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To: hcm1943 who wrote (15429)	7/26/2000 8:17:32 AM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 62550

Mr. Smith goes to the doctor's > office to collect his wife's > test results. > > Receptionist: "I'm sorry, sir, > but there has been a bit of a > mix-up and we have a problem. > When we sent the samples from > your wife to the lab, the > samples from another Mrs. Smith > were sent as well and we are > now uncertain which one is your > wife's. Frankly, that's either > bad or terrible." > > Mr. Smith: "What do you mean?" > > Receptionist: "Well, one Mrs. > Smith has tested positive for > Alzheimer disease and the other > for AIDS. We can't tell which > is your wife." > > Mr. Smith: "That's terrible! > Can we do the test over?" > > Receptionist: "Normally, yes. > But you have an HMO, and they > won't pay for these expensive > tests more than once." > > Mr. Smith: "Well, what am I > supposed to do now?" > > Receptionist: "The doctor > recommends that you drop your > wife off in the middle of town. > If she finds her way home, don't > sleep with her."