Friday, September 23, 2011

What is a man's weight without his blackberry?

INT - DOCTORS OFFICE - DAY

Nurse in her late 40's.
Patient in his late 40's holding his blackberry.

Nurse:
Your pulse sounds good. Now we need to get your weight.

Patient gets on scale.

Nurse: To get an accurate reading I need you to empty you pockets and put down things in your hands.

Patient: Oh sure.

Patient takes keys, wallet, and a handful of coins out of his pockets. He continues to hold his blackberry.

Nurse: Great, now just put down things in your hands so we can get an accurate reading.

Patient: (Confused) Well I've put everything down.

Nurse: Yes, but you didn't set down your cell phone, sir.

Patient: Oh, well we can just continue with me holding it, right?

Nurse: Actually sir, seeing as you are pre-diabetic, we need a really accurate reading, so I need you to set the phone down for 30 seconds while we weigh you.

Patient: Well, I think that’s a reasonable request, but instead can you just maybe subtract a pound for the phone?

Nurse: I don’t know the exact weight of the phone, so I can't. Just set the phone down for a moment.

Patient looks at the phone and at the nurse and back at the phone and slowly shakes his head.

Nurse: Sir, the doctor has a lot of other patients to see today, we need to get your weight so we can move on.

Patient: Ok how about this, take my last weight for 6 months ago and just add 10 pounds!

Nurse: That’s ridiculous! Do you even care about your health?

Patient: I think you are being very insensitive. How can you call yourselves a caring establishment.

Nurse: That’s it, I am going to get Doctor Yurik right now.

She leaves.

Patient does some poking on his blackberry.

Nurse comes back a minute later with the doctor who is looking at his blackberry.

Nurse: Doctor, can you ask Mr. Johnson to step onto the scale without his cell phone so we can get an accurate reading?

Doctor: (Looking up from his cell phone) Taking a man's weight without his blackberry? Your crazy, Nurse!

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