12.12.08

Nun

Prior to my operation this morning [1] I was placed in a small ante-chamber with a nun.

Apparently she had been asked if she minded if I sat with her prior to her own "procedure". She didn't so I could hardly object.

But what does one say to a nun?

I asked her what she thought of Gabriel Faure's Opus 48?
She'd never heard of it.

(She'd never heard of it!!!)

I told her that I, myself,  had, sadly, never been blessed with faith but was keen to get involved purely from a musical perspective.
She told me she had been retired since 1992.

This was an opportunity not to be missed.

I asked her if, when filling in forms, she entered Occupation as "None". Or still "Nun". It was a very difficult joke to get over as I was effectively saying the same word twice. It's a lot easier when you write it down.
She told me she had been retired since 1992.

The conversation seemed to dry up then and I was relieved to be called into theatre. The surgeon shone a bright light on it and said it doesn't look much, do you mind if we just scrape it off?

I actually did mind but you can hardly argue with these Billy Bigshots.

[1] a simple limb removal, if you must know

2 comments:

themusiclist said...

a limb? What a funny word that is. Appendage also very funny. I have to go to the dermatologydepartment next week. They want to scrape something off one of my appendages. They won't be able to, of course.

I might make this site my parasitic blog. Go everton by the way! Your lot can't even beat a club that can't pay it's players.

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