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  “When out from the bathroom there arose such a clatter, she sprang from the
                        bed to see what was the matter.”
                                        
“Oh ffffffffffffuuuuuuuuddddddddddge!” 

Only I didn't say “Fudge.” I said the word, the big one, the queen mother of
dirty words, the “F-dash-dash-dash” word. Fortunately, the loud crashing
sound masked what I said. It also brought Bunny to the bathroom door.

“Are you alright?” she asked from the other side.

“Yes,” I said, hobbling to the door, trying to keep my balance as I was
sopping wet with a plastic garbage bad covering my right foot. “although I
did do a number on the garbage pail.” I then opened the door to let Bunny see
the resulting carnage.

[Picture of the bathroom at Chez Boca with a shattered plastic garbage pail
littering the floor] There was nothing we could do. It was an ex-garbage
pail, pining for the fjords! [1]
 

“What happened?” 

“I was trying to get out of the tub and slipped,” I said, pulling the garbage
bag off my foot.

“Oh! You're bleeding!” 

“Tis a flesh wound,” I said. “I've had worse.” 

“Sean, you're lucky you didn't smash your head open. Those bathtubs have been
known to kill people.” 

[1] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2022/12/09/oops.jpg

Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org

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