This is a true story..... As a young guy in the Air Force,
I, like everyone else, was required to get an annual
physical. (Just to give you some background, I worked on
the flight line with a bunch of wise cracking
smart asses, who were always trying to be funny.)
We were in the middle of our daily pre-shift meeting when
our sergeant inquired if anyone had any appointments during
the day. I spoke up and said, I've got my annual physical
scheduled at 10:00, whereupon, one of my friends yelled
out "Just make sure that you look back over your shoulder
and make sure that the doctor is using his finger!". Of
course, everyone at the meeting laughed, and I chuckled
at the thought.
The physical went along as typical, blood tests, turn your
head and cough, heart rate, blood pressure, etc., nothing
special. Then doctor ushered me back into a small private
room and directed me to drop my pants and bend over a
gurney, which I did, not thinking anything of it until I
heard the crisp SNAP! of a rubber glove being put on his
hand. He started to probe, and I immediately thought about
the comment that my workmate had yelled out earlier during
the meeting. That was my 1st mistake. My second mistake
was looking over my left shoulder and then bursting out
in laughter at the rediculousness of my situation. The
doctor was not amused.....I think he went from one finger
to about 9. All I know is, all of the sudden, I was
standing on my tiptoes trying to un-impale myself from this
very uncomfortable (uncomfortable h e l l, I nearly
screamed) and painful experience. I guess doctors don't
have a sense of humor!
The moral of the story is: Don't laugh when your doctor
tries to make you into a hand puppet........
You are now all cursed! The next time you go in for a
physical, you will remember this story and I'll put money
on it that you will think of this story and start laughing
and look over your shoulder at the appropriate time. |
