You tell 'em, Ducky!

Dr. Donald Mallard (aka "Ducky," portrayed by Davic McCallum on the television show NCIS) showed some uncharacteristic—yet not altogether surprising—verbal spunk during last night's outing.

The scene is late evening, and Mallard, McGee, and Abby have congregated around McGee's desk, the way colleagues do when long hours are imminent, when in storms a brash young man named Bodner, demanding to see Ziva David;

McGEE

Well, I'm afraid she's not here right now.

BODNER

Yes... I've been blessed with the gift of sight. What I want is answers!

MALLARD

Hmph! Take a number!

BODNER

Excuse me? And whose grandfather would you be?

MALLARD

Well, that depends... who's your grandmother?

I haven't heard a zinger like that in a while.

Cheers...

I say 'morbidity', you say 'mortality'...

Things were going so well with the despeckling of the education article, until an urgent item came in, for immediate attention, having to do with tuberculosis.

I just sent it out a moment ago, and am glad it's off my plate.

On the other hand... yuck! I think I've now lost any appetite I may have had for dinner tonight.

Still, the rate was pretty good. :^)

Cheers...