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OT: Doctor Visit
> >I recently picked a new primary care physician. After two visits and
> >exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing "fairly well" for my age. > > > >A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him, "Do > >you think I'll live to be 80?" > > > >He asked,"Well, do you smoke tobacco or drink beer/wine?" > > > >"Oh no," I replied. "I've never done either." > > > >Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbequed ribs?" > > > >I said "No, I've heard that all red meat is very unhealthy!" > > > >"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf/ > >sailing/ballooning/rock climbing ?" > > > >"No, I don't," I said. > > > >He said, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or sexually fool around?" > > > >"No," I said. "I've never done any of those things." > > > >He looked at me and said, "Then why do you give a sh** if you live to be > >80?" |
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