Things you don't want to hear from your hospital nurse:
1. "Oh, do we have a big surprise for you today!"
2. "Let's see if I've got this straight - you're on for a castration at 1:00, right?"
3. "Here, give me that newspaper - it'll just bore you."
4. "Now where did I leave that thermometer?"
5. "Dmitri will be giving you your bath this morning."
6. "Why don't you take a guess first."
7. "Time for a walk in the halls!"
8. "Hmm...there seems to be something stuck under your mattress."
9. "Let me get you a band-aid."
10. "You haven't had a cigarette in three days - aren't you proud?"
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