Shooting the Bear

"Shooting the Bear"

An 80 year old man was having his annual checkup
and the doctor asked him how he was feeling.

"I've never been better!" he boasted. "I've got an eighteen
year old bride who's pregnant and having my child!
What do you think about that?"

The doctor considered this for a moment, then said,
"Let me tell you a story. I knew a guy who was an avid
hunter. He never missed a season. But one day went
out in a bit of a hurry and he accidentally grabbed his
umbrella instead of his gun."

The doctor continued, "So he was in the woods and
suddenly a grizzly bear appeared in front of him! He
raised up his umbrella, pointed it at the bear and
squeezed the handle."

"And do you know what happened?" the doctor queried.

Dumbfounded, the old man replied "No."

The doctor continued, "The bear dropped dead in front
of him!"

"That's impossible!" exclaimed the old man. "Someone
else must have shot that bear."

"That's kind of what I'm getting at..." replied the doctor.
Received on Fri Sep 24 11:00:13 2004