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Technically we cross the equator tomorrow, but as that date is rightfully reserved for much more important ceremonies \u2013 we chose today to welcome his majesty King Neptune to grace our mid-ship pool so that those vile Pollywogs who work among us could be initiated to the lofty heights of the status of trusty shellback.<\/p>\n
As always, it was a messy \u2013 slightly chaotic \u2013 tribute, with many crazy proclamations and many variations of multicoloured slime. What was entertaining for me ws that I was the only one of the \u2018medics\u2019 who had performed the service (such as it is) before, so the other five somehow ended up looking to me for random things. Which means I suppose the Pollywogs have me to thank (blame? ) for the fact that the tables got pre-slimed before they even arrived for their treatment.<\/p>\n
Hey, if you don\u2019t do that, one whole side of them doesn\u2019t get doused! How unfair would that be? One must be fair with one\u2019s sacrifices after all!<\/p>\n
Working our way down through the departments, the squirming \u2018victims\u2019 being dragged before Neptune and the ship\u2019s staff in groups of two or three by suitably brutal pirates \u2013 we watched the pool get murkier and murkier. While those of our patients who were condemned to be unable to take the plunge baked miserably on the poolside. \u00a0Every time a pollywog hit the tables, the band kicked into \u201cWhat do you do with a Drunken Sailor\u201d which made me giggle somewhat insanely.<\/p>\n
Finally we reached the entertainment department; and the rest of my team which included my manager. I mean how often do you get to dump slime on your manager?<\/p>\n
Just remember Rye, we love you!<\/em><\/p>\n And our librarian, who, in a twist of irony ended up on my table \u2013 the ex-flagship librarian initializing one of the last librarians to fill the post.<\/p>\n \u2018Bienne! Eyes closed, mouth shut, I\u2019m sorry!<\/em><\/p>\n And we upended the last of the slime bucket over her head.<\/p>\n Shall they sink? Or shall they stink?!<\/em><\/p>\n Let \u2018em bake!<\/em><\/p>\n Hit the drink!<\/em><\/p>\n Of course, the final verdict for the final batch of pollywogs doesn\u2019t make much of a difference as \u2013 at that point \u2013 everyone<\/em> \u00a0is ending up in the water, pirates, pollywogs, medics alike. Otherwise there\u2019s no way to wash off the multicolored coating of slime! Incidentally my slime was pink \u2013 as were my scrubs, I like to be colour co-ordinate.<\/p>\n But also, granting us safe passage home!<\/p>\n Because hey, better safe than sorry any day!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Technically we cross the equator tomorrow, but as that date is rightfully reserved for much more important ceremonies \u2013 we chose today to welcome his majesty King Neptune to grace our mid-ship pool so that those vile Pollywogs who work … Continue reading