Sacrum, Ilium & Pain, Inc.

I had a meeting this morning with

Sacrum, Ilium & Pain, Inc., joint

discomfort specialists and known to

many as The Backache Brothers.

They just opened a new office

in the lower south side

near the intersection of

L4 and L5 streets.

It’s the place formerly occupied

by Disc, Inc. Disc abandoned the space

several months ago, leaving a vacancy between

L4 and L5. I inquired of Ilium about

relieving my back pain. He

looked at me from head to toe

and then answered:

“Have you looked in the mirror

recently? In profile?”

I ended the conversation right there

because I refuse to be insulted,

intimidated or confronted with the truth.

As I walked out the door, Sacrum

called out after me:

“So, stop swallowing basketballs!”

I heard laughter

as I turned the corner.

Rude!