Call From The Hospital

By Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
United Kingdom
August 17, 2020 3:01pm CST
A man called his wife on the phone "Hi Mary, I'm not coming home, don't want you to worry but I'm very sorry it seems that I've broken a bone. While riding my bike down the street enjoying the sunshine so sweet a truck shed its load all over the road it landed right there at my feet. My bike tipped me head over heel I got my foot caught in the wheel then I hit my head they thought I was dead, it all seemed to be quite surreal. Fay drove me at speed in her car the hospital wasn't that far, I'm not feeling great I'm in a right state, what happened was very bizarre. So here I must stay for some days I'm seeing things through a dull haze I've broken my hip have cuts on my lip and my knee's a big messy graze." But all his wife had to say was "Who the devil is Fay??".
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42 responses
M.-L.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
17 Aug 20
Wonderful! It's been a while that I've read a poem of yours. I've read this poem attentively and must say that it is surprising how well a man can rhyme who's just broken his hip and grazed his knee. Or are the rhymes a result of the strong anaesthetics he got during the operation? :-)
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
17 Aug 20
Trust you to come up with an awkward question!
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M.-L.
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
17 Aug 20
@jaboUK Ha! What can I do? It's my nature. :-)
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (12982)
• Ireland
17 Aug 20
@jabouk I was beginning to think that perhaps you had fallen off your bike not having heard from you in a while. Thanks for the laugh!
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
17 Aug 20
I'm happy if you found this amusing, thanks. @rebelann has been unearthing a lot of my old limericks and it got me in the mood again
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
17 Aug 20
Naturally she would be concerned that Fay may have been tampering with her husbands affections.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (112780)
• El Paso, Texas
17 Aug 20
Yes we do @jaboUK So of those men who do limericks well which ones could we encourage to take part?
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Aug 20
@rebelann I don't think there's many of them about.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
17 Aug 20
Exactly. We need Barry to jump in here with his man's point of view, don't we?
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Anna M. Wilkes
@gr8nana6 (6614)
• Conyers, Georgia
17 Aug 20
""Who the devil is Fay" Hahaha I love it. I missed your Poems.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
17 Aug 20
Poems aren't everyone's cup of tea so I'm pleased you like this
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Anna M. Wilkes
@gr8nana6 (6614)
• Conyers, Georgia
18 Aug 20
@jaboUK Oh I love poems and you always come up with such good ones.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43184)
• United States
17 Aug 20
I liked that poem very much. I think I would want to know who Fay was also. I hope this did not happen to you.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
17 Aug 20
Lol - no it didn't happen to me, but it's based on something I read - don't know if it was fact or fiction.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
17 Aug 20
@akalinus I should think she was just someone passing
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (43184)
• United States
17 Aug 20
@jaboUK It was a very interesting poem. Who is Fay?
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Aug 20
I love that last line. Love the poem!
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
17 Aug 20
Thanks Valerie, I'm happy if this amused you
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Aug 20
@jaboUK You're welcome. Yes, it did.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180452)
• United States
18 Aug 20
Ahh, yes you would be curious about Fay in that situation...lol.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180452)
• United States
18 Aug 20
@jaboUK Yes, you would think so!
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Aug 20
Biut you'd think she'd be a teeny bit concerned about his condition, wouldn't you??
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Sue21
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
18 Aug 20
I knew someone named Fay and she only had one boyfriend great poem Jan.
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Sue21
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
18 Aug 20
@jaboUK Much better to have fun than the contrary. I do like it and I still listen to Pam Ayres when I can as well not that she would be understood in this country really.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Aug 20
Thanks, glad you like it, just having a bit of fun here
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Aug 20
@lovinangelsinstead21 Oh I love Pam Ayres!
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51098)
• Canada
17 Aug 20
That is cute, but I have to say that I was wondering the same thing.....who is Fay?
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51098)
• Canada
17 Aug 20
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
17 Aug 20
You'll just have to use your imagination. That's the thing with poems. - the reader can put their own interpretation on it.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471329)
• Switzerland
18 Aug 20
This is excellent, the only thing that his wife found important to ask was "Who is Fay?"
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471329)
• Switzerland
18 Aug 20
@jaboUK I know a few women like "Mary".
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Aug 20
@LadyDuck Yes, they're not uncommon
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Aug 20
Yes, poor chap may be dying but she doesn't worry about that
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
17 Aug 20
I thought the same thing as his wife! What a terrific poem as usual!
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
17 Aug 20
Thanks Dianne, and I must say I'm not surprised that you thought the same as the wife
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
17 Aug 20
@jaboUK Great minds think alike!. Don't forget, I was a professor's wife and saw many wives and husbands come and go over the years.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339496)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Aug 20
Yay for you! Another limerick or five or six. Well done. Poor Bill had to think really fast But came up with an answer at last Fay was just passing by When me she did spy But now I’m covered in plast(er) (I've told you I don't find these easy)
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Aug 20
Thanks for replying in kind Judy- I love it. He hadn't thought she'd take that wrong he'd pay for that slip of the tongue "Fay's just an old hag" but the cat's out the bag he knew he'd be nagged loud and long.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (76940)
• Germany
18 Aug 20
That's great. I have not heard a poem for a while. It's so funny to hear the question of the wife asking who is Fay instead of are you okay or something like that.. I think it is a typical question of a wife when another woman was with his husband during an accident.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Aug 20
Yes, women always assume the worst - she could just have been passing, who knows?
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Thelma
@thelme55 (76940)
• Germany
18 Aug 20
@jaboUK Yes. Who knows.
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nawala
@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
18 Aug 20
wait, i can explain it
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Aug 20
Great response, thank you
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nawala
@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
18 Aug 20
@jaboUK we have that our version in in here too
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Anne Marie Guyer
@LeaPea2417 (37350)
• Toccoa, Georgia
18 Aug 20
That's a great poem!
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Anne Marie Guyer
@LeaPea2417 (37350)
• Toccoa, Georgia
18 Aug 20
@jaboUK your welcome
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Aug 20
I appreciate you saying that, thank you
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Namelesss
@Namelesss (3365)
• United States
18 Aug 20
Lovely Jabo, been awhile and the wait was worth it. I can just see the comical look on the guys face as she replies. Imagine the hard work that went into telling his wife in so poetic a way what had happened.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Aug 20
Hello Elaine, lovely to see you. Yep, he goes to all that trouble, is nearly dying and all she can focus on is Fay
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (102624)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Aug 20
Thank you for sharing this nice poem.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Aug 20
Thank you for reading it
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (102624)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Aug 20
@jaboUK You are welcome.
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Shiva
@Shiva49 (26665)
• Singapore
18 Aug 20
Fay should be a short form of fairy in times of dire need! I am as much puzzled as Mary. Something fishy for sure worth further investigation by Mary! Brought a much needed cheer, thanks Jabo - siva
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Aug 20
I'm happy if you found this amusing, thanks siva
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (58665)
• Portugal
17 Aug 20
I would have asked the same
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
17 Aug 20
Yes, it's first thing that comes into a woman's mind, isn't it? Her husband may be dying, but what the heck!
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (58665)
• Portugal
17 Aug 20
@jaboUK We know women's mind as we all think the same
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ARM
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
18 Aug 20
Trust I'm not being flippant He's hurt badly,thats evident But the question,I've got About 'Fay' being on the spot Was that too an accident?
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
18 Aug 20
"Fay being there only occurred because of my cries that she heard now here I am lying in bed nearly dying to focus on Fay is absurd"
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ARM
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
23 Aug 20
@jaboUK ha ha ha
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