Donate SIGN UP

The Incongruity Of Life

Avatar Image
LadyCG | 18:49 Fri 16th Sep 2022 | ChatterBank
16 Answers
After getting the time of my ECG wrong and being told I had to be booked back in for next Friday I suggested to LordMG that we pop into one of the Olde Worlde pubs in the village.

By the time we got home neither of us felt like prepping dinner so OH got the Chinese Menu out.

On the Chinese menu there is a special section called "English Dishes". The first item under said sub-menu is "Spanish Omelette".

Well it tickled us!

What disparities have tickled you lately?
Gravatar

Answers

1 to 16 of 16rss feed

Best Answer

No best answer has yet been selected by LadyCG. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.

For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.
Loosely related, on holiday on Lanzarote in June I fancied something light so ordered a Spanish omelette expecting what the Chinese produce and was presented with a quarter ton of eggs and potatoes instead of some egg with sundry veg, shellfish and meat mixed in

Even ketchup and an extra pint of Tropical couldn't save the day.
Question Author
I take it you don't like traditional tortilla then, Doug. I love the stuff and during my days in Spain when I used to pop to Carrefour a cortado (coffee) and bocadillo de tortilla de patatas (omelette baguette) was a must-do.

The little one is mad on tortilla.
No, it was fine, just not what I expected.

Did I mention the extra pint of Tropical? :-)
Question Author
You did, Doug. :-)

Question Author
By the way, it might sound revolting but hot tortilla wrap or baguette with salad cream is to die for. Something I would consider a treat (carbs don't agree with me).
technical q
how can you get an ECG, wrong ?
( just slipped in a leedol oxford comma, there)

modern machine even tell you the answer
Pay attention PP, it was the time she got wrong. Ter-dah!!!
Question Author
I got the time of my appointment wrong, PP. I thought my appointment was at 17:40 but it was at 17:20. I got there at 17:35 and was told I was "half an hour late."

I pointed out that 17:20 to 17:35 was in fact 15 minutes but it wouldn't compute. I'm afraid the light was on but there was nobody home. Now I have to wait another week for my ECG.
i can't understand that, if i were 15 minutes late for a procedure like a ECG i am pretty sure i would still be seen. Perhaps the capital's hospitals are different. one can't always for whatever reason be on time. I was late for a MRI scan because of patient transport who were very late picking me up, and subsequently i got there about half an hour after my appointment time, i explained and they did the scan
Question Author
It was my GP Surgery, Emmie.
You were just unlucky LCG. Seldom are people seen at their appointed time. Invariably one can wait 15 minutes or more beyond the time when they were meant to be seen. Better luck next time. May I suggest you out an elastic band around your wrist.
At my GP, if you're 15 minutes late then that's still about half an hour before they're ready to see you. Recently I had the first appointment of the day, was there five minutes early and was called in fifteen minutes late. The doctor had been there the whole time. She must have picked up on my carefully hidden disappointment, because she said "Your appointment started on time, I've just been going through your notes"!
@ellipsis LOL What a cop out. There is no arguing with that. What is there to say other than... Your medical history must be an interesting and most absorbing read.
Reminded me of a Chines restaurant I went to in Spain. The menu had been in Spanish and that had then been translated to English so you had things like, Rice fried Special, Egg young Foo etc!
Foo dat, etc. :-)
Question Author
I love a Foo Dat with egg fried rice.

1 to 16 of 16rss feed

Do you know the answer?

The Incongruity Of Life

Answer Question >>

Related Questions

Sorry, we can't find any related questions. Try using the search bar at the top of the page to search for some keywords, or choose a topic and submit your own question.