leggless
11-29-2006, 09:59 AM
The general was confined to the military hospital for treatment of a
> minor malady. For almost a week he made a complete nuisance of himself,
> irritating both staff and the other patients, demanding attention and
> expecting his every order to be followed immediately. He was in a
> six-man ward rather than a private room, his meals were too cold or not
> served to suit his taste, the light needed to be adjusted to his
> demands, the nighttime activities interfered with his rest and on, and
on.
>
> One afternoon an orderly entered the room. "Time to take your
temperature,
> General." After growling at the orderly, the general opened his mouth to
> accept the thermometer. "Sorry, General, but for this test we need your
> temperature from the other end." A whole new barrage of verbal abuse
> followed, but the orderly was insistent that a rectal temperature was
what
> the test called for. The general at last rolled over, bared his rear, and
> allowed the orderly to proceed. The orderly then told the general, "Stay
> exactly like that and don`t move. I'll be back in five minutes to check
up
> on you," and withdrew.
>
> An hour later, the head nurse entered the room, saw the general with his
> bare rear in the air and gasped, "What's going on here?"
>
> "Haven't you ever seen someone having their temperature taken?" the
general
> barked.
>
> "Yes I have, General, but with a daffodil?"
>
> minor malady. For almost a week he made a complete nuisance of himself,
> irritating both staff and the other patients, demanding attention and
> expecting his every order to be followed immediately. He was in a
> six-man ward rather than a private room, his meals were too cold or not
> served to suit his taste, the light needed to be adjusted to his
> demands, the nighttime activities interfered with his rest and on, and
on.
>
> One afternoon an orderly entered the room. "Time to take your
temperature,
> General." After growling at the orderly, the general opened his mouth to
> accept the thermometer. "Sorry, General, but for this test we need your
> temperature from the other end." A whole new barrage of verbal abuse
> followed, but the orderly was insistent that a rectal temperature was
what
> the test called for. The general at last rolled over, bared his rear, and
> allowed the orderly to proceed. The orderly then told the general, "Stay
> exactly like that and don`t move. I'll be back in five minutes to check
up
> on you," and withdrew.
>
> An hour later, the head nurse entered the room, saw the general with his
> bare rear in the air and gasped, "What's going on here?"
>
> "Haven't you ever seen someone having their temperature taken?" the
general
> barked.
>
> "Yes I have, General, but with a daffodil?"
>