Through super secret Cuban sources, I have a transcript of a conversation that just took place in a Havana Hospital after Castro's surgery:

Mortician: Bring out yer dead.
...
Raul: Here's one.
Mortician: That'll be ninepence.
Fidel: I'm not dead.
Mortician: What?
Raul: Nothing. There's your ninepence.
Fidel: I'm not dead.
Mortician: 'Ere, he says he's not dead.
Raul: Yes he is.
Fidel: I'm not.
Mortician: He isn't.
Raul: Well, he will be soon, he's very ill.
Fidel: I'm getting better.
Raul: No you're not, you'll be stone dead in a moment.
Mortician: Well, I can't take him like that. It's against regulations.
Fidel: I don't want to go on the cart.
Raul: Oh, don't be such a baby.
Mortician: I can't take him.
Fidel: I feel fine.
Raul: Oh, do me a favor.
Mortician: I can't.
Raul: Well, can you hang around for a couple of minutes? He won't be long.
Mortician: I promised I'd be at the Robinsons'. They've lost nine today.
Raul: Well, when's your next round?
Mortician: Thursday.
Fidel: I think I'll go for a walk.
Raul: You're not fooling anyone, you know. Isn't there anything you could do?

On a slightly more serious note... has anyone watched the news reports on national television regarding this story?  I get the distinct impression when I see some of the commentators talk about it, that they feel bad for Fidel, and are disappointed that his reign may be coming to an end.  Am I the only one who sees this?