A general was confined to the military hospital for
treatment of a minor malady. For almost a week he made a complete nuisance of
himself, irritating both staff and the other patients, demanding attention and
expecting his every order to be followed immediately. He was in a six-man ward
rather than a private room. He would complain that his meals were too cold or
not served to suit his taste, the light needed to be adjusted as he wish, the
nighttime activities interfered with his rest, and on, and on.
One afternoon an orderly entered the room, went to the
general and said, "Time to take your temperature, General." After
growling at the orderly, the general opened his mouth to accept the
thermometer. But the orderly said, "Sorry, General, but for this test we
need your temperature from the other end." When a whole new barrage of
verbal abuse followed, the orderly was insistent that a rectal temperature was
what the test called for.
The general at last rolled over, bared his ass, and allowed
the orderly to proceed. The orderly then told the general, "Stay exactly
like that and don't move. I'll be back in five minutes to check up on you."
An hour later, the head nurse entered the room, saw the general with his bare ass
in the air and gasped, "What's going on here?" And the general
barked, "Haven't you ever seen someone having their temperature
taken?" The head nurse responded, "Yes I have, General, but with a
daffodil?"
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