A woman brought her very limp duck to a veterinarian.
The vet laid the duck on the examining table, placed a stethoscope to listen to the fowl's chest.
A moment later, the vet shook his head and told the woman sadly, "I'm sorry but your duck is dead."
The woman wailed, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am sure. Your duck is dead," replied the vet.
"How can you be so sure?" she protested. "You haven't done any test or anything. My Cuddles might just be in a coma or something."
The vet rolled his eyes, turned around, and left the room. After a minute or two, he returned with a black Labrador Retriever. The duck's owner lookedin amazement as the dog stood on its hind legs, jumped onto the examination table, sniffed the duck all over, and then looked up at the vet with the saddest-looking eyes.The vet patted the dog on the head and took it out of the room.
Another minute or two later, the vet returned witha cat. The cat jumped onto the table, delicately sniffed the bird all over, and then the cat sat back and gave the saddest-sounding meow. The vet stroked the cat's head and the cat then padded out of the room.
Then the vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry,but as I said, your duck is definitely, 100% a dead duck."
The vet then turned around to a computer terminal nearby, hit a few keys, and printed a bill which he handed to the woman.
The duck's owner looked at the bill and shrieked, "$150! $150 just to tell me my duck is dead?"
With a shrug, the vet said matter-of-factly, "I'm sorry, but had you just taken my original diagnosis, the bill would have been $20 only. However, since you wanted additional tests. . .well, with the Lab test and the Cat scan, the bill actually came up to $160, but I gave you a $10 discount, so your bill is $150." -Author Unknown
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The vet laid the duck on the examining table, placed a stethoscope to listen to the fowl's chest.
A moment later, the vet shook his head and told the woman sadly, "I'm sorry but your duck is dead."
The woman wailed, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am sure. Your duck is dead," replied the vet.
"How can you be so sure?" she protested. "You haven't done any test or anything. My Cuddles might just be in a coma or something."
The vet rolled his eyes, turned around, and left the room. After a minute or two, he returned with a black Labrador Retriever. The duck's owner lookedin amazement as the dog stood on its hind legs, jumped onto the examination table, sniffed the duck all over, and then looked up at the vet with the saddest-looking eyes.The vet patted the dog on the head and took it out of the room.
Another minute or two later, the vet returned witha cat. The cat jumped onto the table, delicately sniffed the bird all over, and then the cat sat back and gave the saddest-sounding meow. The vet stroked the cat's head and the cat then padded out of the room.
Then the vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry,but as I said, your duck is definitely, 100% a dead duck."
The vet then turned around to a computer terminal nearby, hit a few keys, and printed a bill which he handed to the woman.
The duck's owner looked at the bill and shrieked, "$150! $150 just to tell me my duck is dead?"
With a shrug, the vet said matter-of-factly, "I'm sorry, but had you just taken my original diagnosis, the bill would have been $20 only. However, since you wanted additional tests. . .well, with the Lab test and the Cat scan, the bill actually came up to $160, but I gave you a $10 discount, so your bill is $150." -Author Unknown
After you've finished groaning. . .share the piece with someone who you feel needs a bit of humoring.
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