“Beautiful”

We’re at Strong Hospital yesterday (Thursday, October 25, 2009) for a medical appointment.
“Stick your tongue out,” the Doctor says to my wife.
She does so.
“Beautiful,” the Doctor says.
“That mean you think my wife has a beautiful tongue?” I ask.

• “Strong Hospital” is one of two large hospitals in Rochester city. There are others, but they are in the suburbs. Strong Hospital is in the southeast of Rochester; the other is in the northeast. It has medical office facilities.