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Shop Talk
by D. L. Vegas → (All Poetry by D. L. Vegas)
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 Rated "G" by the Author.

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I wrote this over 30 years ago.. Communications over the p.a. system at a busy hospital. True!

"Medication time" "Chico the painter" "Eunice from housekeeping" "Rose Olivetti" "Code 99 ICU" "Doctor Yu" "Peter Alonzo" "Mr. Maynard" "Martin Lima" "Doctor Tillwally" "Sister Sharon, Sister Sharon" "Milan Voyavitch" "Transporter" "Lottie Williams" "Captain Red" "Central Supply" "Your attention please, your attention please; it is now 8 O'clock, visiting hours are now over"

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Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on June 23, 2016

Makes me wonder if Milan was a voyeur or a vitch? ;-)

Certainly does sound like the PA systems in all the hospitals I've been in. Always violated that visiting hour announcement.

Ron

Reviewed by Alexander Goldstein

Reviewed on June 23, 2016

graffiti for the ears, not the remedy. . . Cheers, alex

Reviewed by Jane Noponen Perinacci

Reviewed on June 22, 2016

That's about the way I remember it! LOL!!!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton

Reviewed on June 22, 2016

Okay . . .

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