Benedict's stories about the friars of his native town sparked the memories of the elderly patrons of the barbershop, who, one after another, began to recount their personal experiences on the subject. Speaking of current events involving the nuns, more than one person recalled the news of a nun of South American origin who, having returned to Italy after spending a year in her hometown caring for her sick mother, went to the emergency room with strange ailments. There, amidst general surprise and embarrassment, she discovered she was pregnant. At this news, she reacted furiously, screaming that it wasn't possible because "she was a nun"! Probably, when they told her the habit would protect her, they didn't explain that wearing it without panties and with wide thighs nullified all the power of the sacred habit.