# Sleepy newbie says hello **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 10, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321 "2015-02-10T18:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NurseBernard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NurseBernard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseBernard)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321/1 "2015-02-10T18:54:20Z")
Hello, I’m a sleepy student nurse - and first time poster. I’m so sleepy it feels like my sides are melting. I spend my evenings lying down and watching Father Ted - it’s all I can handle. Sometimes South Park. Sometimes I lurk about reading stuff on here. Or studying. Mostly I’m just sleepy. It’s all good. I’m happy, n all. But I can honestly say I’m so sleepy it feels like my bottom is about to fall off. …And my sides are melting. It’s fair to say that sleepiness is the most exacerbating state to be in - but I’m not in a position to moan to my colleagues. And, anyway, maybe somebody out there is sleepier than I? Perhaps somebody on here is uber sleepy? I don’t know where I’m going with this…I think I just want to start a thread for very sleepy people to talk about when they next plan to have a lie down. That is all. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321/2 "2015-02-10T18:57:46Z")
Welcome! I’m a fan of Cherry Ames, a fictional nurse who solved mysteries. When she was a student nurse, she told a newer student, “A nurse never stands when she can sit, and never sits when she can lie down.” Sounds like she was tired too. ---
**Author:** ![NurseBernard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NurseBernard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseBernard)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321/3 "2015-02-10T20:34:48Z")
Thank you! I’ve googled Cherry Ames and she looks very cool. …I’ve just finished reading a Father Brown and was looking for something similar. G’night ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321/4 "2015-02-10T20:46:01Z")
Welcome to our home. Remember, twice a day, get on your knees, face Chicago, and repeat, _Cecil is the only master I serve, hail Cecil_." Do that and all will be well. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321/5 "2015-02-10T21:06:09Z")
I have _Father Ted_ on DVD. ---
**Author:** ![NurseBernard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NurseBernard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseBernard)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321/6 "2015-02-10T21:15:59Z")
I was addicted to that programme for a few years ago. Do you have BBC iPlayer? - Series 3 is currently running. I recently overdosed on Poirot, too. And then a Radio adaptation, with June Whitfield, of Miss Marple. …all good things for people who like to lie down and be quiet. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321/7 "2015-02-10T22:01:33Z")
> [@NurseBernard](#): > > . . . …I’ve just finished reading a Father Brown and was looking for something similar. . . . Aren’t those fun? Love 'em! Chesterton also wrote a series of vaguely Holmesian mysteries, collected as “The Man Who Knew Too Much.” Free on Project Gutenberg. More challenging, but mighty darn fun, is “The Man Who Was Thursday.” Except that it’s a book about a dream, and that might not be helpful if you’re feeling sleepy… Once you’ve been all the way through the Sherlock Homes stories, you can snack on the “Solar Pons” stories, unabashed Holmes pastiche, by August Derleth. Quite good. Have you had the joy of reading Dick Francis? He wrote a ton of mystery/thriller novels, all about “horse racing and something else.” The something else varied from book to book: it could be film-making, fine wine, international banking, photography, glass-blowing… You never knew what would be next! As for being sleepy, a dear friend of mine taught me the secret of food. A little snack can keep you going a little longer. I have found this very useful on long-distance driving at night. A fistful of crackers is good for another fifty miles. ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321/8 "2015-02-10T22:06:13Z")
> [@NurseBernard](#): > > I was addicted to that programme for a few years ago. Do you have BBC iPlayer? - Series 3 is currently running. > > I recently overdosed on Poirot, too. And then a Radio adaptation, with June Whitfield, of Miss Marple. > > …all good things for people who like to lie down and be quiet. My go-to read for a nice, quiet lie down (and maybe a cup of tea and a cautiously flavoured biscuit) is P G Wodehouse. Jeeves and Wooster or Blandings, either is perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321/9 "2015-02-10T22:48:22Z")
Welcome! Have fun where you can. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321/10 "2015-02-10T23:37:36Z")
Hello, **NurseB**. and welcome to the boards after lurking for a while. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321/11 "2015-02-11T00:15:10Z")
Welcome, welcome! We can always use another nurse here to patch things up. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321/12 "2015-02-11T17:09:03Z")
Welcome, you sleepy nurse, you! I’m moving your thread to the forum [MPSIMS](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=4), where threads such as this normally go. Enjoy your stay here. ---
**Author:** ![NurseBernard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NurseBernard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseBernard)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321/13 "2015-02-11T17:36:13Z")
“The Man Who Was Thursday.” ooo, sounds good. Thank you 🙂 As for PG Wodehouse, I go through phases of reading noting but - he’s very comforting, isnt he? Did you know AA Milne hated him - put me right off winnie the pooh ☹ Thank you for all the welcomes and book recommendation and tips about fists full of crackers. I bet long distance drivers have similar levels of exhaustion - so I will take your advice:) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321/14 "2015-02-11T18:00:15Z")
Welcome! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321/15 "2015-02-11T18:29:20Z")
> [@NurseBernard](#): > > … > As for PG Wodehouse, I go through phases of reading noting but - he’s very comforting, isnt he? Did you know AA Milne hated him - put me right off winnie the pooh ☹ > … I did not know that. That’s… disappointing ☹ If you haven’t seen them already, I’d strongly recommend the Stephen Fry (as Jeeves) and Hugh Laurie (as Wooster, B) TV series. They were absolutely made for the roles. Pip-pip old thing 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NurseBernard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NurseBernard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseBernard)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321/16 "2015-02-11T18:53:26Z")
hehe. what-ho! …I wish they had an Anatole in those programmes. Anatole is me favourite! But, yes, I love those shows. - And Blandings, with Timothy Spall. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleepy-newbie-says-hello/712321/17 "2015-02-11T19:04:34Z")
Hi, I’m Eutychus, rush chairman. Damn glad to meet you!