A Young Doctor Had Moved Out To A Small Community

A young doctor had moved out to a small community to replace

a doctor who was retiring. The older gentleman suggested the

young one accompany him on his rounds so the community could

become used to a new doctor. At the first house a woman

complained, “I’ve been a little sick to my stomach.”

The older doctor said, “Well, you’ve probably been

overdoing the fresh fruit. Why not cut back on the amount

you’ve been eating and see if that does the trick?” As

they left the younger man said, “You didn’t even examine

that woman. How’d you come to your diagnosis so

quickly?” “I didn’t have to. You noticed I dropped my

stethoscope on the floor in there? When I b**t o**r to pick

it up, I noticed a half dozen banana peels in the trash.

That was what probably making her sick.” “Huh,” the

younger doctor said, “Pretty clever. I think I’ll try

that at the next house.” Arriving at the next house, they

spent several minutes talking with an elderly woman. She

complained that she just didn’t have the energy she once

did. “I’m feeling terribly run down lately.” She said.

“You’ve probably been doing too much work for the

church,” the younger doctor told her. “Perhaps you

should cut back a bit and see if that helps.” As they

left, the elder doc said, “Your diagnosis is almost

certainly correct, but how did you arrive at it?” “Well,

just like you did at the last house, I dropped my

stethoscope. When I bent down to retrieve it, I noticed the

preacher under the bed.”