Sunday, April 09, 2006

Waiting Room...


















I had a doctors appointment.The waiting room was quite full. I took one of the few remaining seats. I had been there a while, when an older gentleman came in. He was dressed in a nice blue suit, and in one hand was one of those compact folded umbrellas.He took the seat next to mine. I went about reading my paper.
BBBZZZZZ!!!I nearly jumped out of my seat! I glanced sideways......BBBBZZZZ....he had gotten a rechargeable shaver out of his pocket.......and he was shaving....BBBZZZ.......in the waiting room! At first I thought " well, Yuck!!"....But then, it went on and on and on. "This is absurd", I thought...then I got the giggles, and had to hide behind my paper.
When I could control myself, I looked over my paper. BBBZZZ...I tried to make eye contact with the other people...BBBBZZZZ......you know the kind of contact that says "Yes, this guy is weird!". But, you know what? Everyone in the room was just carrying on about their business. Not one person seemed to think this was odd.BBBBZZZZ.....and I swear this guy shaved for 15 minutes!
Finally the nurse called my name. When we got in the back, she asked "How are you today?" " Fine", I said "but there was a guy shaving in the waiting room." Surely she would think it odd, but no, she just smiled as if I had remarked on the weather.
Maybe I'm just odd.........

20 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

LOL....I think you must have happened upon a nest of pod people. Thank god you got out of there alive!

LMAO! Great story!

1:19 AM  
Blogger Cream said...

Weird! Next he'll be cutting his toenails in public!
Good laugh!

11:38 AM  
Blogger valerie walsh said...

I think this is hilarious!!! People are so strange! I'm sorry but this is the height of rudeness. Maybe I should walk in set down my toiletries and start shaving my legs! You are so funny Janet and the illustration is so well done and I laughed out loud several times. p.s. cat and creams comments were laugh out loud funny too! Please do more of these!!!

12:42 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh Janet! That is so funnyYy!!! Didja wonder if you were on Candid Camera and the joke's on you!?

I've had similiar experiences and whenever that happens, I exaggerate my expressions a tiny bit more than they already are, just incase there's hidden cameras, and I want to make it entertaining for the audience at home if I make it on the air.

Great story! I enjoyed it very much!! And the part where nobody noticed and the nurse didn't react when you told her, just killed me!

12:51 PM  
Blogger modroom said...

It is indeed a funny old world. "Docter doctor.. I've just had a close shave!" Ah well.

2:30 PM  
Blogger SisToPencilMeIn&SimpleMusings said...

Too funny, at first I thought you were going to lead up to the point that you were actually just having one of my dreams...then I realized this story was for real and thought "of all people, yeah, it would definately happen to Janet!" Sorry I wasn't there to share the laugh, I probably wouldn't have been able to hide behind your paper though!

Another thing I absolutely HATE is people talking on cell phones in Dr's offices. The waiting room is usually small enough you can hear both sides of the conversation and I really don't care about other peoples personal lives!
Love you,
Sis

6:12 PM  
Blogger Janet said...

Yes ...I do seem to be a magnet for crazies!

7:56 PM  
Blogger isay said...

i see some men do the same thing in public place but of all places---- i will get annoyed if i am sick.

4:05 AM  
Blogger Twisselman said...

Waiting rooms are like black holes in the universe. Time warps out there, and so do people.

Enjoyed the post... and the illustration.

9:24 PM  
Blogger Queen Tut said...

Haha thats great and very weird!LOL thanks for stopping by my blog.

5:14 AM  
Blogger Mark Martin said...

There's that comic I told you you could write. Just ONE of them!

Is that drawn on a paper towel???

4:24 PM  
Blogger Janet said...

Mark...no, just a cheap scrap of paper...

5:21 PM  
Blogger HARDWAX said...

Obviously this whole waiting room, plus nurse and doctor are refugees from the Twilight Zone.. LOL and love the faces!

1:01 PM  
Blogger JacqueLynn said...

Odd sure, but what a fun illo it made for!

8:42 PM  
Blogger Rurality said...

Too bizarre! This is especially strange behavior for the south!

6:33 AM  
Blogger Cindy said...

Funny! Love the facial expressions. How about ladies who put on their makeup while they're driving? That's one of my big pet peeves. I guess some people just don't manage their time very well, and they have to attend to their grooming duties on the fly.

10:03 PM  
Blogger Caroline said...

I wonder if he was going in to be treated for something that required fresh hair samples.... I can't think of anything off hand but then I try and avoid doctors.... ;-)

5:23 AM  
Blogger CRISTOSOVA said...

Ack! I so know what you mean with looking around to make eyecontact to see whether someone else thinks this is absurd, too. But hey, isn´t the public becoming more and more a place to go about one´s own private things? The lines once drawn are fading... people are getting too cool to be surprised about anything, and of course we never have the time at home to finish with all the maintenance work to keep us good looking. (I hope you can tell I am a defender of that nice fine line!)

Hilarious story!

2:04 AM  
Blogger The Unknown said...

LOL! I would have given you the eye. I think it's odd.
love

12:50 PM  
Blogger Deb said...

I laughed out loud at your post! So funny!

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Keep Creating!

7:57 PM  

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