Costco. He"My elbow hurts like hell. I guess I'd better see a doctor."
"Listen, you don't have to spend that kind of money," Mike replies. >"There's a diagnostic computer down at Costco. Just give it a urine
sample and the computer will tell you what's wrong and what to do about >it. It takes ten seconds and costs ten dollars - A lot cheaper than a >doctor."
So, Joe deposits a urine sample in a small jar and takes it to
fromdeposits ten dollars and the computer lights up and asks for the urine >sample.... He pours the sample into the slot and waits...
Ten seconds later, the computer ejects a printout: "You have tennis
elbow. Soak your arm in warm water and avoid heavy activity.... It will >improve in two weeks. Thank you for shopping @ Costco!"
That evening, while thinking how amazing this new technology was, Joe >began wondering if the computer could be fooled.
He mixed some tap water, a stool sample from his dog, urine samples
his wife and daughter, and a sperm sample from himself for good measure.
Joe hurries back to Costco, eager to check the results. He deposits ten >dollars, pours in his concoction, and awaits the results.
The computer prints the following:
1. Your tap water is too hard. Get a water softener. (Aisle 9)
2. Your dog has ringworm. Bathe him with anti-fungal shampoo. (Aisle 7)
3. Your daughter has a cocaine habit. Get her into rehab.
4. Your wife is pregnant. Twins. They aren't yours. Get a lawyer.
5. If you don't stop playing with yourself, your elbow will never get >better!
Thank you for shopping @ Costco!
The Costco Doctor
« on: July 18, 2017, 12:18:11 am »
One day, in line at the company cafeteria, Joe says to Mike behind him,
"My elbow hurts like hell. I guess I'd better see a doctor."
"Listen, you don't have to spend that kind of money," Mike replies. >"There's a diagnostic computer down at Costco. Just give it a urine >sample and the computer will tell you what's wrong and what to do about >it. It takes ten seconds and costs ten dollars - A lot cheaper than a >doctor."
Costco. HeSo, Joe deposits a urine sample in a small jar and takes it to
deposits ten dollars and the computer lights up and asks for the urine >sample.... He pours the sample into the slot and waits...
Ten seconds later, the computer ejects a printout: "You have tennis >elbow. Soak your arm in warm water and avoid heavy activity.... It will >improve in two weeks. Thank you for shopping @ Costco!"
That evening, while thinking how amazing this new technology was, Joe >began wondering if the computer could be fooled.
fromHe mixed some tap water, a stool sample from his dog, urine samples
his wife and daughter, and a sperm sample from himself for good
measure.
Joe hurries back to Costco, eager to check the results. He deposits ten >dollars, pours in his concoction, and awaits the results.
The computer prints the following:
1. Your tap water is too hard. Get a water softener. (Aisle 9)
2. Your dog has ringworm. Bathe him with anti-fungal shampoo. (Aisle 7) >3. Your daughter has a cocaine habit. Get her into rehab.
4. Your wife is pregnant. Twins. They aren't yours. Get a lawyer.
5. If you don't stop playing with yourself, your elbow will never get >better!
Thank you for shopping @ Costco!
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