DIAGNOSIS
A man was bothered with continual ringing in his ears, bulging eyes, and a flushed face. Over a period of three years he went to doctor after doctor. One took out his tonsils, one his appendix, another pulled all his teeth — he even tried the goat gland treatment in Switzerland — all to no avail. Finally, one doctor told him there was no hope — he had six months to live. The poor fellow quit his job, sold all his belongings and decided to live it up in the time he had left. He went to his tailor and ordered several suits and shirts. The tailor measured his neck and wrote down 16 1/2. The man corrected him: 15 1/2. The tailor measured again: 16 1/2. But the man insisted that he’d always worn a size 15 1/2. “Well, all right,” said the tailor, “but don’t come back here complaining to me if you have ringing ears, bulging eyes and a flushed…
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