18 September 2011

Good morning and apologies for the absence of any “news” last weekend. As most of you will know, I’ve been somewhat distracted and/or otherwise occupied over the past couple of weeks. And, it may be a few more weeks before everything gets back to “normal” here (whatever that is). So, count yourselves lucky that the News is not befouling your inbox on a more regular basis for the time being.

However, there were just two little examples of the success or otherwise of British bureaucracy that I thought I would share with you this weekend. Continue reading “18 September 2011”

18 September 2011 – Amusements

A man walked into a doctor’s office and the receptionist asked him what he had. He replied, “I got shingles.”

She said, “Fill out this form and supply your name, address, medical insurance number. When you’re done, please take a seat.”

Fifteen minutes later a nurse’s aide came out and asked him what he had. He said, “I got shingles.”

So she took down his height, weight, and complete medical history, then said, “Change into this gown and wait in the examining room.”

A half hour later a nurse came in and asked him what he had. He said, “I got shingles.”

So she gave him a blood test, a blood pressure test, an electrocardiogram, and told him to wait for the doctor.

An hour later the doctor came in and asked him what he had. He said, “Shingles.”

The doctor gave him a full-cavity examination, and then said, “I just checked you out thoroughly, and I can’t find shingles anywhere. ”

The man replied, “They’re outside in the truck. Where do you want them?”

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