This is why nobody should ever watch Fox News.
Ever.
This would be a viable exchange if you were prone to the same sort of logic that Fox News apparently is:
DOCTOR: “Well the biopsy is back and it appears to be cancer. It’s treatable, but we’ll have to start now. Otherwise you will surely be dead within five years.”
MAN: “Doctor, if you don’t mind, I’d like a second opinion.”
DOCTOR: “Of course. I understand completely.”
MAN: Pulls out his cell phone and makes a call.
DOCTOR: “Who are you calling exactly?”
MAN: “My neighbor Steve.”
DOCTOR: “Oh, is he an oncologist?”
MAN: “No, no. He’s an electrician.”
DOCTOR: “I don’t understand.”
MAN: “You see, a few weeks ago we were going on a double date: me, my wife and Steve and his wife. We were sitting around trying to figure out where to go eat, nobody was making any progress, the women couldn’t figure out what sounded good to them, when out of the blue Steve just says ‘Red Lobster. Let’s go.’. We loaded up, and you know what? He was right. It was delicious. I’ve been going to him with decisions ever since.”
DOCTOR: “That doesn’t make any-”
MAN: Holds up a finger and cuts the doctor off. “Hey Steve? Yeah, I’ve got a big one here. Doctor says I’ve got cancer, and if I don’t treat it I’ll be dead in five years. What’s that? How do I feel right now? Great actually. I’ve never felt better. Yeah. Yeah. Okay, sounds good to me.” Hangs up the phone and puts it in his pocket. “Well, doc, Steve says if I feel fine, I probably am. So I’m going to pass on the treatment. What a relief! I’ll see you later, doc!”
DOCTOR: “…”
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