My visiting Community Home Health Care Nurse just now gave me my flu shot, and I showed her this comic strip, which elicited a hearty laugh.
She's also the nurse for the local Civil Air Patrol, which her son is a member of, and for her additional amusement, I told her that the Air Force doesn't like the words, "flew", and, "shot", being used in the same sentence.
And, of course, just for fun, I screamed loudly as she gave the injection.
Then she took my vital signs and gave me a glass of water with some Miralax.
Yes, I'm old, in constant pain, heavily medicated, and nothing in my body works anymore.
But, unlike our hero, JOHNNY OPTIMISM, I don't have a dog.
I want a dog, but both the nurse and my sister agree that I can't take care of myself, and therefore, would be unable to take care of a dog.
Anyway, the "JOHNNY OPTIMISM" comic strips are a real treat!
@TrickyRicky- I was about to give you a snappy rejoinder, but M. Mitchell Marmel beat me to it!
@M. Mitchell Marmel- You almost literally took the words out of my mouth!
@TrickyRicky- Does it still count as a fist if you're just gripping the exam table?
@M. Mitchell Marmel- It's just "wham, bam, thank you Sam"...
@John Robert Mallernee- Glad your nurse enjoyed the cartoon and, no doubt, your theatrical scream! It's too bad you can't have a dog, but for what it's worth Lance would jump in your lap and wag his tail furiously if he met you. I'll also let you in on a little secret: my daughter, knowing my unusual sense of humor, made me take an oath that nothing bad will ever happen to Lance. If only the rest of us could get a promise like that!
I have my annual physical next month. Maybe I'll bring this up with the doc when he snaps on that latex glove.
ReplyDelete@Tricky: If he's making a fist at that point, a needle is the least of your problems.
ReplyDelete@MMM- Au Contraire, mon frere. I would be the one with the fist. Yikes!
ReplyDeleteAnd you don't even get dinner and a movie first...
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ReplyDeleteMy visiting Community Home Health Care Nurse just now gave me my flu shot, and I showed her this comic strip, which elicited a hearty laugh.
She's also the nurse for the local Civil Air Patrol, which her son is a member of, and for her additional amusement, I told her that the Air Force doesn't like the words, "flew", and, "shot", being used in the same sentence.
And, of course, just for fun, I screamed loudly as she gave the injection.
Then she took my vital signs and gave me a glass of water with some Miralax.
Yes, I'm old, in constant pain, heavily medicated, and nothing in my body works anymore.
But, unlike our hero, JOHNNY OPTIMISM, I don't have a dog.
I want a dog, but both the nurse and my sister agree that I can't take care of myself, and therefore, would be unable to take care of a dog.
Anyway, the "JOHNNY OPTIMISM" comic strips are a real treat!
@TrickyRicky- I was about to give you a snappy rejoinder, but M. Mitchell Marmel beat me to it!
ReplyDelete@M. Mitchell Marmel- You almost literally took the words out of my mouth!
@TrickyRicky- Does it still count as a fist if you're just gripping the exam table?
@M. Mitchell Marmel- It's just "wham, bam, thank you Sam"...
@John Robert Mallernee- Glad your nurse enjoyed the cartoon and, no doubt, your theatrical scream! It's too bad you can't have a dog, but for what it's worth Lance would jump in your lap and wag his tail furiously if he met you. I'll also let you in on a little secret: my daughter, knowing my unusual sense of humor, made me take an oath that nothing bad will ever happen to Lance. If only the rest of us could get a promise like that!