy her Elephant gifts for her birthday and in the secret Santa. It was cute

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Remarkable_Bill_4029@reddit

Was that lady's name Elle Fint?

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themissing10mm@reddit

Someone once mentioned a lion and every secret Santa gift has been lion related since I suspect. That person may not even be hugely fond of lions but that's now their identity. It's a strange phenomenon I don't know if it's just the NHS or other large companies. Our admin lady once mentioned she thought alpacas were cute. Every time someone saw anything alpaca related they got it for her as "we know you like alpacas" her desk is full of alpaca memorabilia. She's really not that bothered by alpacas.

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SpudFire@reddit

This sort of thing is usually started by a grandma or an aunt not knowing what to get a teenage relative. The teenager probably said "aww" when a owl/cat/penguin/other-cute-animal was on tv in their presence and without realising it, they're now an owl/cat/penguin/other-cute-animal person for the next 20 years

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Und3adShr3d@reddit

Something to look at while you’re lion down.

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Remarkable_Bill_4029@reddit

And have a little giggle while getting wheeled down the ***MANE*** corridor to the theater!

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asterallt@reddit (OP)

!answer. Thank you!

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No_Blackberry_9712@reddit

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Remarkable_Bill_4029@reddit

Because you are the pray... The doctors are behind those doors, with scalpels and all manner of tools to cut you and fuck you up! (only joking by the way) I'm sure they're all nice people who do their best for you?

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Icy_Thing_7314@reddit

If you’re under duress you point to the photo of the lion and it’s a call for help for those monitoring the cameras

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Mortma@reddit

For the children to look at while the doctor looks in their ears 👂

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BeatificBanana@reddit

But they're in the waiting room.

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Mortma@reddit

They sometimes look at children in the waiting room.

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SickPuppy01@reddit

As a kid my dentist used to have posters on the ceiling for kids to look at while they are being worked on. I guess if you are working with kids getting them to keep their heads still is a bit of a battle so every little helps.

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rpprrR@reddit

To ensure treatment is a roaring success

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truepip66@reddit

yes lets put up pictures of animals that would kill anything they come across

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Happy_fairy89@reddit

When I was about to go into theatre and being sedated, my last memory was of seeing some tape around the light fitting above me, and someone had written “Costa Del Frimley” (the hospital was Frimley Park in Surrey) on it. It made me smile and I drifted off into one hell of a sunset that day!

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Suspicious_Field_429@reddit

They're the mane attraction

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karma3001@reddit

so here's the deal. Lions are all about that power, courage, and strength, right? So they probably throw 'em up in the waiting rooms to give people that quiet reminder—like, “Yo, stay strong, you got this.” Hospitals are stressful as hell, so having a lion stare you down might be their way of boosting your confidence while you're sitting there nervously waiting. It's kinda like, “Don’t worry, you're tough like this.” Might just be for the vibes too, but it’s definitely not random.

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asterallt@reddit (OP)

Ahhh I really like that interpretation. Very cool. Have to admit I did smile when I caught the cheeky little koala pic hidden next to the bin.

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Ok-Tomorrow-7158@reddit

Pride in the NHS obviously

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TheShat1@reddit

It's a reminder of nature and the scythes remorseless swing. Reminding those with serious diagnosis the the weak must make way for the strong, it brings comfort to those with not long left.

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Gethund@reddit

Lions rock, yo.

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Mogwair@reddit

Pride thing? 😀

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moreboredthanyouare@reddit

That's what you're getting fed to if you croak it

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GlassesMcGinnity@reddit

They just found them lion around…

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G30fff@reddit

So... what? You don't like lions? Lions not good enough for you? What the f is the matter with you?

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asterallt@reddit (OP)

I literally said in my post it’s things like this that makes me love the NHS more!

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G30fff@reddit

I didn't believe you when you said that. I could tell you didn't like the lions.

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asterallt@reddit (OP)

Haha. Caught red handed.

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G30fff@reddit

As I suspected. Good day to you, sir.

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asterallt@reddit (OP)

And you! Have a good evening!

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Zak_Rahman@reddit

Lions are one of the symbols of our country. Probably because the women do all the work and the blokes take all the credit haha.

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simonannitsford@reddit

Why not?

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Beta_1@reddit

I think it reduces the number of gazelles that otherwise clog up the system

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Starbird561@reddit

They were free

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I_waz_Perce@reddit

Because they take pride in what they do!

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MannyBobblechops@reddit

…. They have sensitive hearing? Big ears?

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ukbot-nicolabot@reddit

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RabidFlamingo@reddit

They're Pride posters

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Odd_Jellyfish_1053@reddit

Was gonnae say maybe they take pride in their work but you ruined it for me lol.

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windy_on_the_hill@reddit

Took me a minute. Then I groaned and gave you a upvote.

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dfinkelstein@reddit

Something to do with doctors without borders?

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Leni_licious@reddit

Doctors and nurses probably decorate their working spaces to their liking, the old doctor that saw me when I was a baby had an entire wall of her cabinet full of photos of the babies she'd treated.

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tacobinky@reddit

cool init

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Time-Reindeer-7525@reddit

Part of a good distraction technique if you don't like needles. One nurse I went to had a giant map of the world on her wall - when I said I didn't like needles, she asked me to stare at Egypt and try to spell giraffe backwards. I was so baffled with trying to do the second instruction that I genuinely didn't feel the jab!

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sir__gummerz@reddit

Couldn't you here the roaring sound they make as a hearing test, if not I've got bad news...

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EvilZordag@reddit

Someone misunderstood the assignment when the doctor said I want to display images of CAT scans

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GourangaPlusPlus@reddit

Doctor is a 13th century Monarch designing their heraldry

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mutema@reddit

You fuck around and I'm tearing your ass up.

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FatFatPotato@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/jtgeugulk5he1.jpeg?width=3160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e80d38c200dc787b6d356d1b0825f547c541cb0e * The doctor, probably

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grubbygromit@reddit

Maybe it's a picture of what is in the cupboard

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MotuekaAFC@reddit

Rugby fan

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pjs-1987@reddit

The patients who don't survive are used as meat for the local safari park

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Goldman250@reddit

There used to be pictures of Pokémon, but then there was this big fight between lions and Pokémon, and the hospital only wants winners on the wall.

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weneedstrongerglue@reddit

So that the nurse with a scarred face and one arm can explain real fear to me when I mention that I'm not a fan of needles.

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jumpy_finale@reddit

To tire out and isolate the weaker members of the herd

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KatieTheKittyNG@reddit

Bravery

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Mr-Incy@reddit

Apart from someone who works there liking lions, it could be pictures painted by someone who works there, or pictures they took and printed. When I was young my doctors surgery waiting area would be covered in framed drawings and paintings, all done by local artists and they had little cards on them with the artists name and a price, basically they were allowing local artists to display and sell their work.

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PM_THE_REAPER@reddit

There was a gazelle between them, so I guess they ate that.

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tmstms@reddit

Three lions (minus one) innit? Doesn't everyone like lions? Or maybe not...

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