walmart

[corman]

>> THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING AT WALMART...
>>
>>
>> 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 Wal-Mart. 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
Wal-Mart.
>>
>> He 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 @
>> Wal-Mart."
>>
>> 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
from
>> his wife and daughter, and a sperm sample for good measure.
>>
>> Joe hurries back to Wal-Mart, 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 @ Wal-Mart.
>>