Working in a hospital, I often catch snippets of fascinating conversation as I go about my appointed rounds - from staff, patients and visitors. Unfortunately I usually miss out on the punch line, because after hearing the initial bombshell you can’t very well stop dead in your tracks without seeming like an obvious eavesdropper.
Today’s case in point - I’m heading down the corridor and I hear:
“She’s painting dots on herself with White-Out!!”
Oh my. Is this part of a new syndrome in DSM-IV? The consequences could be dire, if she goes overboard and completely whites herself out, much like Shirley Eaton in Goldfinger. Or is this what really happened to Michael Jackson?
Damn, I want to know the rest of the story.
tdn:
I would.
Yeah, me too. You could at least pretend to need to tie your shoe or check your phone or something. Now I’m really curious too.
It occurs to me that maybe White-Out Lady feels she has done something wrong, and is trying to correct herself.
Brings to mind that creepy Lloyd the bartender in The Shining , whose children kept tearing up the Overlook Hotel, until he corrected them.
Dang, I see too many movies.
Jackmannii:
It occurs to me that maybe White-Out Lady feels she has done something wrong, and is trying to correct herself.
Brings to mind that creepy Lloyd the bartender in The Shining , whose children kept tearing up the Overlook Hotel, until he corrected them.
Dang, I see too many movies.
It was Delbert Grady that did the, correcting, of his children. Then his wife start meddling and he, corrected, her too.
Covered_In_Bees:
It was Delbert Grady that did the, correcting, of his children. Then his wife start meddling and he, corrected, her too.
I stand corrected .
Is it, just me, or are there, a lot of commas buzzing around here?
Yes lots of commas. I think they portray how Grady was speaking better than italics.
Koxinga
October 19, 2009, 11:21pm
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Did I say an hour? My face is red, I stand corrected. (I stand corrected!)
Jackmannii:
Working in a hospital, I often catch snippets of fascinating conversation as I go about my appointed rounds - from staff, patients and visitors. Unfortunately I usually miss out on the punch line, because after hearing the initial bombshell you can’t very well stop dead in your tracks without seeming like an obvious eavesdropper.
Today’s case in point - I’m heading down the corridor and I hear:
“She’s painting dots on herself with White-Out!!”
Oh my. Is this part of a new syndrome in DSM-IV? The consequences could be dire, if she goes overboard and completely whites herself out, much like Shirley Eaton in Goldfinger. Or is this what really happened to Michael Jackson?
Damn, I want to know the rest of the story.
You don’t think that the lady was having an issue with inhaling the fumes, like being addicted to it? Whats it called, huffing?
Like this dude?
Colourblind hypochondriac going for measles?
Naw, she’s trying to cover up her needle marks. I’ve seen it.
Perhaps she misunderstands what it means to be a white person?
