Opthamalogist

My sister, who worked for an opthamalogist several years ago, was contacting patients by phone one day to remind them to make an appointment. One particular patient she had to call was an elderly man who was due for his yearly eye exam. His wife answered the phone and when my sister asked to speak to him she stated "Honey, he has been laid to rest." My sister, being young and very naive at the time, then stated "Well, when he wakes up would you please have him call me?" The widow, who was very taken back by my sister's request said "Honey, he is dead, dead, dead!"
Unfortunately, my sister did not work for that eye doctor much longer after that incident!