A little deathbed humor...
Nov. 19th, 2006 08:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
capri0mniWell, okay, maybe only members of my immediate family would think this is funny, but it gave me a giggle, this afternoon, when I called Toni...
I called her just to see what was up, 'cause I hadn't spoken to her since Friday. And she said there's nothing really to report (I think her definition of "nothing" is different than mine). He's in the hospice ward, now. He is alert enough to respond to his name, and says "Hello," to people when they walk into the room.
And then, Toni says to me: "Did I tell you about the religion thing?"
Me: I don't think so...
Toni: Well the nurse asked me if he wanted a spiritual counselor, and said: "Well, he's Roman Catholic. Right?"
Me: (full facepalm, at this point) Where the hell did they get that idea? Maybe because he has an Irish-looking last name, or something?
Toni: I don't know... Maybe! I told her he was as far from the Roman Catholic end of the spectrum as you could get... I said he was raised Quaker, but he's not religious, now....
Me: Maybe you should have told her to find a Priestest of Isis... or maybe a quantum physisist, to talk about quarks, and bosons and fermeons.
Toni: (laughing) I know! I told her he'd probably be polite, and talk with the counselor, if she came into the room, or something, but he would not apreciate a priest, flinging that holy water around.
Me: What did the nurse say when you said he was Quaker?
Toni: She didn't even know what that was!
Me (more facepalming) How could she not even know the word? She might have at least thought he wanted a bowl of oatmeal, or something...
Toni: I think Roman Catholic is the only religion they have, in White Plains.
---
Oy. And then, there's the fact that the hotel there is booked absolutely solid, so Toni can't just go there to stay. And there aren't any motels, either... And there's only one attraction in town-- the mega mall, across the street. And neither Toni nor I could get why so many people would travel long distances and stay in a hotel just to shop in a mall. It's not even like the mall has very unique stores, or anything... Oh well, it's probably because it's within driving distance of Manhattan.
:::Shakes head:::
Oy.
I called her just to see what was up, 'cause I hadn't spoken to her since Friday. And she said there's nothing really to report (I think her definition of "nothing" is different than mine). He's in the hospice ward, now. He is alert enough to respond to his name, and says "Hello," to people when they walk into the room.
And then, Toni says to me: "Did I tell you about the religion thing?"
Me: I don't think so...
Toni: Well the nurse asked me if he wanted a spiritual counselor, and said: "Well, he's Roman Catholic. Right?"
Me: (full facepalm, at this point) Where the hell did they get that idea? Maybe because he has an Irish-looking last name, or something?
Toni: I don't know... Maybe! I told her he was as far from the Roman Catholic end of the spectrum as you could get... I said he was raised Quaker, but he's not religious, now....
Me: Maybe you should have told her to find a Priestest of Isis... or maybe a quantum physisist, to talk about quarks, and bosons and fermeons.
Toni: (laughing) I know! I told her he'd probably be polite, and talk with the counselor, if she came into the room, or something, but he would not apreciate a priest, flinging that holy water around.
Me: What did the nurse say when you said he was Quaker?
Toni: She didn't even know what that was!
Me (more facepalming) How could she not even know the word? She might have at least thought he wanted a bowl of oatmeal, or something...
Toni: I think Roman Catholic is the only religion they have, in White Plains.
---
Oy. And then, there's the fact that the hotel there is booked absolutely solid, so Toni can't just go there to stay. And there aren't any motels, either... And there's only one attraction in town-- the mega mall, across the street. And neither Toni nor I could get why so many people would travel long distances and stay in a hotel just to shop in a mall. It's not even like the mall has very unique stores, or anything... Oh well, it's probably because it's within driving distance of Manhattan.
:::Shakes head:::
Oy.
