"Hi, honey, it's me," I said to my husband on the phone.

"Hey, what's up?" he replied.

Me: "I just got back from the orthopedist about my knee, and I wanted to let you know what he said."

Him: "OK. What's the verdict?"

Me: "He thinks I have a torn, um... a torn, um... shoot! I can't remember what it's called."

Him: "What does it sound like?"

Me: "Umm. Oh, I know. It's a torn Nabisco."

Him: "You have a torn cookie company?"

Me: "No. That's not right. Let me think. I have torn my... biscuits."

Him: "I don't think those are a part of the body."

Me: "Maybe it's my Spartacus?"

Him: "That would be a Greek hero."

Me: "OK. Hang on a second. It is a torn hibiscus."

Him: "I don't think that's it."

Me: "No?"

Him: "A hibiscus is a plant."

Me: "I thought that sounded familiar. Well, I know it sounds like hibiscus."

Him: "How about meniscus?"

Me: "Yes!!! It is a meniscus! That's it!"

Him: "OK, you have a torn meniscus. That's not good."

Me: "I know, but he said they can fix it with a small surgery called an, um... um... art house copy."

Him: "You mean an arthroscopy?"

Me: "Yes, that sounds like it."

Him: "But you still need surgery."

Me: "True, but the doctor said it could be worse."

Him: "How's that?"

Me: "He said at least it's not my Godzilla."

Him: "Patella."

Me: "Right."

Tracy Beckerman is the author of the Amazon Bestseller, "Barking at the Moon: A Story of Life, Love, and Kibble," available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble online! You can visit her at www.tracybeckerman.com. To find out more about Tracy Beckerman and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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