Wild Horses
05-24-2007, 08:53 AM
>I recently chose a new primary care physician.
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>After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing "fairly
well" for my age.
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>A little concerned about that comment, I
>
>couldn't resist asking him, "Do you think I'll live to be 80?"
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>He asked, "Do you smoke tobacco or drink
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>alcoholic beverages?"
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>"No," I replied. "I don't do drugs, either."
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>The n he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and
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>barbecued ribs?"
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>I said, "No, my other doctor said that all red
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>meat is unhealthy!"
>
>"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like
>
>playing golf, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?"
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>"No, I don't," I said.
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>He asked, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or
>
>have a lot of sex?"
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>"No," I said. "I don' t do any of those things."
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>Then he looked at me and asked,
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>"Then why do you give a shit?" :D
>
>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, "Do you smoke tobacco or drink
>
>alcoholic beverages?"
>
>"No," I replied. "I don't do drugs, either."
>
>The n he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and
>
>barbecued ribs?"
>
>I said, "No, my other doctor said that all red
>
>meat is unhealthy!"
>
>"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like
>
>playing golf, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?"
>
>"No, I don't," I said.
>
>He asked, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or
>
>have a lot of sex?"
>
>"No," I said. "I don' t do any of those things."
>
>Then he looked at me and asked,
>
>"Then why do you give a shit?" :D