David,

Good one.  Grin.

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From: "David Stahl" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 9:19 AM
Subject: Bubba had shingles


> Bubba had Shingles
> 
> Those of us who spend much time in a doctor's office should
> appreciate this! Doesn't it seem that more and more that
> physicians are running their practices like an assembly line?
> Here's what happened to Bubba:
> 
> Bubba walked into a doctor's office and the receptionist asked
> him what he had. Bubba said, Shingles. So she wrote down his
> name, address, medical insurance number and told him to
> have a seat.
> 
> Fifteen minutes later a nurse's aide came out and asked Bubba
> what he had.
> Bubba said, Shingles. So she wrote down his height, weight,
> a complete medical history and told Bubba to wait in the
> examining room.
> 
> A half hour later a nurse came in and asked Bubba what he
> had. Bubba said, Shingles. So the nurse gave Bubba a blood
> test, a blood pressure test, an electrocardiogram, and told
> Bubba to take off all his clothes and wait for the doctor.
> 
> An hour later the doctor came in and asked Bubba what he had.
> Bubba said, shingles. The doctor asked, Where?
> 
> Bubba said, "Outside in the truck. Where you want 'em??"