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I want to apologize in advance. Since seeing this thread earlier today I've been resisting the temptation to post the following textbook example on how to give bad news. Unfortunately I've lost my self control...
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A man left his cat with his brother while he went on vacation for a week. When he came back, he called his brother to see when he could pick up his cat. The brother hesitated, then said, "I'm so sorry, but while you were away, your cat died."
The man was very upset and yelled, "You know, you could have broken the news to me better than that. When I called today, you could have said he was on the roof and wouldn't come down. Then when I called the next day, you could have said that he had fallen off and the vet was working on patching him up. Then when I called the third day, you could have said he had passed away."
The brother thought about it and apologized.
"So how's Mom?" asked the man.
"She's on the roof and won't come down."
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A man left his cat with his brother while he went on vacation for a week. When he came back, he called his brother to see when he could pick up his cat. The brother hesitated, then said, "I'm so sorry, but while you were away, your cat died."
The man was very upset and yelled, "You know, you could have broken the news to me better than that. When I called today, you could have said he was on the roof and wouldn't come down. Then when I called the next day, you could have said that he had fallen off and the vet was working on patching him up. Then when I called the third day, you could have said he had passed away."
The brother thought about it and apologized.
"So how's Mom?" asked the man.
"She's on the roof and won't come down."