A young man, we'll call him Jay, walked into the small private practice of Dr. Jones, the doctor who would be performing his physical exam for his college applications. Having been a healthy young man, Jay looked around the strange office not knowing what to expect. The nurse obtained the necessary information and showed him into Dr. Jones' office. It was quite large and a little old fashioned, serving as both office and exam room. Before leaving him alone the nurse kindly instructed Jay to "strip to the waist," and pointed in the direction of a small partition in the corner. Emerging from behind the partition he walked past the exam table and sat himself down in one of the formal wooden arm chairs situated in front of the doctor's desk. He waited patiently until the doctor appeared.
A bemused Dr. Jones looked at young Jay and asked, "What are you doing?"
Jay looked down realizing something must be amiss and replied, "The nurse told me to strip to the waist."
"Well son, she meant for you to take your shirt off, now put your pants back on."
Embarrassed and perplexed, Jay removed his shirt as he had been instructed and walked across the room to obtain his discarded clothes. Poor naked Jay, you can bet he never misunderstood what "strip to the waist" meant again!
(Disclaimer: Though the story is true, names have been changed to comply with federal HIPPA privacy laws.)
3 comments:
This isn't about me is it?
It's a good thing that the patient wasn't a girl and that the directions weren't "strip to the nipples"!
Oh, yeah. This story makes me 20 times happier since last night. Tell him 'hi' for me!
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