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Thursday, January 22, 2015

Nursing Home Humor

I'm sure you've all seen the yellow, wet floor signs meant to warn people from slipping.  We have them at the nursing home, and housekeeping puts them out whenever they are mopping the floors.
Recently one of the housekeepers came down the hall laughing, carrying one of the signs.   It had been altered a little.

One of our residents thought he was being pretty funny and added a few words to give a whole new meaning to the sign.  And if you look closely, he added something to the figure on the sign as well!
He did give us all a laugh!
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25 comments:

  1. Phoebes WorldJanuary 22, 2015 at 10:03 PM

    Oh my goodness...what a character. That made me smile. I loved working in a residential home. The 'oldies' had a wicked sense of humour. They thought they could get away with anything ...and they usually did.
    Thank you for sharing
    Phoebe x

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  2. carrie@northwoods scrapbookJanuary 22, 2015 at 10:06 PM

    Ha! Love it. The really funny part is that, if memory serves me well, you almost could post a sign like that in that environment. ;)

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  3. JennyJanuary 22, 2015 at 10:18 PM

    Oh dear, I need one of those for Javier, who in his dotage has become frequently incontinent. The only problem is, he can't read (I don't think).

    Also that reminds me of a story Audrey told once about humor in the workplace. She and a co-worker loved their coffee strong, so they had collaborated in dumping two packets of coffee into the filter basket instead of one. The result was so good, they kept doing it, but they didn't tell anyone. Except, somebody eventually caught on and taped a hand-lettered sign above the coffee pot: "One packet per pot makes for happy employees."

    Only, someone came along the next day and marked through the words "One packet per" ...

    I think I may have told you that one before. If so, apols. I don't approve of pot smoking, haaahahaha but I do like me a strong cup of joe. xoxo

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  4. SallyJanuary 22, 2015 at 10:23 PM

    How funny! It's always nice to have something to smile about; thanks for sharing and the smile. :)

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  5. StephanieJanuary 22, 2015 at 11:05 PM

    Oh dear! Too funny, Mari :) At least he still has his humor.

    Hugs to you!

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  6. UnknownJanuary 23, 2015 at 7:41 AM

    In a job that is mostly sad, it is so nice to be glad too! Humor is a good medicine for all. We oldies but goodies still have laughter which keeps us hanging on a little while longer.

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  7. Terri DJanuary 23, 2015 at 7:47 AM

    That is hilarious! I bet the resident who did it had a blast!! Thanks for sharing that, Mari! You started my day with laughter! Happy Friday!

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  8. LindaJanuary 23, 2015 at 7:53 AM

    OH my!!!!!

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  9. saraJanuary 23, 2015 at 9:31 AM

    that's great!

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  10. PatsyJanuary 23, 2015 at 9:51 AM

    OLD PEOPLE----WE can still have fun.

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  11. BrookeJanuary 23, 2015 at 10:28 AM

    tee hee!!

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  12. Sola ScripturaJanuary 23, 2015 at 12:11 PM

    It's nice to see he still has his sense of humour!! hehe

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  13. DiannaJanuary 23, 2015 at 1:07 PM

    He does have his sense of humor still!

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  14. MariJanuary 23, 2015 at 3:12 PM

    Ahaha, oh that means something. :)

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  15. NancyJanuary 23, 2015 at 4:01 PM

    That's really cute, that person has great sense of humor.. :-)

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  16. CherdecorJanuary 23, 2015 at 6:00 PM

    So funny! I bet that really made your day!

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  17. Amy at love made my homeJanuary 23, 2015 at 7:01 PM

    It is always good to keep a sense of humour isn't it!! xx

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  18. Betsy BrockJanuary 23, 2015 at 8:47 PM

    Oh, that is TOO funny! What a cute old man. hahaha...

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  19. Jean January 23, 2015 at 9:51 PM

    That's great! Reminds me of a sign at a pool that you most like have seen or heard of before -

    "Welcome to the OOL. Notice there is no P in it. Please keep it that way."

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  20. White Lace and PromisesJanuary 23, 2015 at 10:24 PM

    Hilarious! Must of been a typical male resident. Even the best can be a mess. I love this! You gave me a good laugh!

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  21. KarinJanuary 24, 2015 at 12:29 AM

    Fantastic sense of humour - loved it!

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  22. AnitaJanuary 24, 2015 at 9:07 AM

    Love it!

    Happy New Year, Mari, to you and your family.

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  23. Jennifer HaysJanuary 25, 2015 at 1:34 PM

    Haha. We could have used one of those in the special needs school facility I used to work for. :)

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  24. CeilJanuary 25, 2015 at 2:54 PM

    Hi Mari! What a cute thing to see! And the fact that a resident came up with it too. Thank the Lord for our senses of humor :). I makes our physical problems bearable!
    Happy Sunday my friend,
    Ceil

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  25. Just A Southern GirlJanuary 28, 2015 at 1:21 PM

    Hilarious! Had to share with Ivan too :)

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