I Hear Peru Is Lovely This Time Of Year
FUNNY NAMES, IGNORING & INATTENTIVE, MEDICAL OFFICE, NURSES, USA, WASHINGTON | HEALTHY | NOVEMBER 29, 2020
When my oldest son is a baby, I take him to the doctor for one of his early checkups. A nurse comes out to the lobby and announces a name.
Nurse: “Leema?”
My appointment time has passed, so I am paying close attention and wonder if that could be for my son, whose name is Liam. I don’t think anyone could mess it up that much, so I wait until the nurse has announced the name multiple times and no one has responded.
Finally:
Me: “Do you mean Liam?”
She looks at the paper.
Nurse: “No, it’s Leema.”
I figure I was wrong and she continues to call out “Leema” a few more times. Finally, she comes up to me.
Nurse: “What name did you say earlier?”
Me: “It’s Liam.”
It was for us. She was quite a scatterbrain; in the following years I had a few more kids and took them all to the same doctor, and that nurse was always a little different. I still sometimes call my son Leema.
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They Don’t Pussyfoot With Pet Safety
HEALTH & BODY, IMPOSSIBLE DEMANDS, PHARMACY | HEALTHY | NOVEMBER 28, 2020
CONTENT WARNING: This story contains content of a medical nature. It is not intended as medical advice.
My girlfriend has a cat, and I’m allergic to it; I get incredibly itchy. I treat these allergies with promethazine, and it works perfectly.
I queue up at the pharmacy, and it comes to my turn to order.
Me: “Hi, could I get the [Promethazine Brand], please?”
Dispenser: “Of course. Can I ask what you’re using it for, sir?”
Me: “My cat allergies.”
Dispenser: *Frowning slightly* “Excuse me for a moment.”
She walks to the back and I can see her discussing something with the pharmacist. Then, she returns.
Dispenser: “I’m sorry, sir; we can’t sell you this if you are going to give it to your cat.”
I am slightly taken aback by this and try not to laugh.
Me: “Sorry, I meant it’s for my allergies to cats.”
We both laughed, and she jokingly claimed that it had been a long day.
That brand even has a cat on the packaging here in England.
Source: Reddit (Credit: deadeyes2019, Original Story)
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