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Doctor jokes
“Doctor, doctor, will I be able to play the violin after the operation?”
”Yes, of course…”
”Great! I never could before!”
“Doctor, Doctor, You’ve got to help me – I just can’t stop my hands shaking!”
”Do you drink a lot?”
”Not really – I spill most of it!”
Doctor: “I’ve got very bad news – you’ve got cancer and Alzheimer’s”
Patient: “Well, at least I don’t have cancer”
A SHORT HISTORY OF MEDICINE: “I have an ear ache.”
2000 B.C. – “Here, eat this root.”
1000 B.C. – “That root is heathen, say this prayer.”
1850 A.D. – “That prayer is superstition, drink this potion.”
1940 A.D. – “That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill.”
1985 A.D. – “That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic.”
2000 A.D. – “That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root!”
Context: From David Shay’s “Workjoke.com”. URL: http://www.workjoke.com/