A friend of mine called the hospital trying to check on a friend that she had been told had died in the hospital. Couldn't get them and she asked the receptionist for a report on the lady's condition. The receptionist said, "She's stable." My friend said, "Well I heard she was dead."
Receptionist replied, "Well, can't get much more stable than that." !!???!!!???
I know that the WSJ opinion online has been running this riff on Yassir Arafat for months . . . but it happened to my friend first.
I hate to laugh, but that's funny about your friend!