Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watarts!geo From: geo@watarts.uucp (Geo Swan) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Medical Joke (slightly gross) Message-ID: <1849@watarts.UUCP> Date: Fri, 27-May-83 18:18:20 EDT Article-I.D.: watarts.1849 Posted: Fri May 27 18:18:20 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 28-May-83 23:21:19 EDT Lines: 10 I once cut myself pretty badly, while pruning a tree. I went to the hospital emergency room. It was pretty crowded there, and I had to wait a long time. Finally it was my turn, and I started to describe my problem to the doctor. "Hold On! Hold On! Hold On!", they said grumpily. I saw the doctor fish out a pad of paper from one pocket, and from another pocket they fished out a rectal thermometer. Well, the doctor looked at the thermometer with consternation for a second of two, cursed, and then said, "Some asshole has my pen!"