Surgeons
Three New Hampshire surgeons were having lunch together and discussing surgeries they had performed.
One of them said, "I'm the best surgeon around. A concert pianist lost 7 fingers in an accident. I reattached them, and 8 months later, he performed a private concert for the Queen of England."
The second surgeon said, "That's nothing. A young man lost both arms and legs in a terrible accident. I reattached them, and 2 years later, he won 2 gold medals in field events in the Olympics."
The third surgeon said, "You guys are amateurs. Several years ago a guy who was high on alcohol rode a horse head-on into a train traveling 80 miles an hour. All I had left to work with was the horse's backside and a neck tie. He's now got the Democratic nomination for President of the United States!"
Originally published April 25, 2004.
