This is allegedly a true story from my friend James: An old woman telephoned St. Joseph 's Hospital. She timidly asked, 'Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is doing?' The operator said, 'I'll be glad to help. What's the name and room number?' The old lady in […]
The computer's swallowed grandma.
No, honestly, it's true!
She pressed 'control' and 'enter',
And then disappeared from view.
It was still quite light out of doors, but inside with the curtains drawn and the smouldering fire sending out a dim, uncertain glow, the room was full of deep shadows.
Brantain sat in one of these shadows; it had overtaken him and he did not mind. The obscurity lent him courage to keep his eves fastened as ardently as he liked upon the girl who sat in the firelight.
A woman rushed to see her doctor, looking very worried and strung out. She rattled off: “Doctor, take a look at me. When I woke up this morning, I looked at myself in the mirror and saw my hair all wiry and frazzled up, my skin was all wrinkled and pasty, my eyes were bloodshot and bugging out, and I had this corpse-like look on my face! What’s WRONG with me!?”
The computer's swallowed grandma.
No, honestly, it's true!
She pressed 'control' and 'enter',
And then disappeared from view.
Please note - I actually like East Germany, but this does represent how some view the "other side".