THREE SICK MEN

THREE SICK MEN

Three desperately ill men met with their doctor one day to
discuss their options. One was an alcoholic, one
was a chain smoker, and
one was a homosexual. The doctor, addressing all
three of them, said, "If any
of you indulge in your vices one more time, you will surely die."
The men left the doctor's office, each convinced
that he would never
agian indulge himself in his vice. While walking
toward the subway for their
return trip to the suburbs, they passed a bar.
The alcoholic, hearing the
loud music and seeing the lights, could not stop himself.
His buddies accompanied him into the bar, where
he had a shot of whiskey.
No sooner had he replaced the shot glass on the
bar, he fell off his stool, stone cold dead.
His companions, somewhat shaken up, left the
bar,realizing how seriously
they must take the doctor's words. As they walked
along, they came upon a cigarette butt lying on the
ground, still burning.
The homosexual looked at the chain smoker and
said, "If you bend over to
pick that up, we're both dead