"Rolex" <rolex@astraweb.com> wrote in news:FUODj.112205$r03.26546
@fe10.news.easynews.com:
> I recently turned 50 and had to choose a new primary care physician.
>
> After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, she said I was doing
> "fairly well" for my age
>
> A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking
> her, "Do you think I will live to be 75?"
>
> She asked: "Do you smoke tobacco or drink alcoholic beverages?"
>
> "Oh no," I replied. "I don't do drugs, either."
>
> "Do you have many friends and entertain frequently?"
>
> I said, "No, I usually stay home and keep to myself".
>
> "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?"
>
> I said, "No, my other doctor said that all red meat is unhealthy!"
>
> "Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf,
> sailing,hiking, or bicycling?"
>
> "No, I don't," I said.
>
> "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?"
>
> "No," I said. "I don't do any of those things."
>
> She looked at me and asked, "Then why do you give a shit?"
>
>
My sentiments entirely.
Mercury.
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