Which profession makes the best patients?
Five surgeons were relaxing after a long day in the operating room when the conversation turned to a simple question:
“Which profession makes the best patients?”
The first surgeon smiled.
“I’d choose accountants. Once you open them up, everything inside is perfectly numbered.”
The second surgeon laughed.
“That’s good, but electricians are even better. Everything inside them is color-coded.”
The third surgeon shook his head.
“No way. Librarians are the easiest. Everything is filed in perfect alphabetical order.”
The fourth surgeon leaned back in his chair.
“I’ll take construction workers any day. They never complain if there are a few parts left over when you’re finished, and they completely understand when the job takes longer than expected.”
The room filled with laughter.
Then the fifth surgeon quietly set down his coffee and said,
“You’re all wrong.”
“The easiest patients are politicians.”
The others looked at him curiously.
“Why’s that?”
The surgeon smiled.
“Because they have no guts…”
“…no heart…”
“…no spine…”
He paused for a moment before delivering the final line.
“And the head and the butt are completely interchangeable.”
