Another Bloody Blog
First of all I'd like to apologise to the Culture Minister Edwin Poots. In "Blood Thicker Than Suspension 2" I said only 2 out 108 MLAs had given blood when the Transfusion Service visited Stormont on Monday.
But Marty assures me that Edwin gave an armful as well. How does Marty know? Well he's the man who punctured my arm this afternoon when I visited the Blood Donor Clinic in central Belfast. The clinic had to draft in an archaeologist to dig up the records of my last visit, way back in 1992.
So 3 out of 108 MLAs. It's better than 2, but even so?
The one benefit of giving blood was that it meant I could provide a good excuse why Gareth Gordon should stand around outside today's Executive meeting. Gareth confessed he didn't get the allusion to Tony Hancock in the previous entry, so for those not au fait with the Blood Donor sketch. here's a Youtube link.
P.S. The Transfusion Service nurses assure me that they are all distraught, as their champion blood taker Marty is leaving them soon to join the Ambulance Service.
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Glad to see you lived up to your promise, Mark.
I hope to sponsor the dinner at Stormont at which you are honoured for your 50th donation.