A sweet little old lady went to see her doctor for a routine checkup.
After sitting down in the examination room, she leaned forward and said quietly,
“Doctor, I have a rather embarrassing problem.”
The doctor smiled reassuringly.
“At your age, ma’am, I’ve heard everything. Go ahead.”
“Well,” she said, “I seem to have terrible gas.”
The doctor nodded politely.
“But honestly,” she continued, “it doesn’t really bother me much because my farts are always silent and they never smell.”
The doctor raised an eyebrow.
“In fact,” she added proudly, “I’ve probably farted at least fifteen times since I sat down in this office… and you didn’t notice a thing.”
The doctor slowly removed his glasses and looked at her for a moment.
“Interesting,” he said.
He scribbled something onto a prescription pad and handed it to her.
“Take these pills every day for one week, then come back and see me.”
A week later, the old woman marched back into the office looking furious.
“Doctor!” she snapped. “I don’t know what on earth you gave me!”
The doctor calmly folded his hands.
“My farts are still completely silent…”
She leaned closer and shouted,
“BUT GOOD LORD, THEY SMELL TERRIBLE NOW!”
The doctor smiled and nodded.
“Excellent.”
The woman blinked.
“Excellent?!”
“Yes,” said the doctor.
“Now that we’ve cleared up your sinuses… let’s work on your hearing.”
