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Mandella 'Critical' - Complains About Way His Ward Is Decorated

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Titus

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Posted 8 months ago #
Arthur

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Winnie won't like this, you know.

Posted 8 months ago #
Titus

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Wasn't it Oscar Wilde's last words which were allegedly "Either those curtains go, or I do" ?

Posted 8 months ago #
raudus

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Why's that then...too white?

Stars from me!

Posted 8 months ago #
Sinnick

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Typo: "Mandela"; also needs "the" somewhere.
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Posted 8 months ago #
Lindy Moone

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Take 5.

(but I am appropriately ashamed of myself.)

Posted 8 months ago #
Titus

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Apologies to the great man for mis-speling his name.

(Long may he continue to criticise, though sadly this seems unlikely.)

I am always intrigued by the conventions of the phraseology of medical reports and the use of euphemisms. I am reminded of a story that following the overnight death in hospital of some arch-criminal, the authorities described his condition the next day as "satisfactory".

In this case, 'critical' clearly = "well dodgy" but no-one (at least, no-one in authority) like to use such negative-sounding words.

Posted 8 months ago #

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