That’s Where We Put The Bad Patients  
  
 Australia, Coworkers, Language & Words, Medical Off, Silly |  Healthy | January 30, 2018  
 
 
(It is a busy Monday with patients eager to get scanning done after the weekend, walk-ins, and appointments. I am working as fast and as politely as I can. There is a bit of pressure since our site manager is on holiday and our second was just promoted to head office. I have inadvertently become the senior receptionist.) 
 
Coworker: “I have to find the keys to the mur…” 
 
(I can’t hear what he’s saying because of the phone ringing and a patient in front of me giving me details necessary for the booking. He does a lap around the department.) 
 
Coworker: “He’s supposed to have left keys for the mur mur rum...” 
 
(I don’t catch the end of it, again, needing to pick up a call on hold that’s been waiting for seven minutes. He runs around again. I blaze through more people, finally finish all calls, and get to the last lady in the queue.) 
 
Coworker: “Okay, so, we get the keys from upstairs in General. It’s all good. They got into the murder room.” 
 
(I stop what I’m doing and stare at him, absolutely sure I heard it right, but shocked if that’s what he said.) 
 
Me: “The murder room?!” 
 
Coworker: “Motor room.” 
 
(The patient in front of me starts laughing.) 
 
Patient: “I wouldn’t want to be in one of those!”
		 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
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