One day, in line at the company cafeteria,
Joe says to Mike behind him,
"My elbow hurts like hell. I guess I¹d better see a doctor."
"Listen, you don't have to spend that kind of money," Mike
replies.
"There's a diagnostic computer down at Woolworth's.
Just give it a urine sample and the computer will tell you what's wrong
and what to do about it.
It takes ten seconds and costs ten dollars ...a lot quicker than a doctor."
So Joe deposits a urine sample in a small jar and takes it to Woolies.
He pushes a $10 note in its slot, and the computer lights up and asks for the urine sample.
He pours the sample into another slot and waits.
Ten seconds later, the computer ejects a printout:
"You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water and avoid heavy activity.
It will improve in two weeks.
Thank you for shopping @ Woolies."
That evening while thinking how amazing this new technology was,
Joe begins wondering if the computer could be fooled.
He mixes some tap water, a stool sample from his dog,
urine samples from his wife and daughter,
and a sperm sample for good measure.
Joe hurries back to Woolies, eager to check the results.
He deposits $10, pours in his concoction, and awaits the results.
The computer prints the following:
1. Your tap water is too hard. Get a water softener. (Aisle 9).
2. Your dog has ringworm. Bathe him with anti-fungal shampoo. (Aisle 7).
3. Your daughter has a cocaine habit. Get her into rehab.
4. Your wife is pregnant, Twins.They aren't yours. Get a lawyer (1st floor).
5. If you don't stop playing with yourself,your elbow will never get better.
Thank you for shopping @ Woolies.
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