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[H. L. Staples]

Bear Hood sent this along.  

        Bubba Had Shingles

        Those of us who spend much time in a doctor's office should
        Appreciate this!  Doesn't it seem more and more that physicians
        Are running their practices like an assembly line?  Here's what
        Happened to Bubba:

        Bubba walked into a doctor's office and the receptionist asked
        Him what he had.  Bubba said: "Shingles."  So she wrote down his
        Name, address, medical insurance number and told him to have a seat.

        Fifteen minutes later a nurse's aide came out and asked Bubba
        What he had.

        Bubba said, "Shingles."  So she wrote down his height, weight, a
        Complete medical history and told Bubba to wait in the examining
        Room.

        A half hour later a nurse came in and asked Bubba what he had.
        Bubba said, "Shingles."  So the nurse gave Bubba a blood test, a
        Blood pressure test, an electrocardiogram, and told Bubba to
        Take off all his clothes and wait for the doctor.

        An hour later the doctor came in and found Bubba sitting
        Patiently in the nude and asked Bubba what he had.  Bubba said,
        "Shingles."  The doctor asked, "Where?"

        Bubba said, "Outside on the truck.  Where do you want me to
        Unload 'em??"

H. L. Staples
McLoud, Oklahoma
USA