High Blood Pressure
Published Jan 01, 1900
A man goes to a doctor for a physical checkup. The nurse starts with certain basic items. "How much do you weigh?" she asks.
"One-seventy."
The nurse puts him on the scale. It turns out that his weight is 183.
The nurse asks, "Your height?"
"Five-eleven."
The nurse checks and sees that he's only 5' 8 1/2". She then takes his blood pressure, and it's very high.
The man explains, "Of course it's high. When I came in here, I was tall and wiry. Now, I'm short and dumpy."
Originally published November 14, 2002.
