I locummed a few years ago and was warned by the nurses to not say anything to irritate the vet during or just after surgery.
I asked if normal questions were ok since he was doing interesting out of the norm surgery, apparently this was fine, but just be careful.

So we're all scrubbed in in theatre, he's pointing out the retinal vessels to me since I've not seen them from that angle before, when the anaesthetist nurse asked him if dogs can wear coloured contact lenses - he was going to fit a protective lens to the dog's eye due to the surgery meaning that a lot of dust and crap would get in there.

Vet draws himself up to his full - somewhat miniscule, portly - height, picks up the scalpel and flings it at the nurse, lacerating her shoulder. She in turn rummages through the kickbin under the operating table, locates a sizeable testicle and throws it back at him. I'm waiting for all out war to begin at this point...WILL SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE STERILITY? When they begin laughing and just go back to work again after he's changed his gown and gloves.

Apparently that was a pretty regular occurrence there, one nurse almost lost a finger when she asked him a similar question.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Sat 12 Jun 2010, 13:02, 2 replies)

That's brilliant!
Have a click...
(Happybara The jungle came alive and took him, Sat 12 Jun 2010, 13:05, closed)

*agrees*

( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Sun 13 Jun 2010, 17:02, closed)