Putting Barney In His Place A precocious 4-year-old was brought to the ER with a severe cough, a nurse writes of her experience with the little girl. "She kept up a non-stop conversation while I was trying to assess her lung sounds. Finally, I said, 'Shhh, I have to see if Barney is in there.' The child looked at me and calmly stated, 'I have Jesus in my heart. Barney is on my underwear.'