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In my initial fller I was indeed trying to introduce a little humour
into the all
too depressing current financial situation and gloomy press.
Dr Logan is perfectly correct in that it had been published but I will
take
his advice and get my eyes tested as we all should as we get older to
outrule glaucoma and other silent diseases.
It is wonderful to see Northern Ireland at peace after so many tragic
years
of violence. There is still however a difference in our sense of humour as
this reply from a Belfast man to a man from Galway!
It may be that Mr Phelan was joking when he stated that he sent a
patient to see a psychiatrist because a statement that she copied from a
paper to test her vision did not make sense.
The phrase can be found in Google under the title "Bank bosses
desperate plea to pay shareholders' dividends" and the extract reads
"These pay a fixed rate of interest of 12 per cent back to taxpayers, and
cannot be redeemed for five years. The restrictions compare to a five-per-
cent ..."
The URL is www.newstin.com/tag/us/81505026 although that now brings
up a 404 page-not-available error. Still, whether it made sense or not,
the phrase existed and the patient clearly copied it correctly. If Mr
Phelan did not see it on the page perhaps he needs his own eyes tested?
Different Humour--not aqueous
In my initial fller I was indeed trying to introduce a little humour
into the all
too depressing current financial situation and gloomy press.
Dr Logan is perfectly correct in that it had been published but I will
take
his advice and get my eyes tested as we all should as we get older to
outrule glaucoma and other silent diseases.
It is wonderful to see Northern Ireland at peace after so many tragic
years
of violence. There is still however a difference in our sense of humour as
this reply from a Belfast man to a man from Galway!
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