It's been a quiet Sunday (so far) here in Lake Wobegon. [Don't go there. Didn't you hear that Garrison Keillor is a victim of #MeToo? Ed.] OK, it's beautiful day in the neighbourhood. [Get on with it. Ed.] Walt is grateful to Agent 9 for sending along a story which should tickle the funnybone of all the old geezers out there... and serve as a warning to young whippersnappers.
A retired physician, Doctor Gordon Geezer, became very bored in retirement and decided to re-open a medical clinic. Over the door, he put up a sign that read: "Dr. Geezer's clinic. Get your treatment for $500 - if not cured, get back $1000."
Doctor Digger Young, who was positive that this old geezer didn't know beans about medicine, thought this would be a great opportunity to get $1000. So he went to Dr. Geezer's clinic.
Dr. Young: "Dr. Geezer, I have lost all taste in my mouth. Can you please help me?"
Dr. Geezer: "Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in Dr. Young's mouth."
Dr. Young: "Aaagh! -- This is gasoline!"
Dr. Geezer: "Congratulations! You've got your taste back. That will be $500."
Understandably annoyed, Dr. Young went back after a couple of days figuring to recover his money.
Dr. Young: "I have lost my memory, I cannot remember anything."
Dr. Geezer: "Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in the patient's mouth."
Dr. Young: "Oh, no you don't! That's gasoline!"
Dr. Geezer: "Congratulations! You've got your memory back. That will be $500."
After having lost $1000 in less than week, Dr. Young left angrily, but came back a few days later, looking for revenge.
Dr. Young: "My eyesight has become weak. I can hardly see anything!"
Dr. Geezer: "Well, I don't have any medicine for that so, so here is your $1000 back." (giving him a $10 bill).
Dr. Young: "But this is only $10!"
Dr. Geezer: "Congratulations! You got your vision back! That will be $500."
Moral of story: Just because you're "young" doesn't mean you can outsmart an "old geezer". And remember: Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to tick us off.
Note from Ed. to Agent 9: Your prize for submitting the best "Laughter is the Best Medicine" [Don't go there. Walt] story for May is in the mail!
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