Grandma Jones from the valley had never
experienced a sick day in her life, so she
didn't take it kindly when a bad case of the
mulligrubs sent her to the hospital for
observation.
By the time a pair of husky interns got
Grandma tucked into bed, she had managed
to complain about everything: the temperature,
the lights, the skimpy gown, the food and the
mattress, especially, the mattress.
Suddenly, Grandma spotted a small plastic
item with a button, attached to a cord.
"What's that?" she demanded.
"If you need anything in the middle of the night,
Grandma," said one of the interns, "just press
that button."
"What does it do, ring a bell?" she asked.
"No, it turns on a light in the hall for the nurse
on duty," the intern replied.
"A light in the hall?" responded Grandma. "Look,
I'm the sick one around here. If the night nurse
needs a light on in the hall, she can get up and
switch it on herself."
experienced a sick day in her life, so she
didn't take it kindly when a bad case of the
mulligrubs sent her to the hospital for
observation.
By the time a pair of husky interns got
Grandma tucked into bed, she had managed
to complain about everything: the temperature,
the lights, the skimpy gown, the food and the
mattress, especially, the mattress.
Suddenly, Grandma spotted a small plastic
item with a button, attached to a cord.
"What's that?" she demanded.
"If you need anything in the middle of the night,
Grandma," said one of the interns, "just press
that button."
"What does it do, ring a bell?" she asked.
"No, it turns on a light in the hall for the nurse
on duty," the intern replied.
"A light in the hall?" responded Grandma. "Look,
I'm the sick one around here. If the night nurse
needs a light on in the hall, she can get up and
switch it on herself."