'My elbow hurts like the dickens!! 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 $10 - A lot cheaper than a doctor'.
So, Bob deposits a urine sample in a small jar and takes it to Wal-Mart.
He deposits $10, and the computer lights up and asks for the urine sample. He pours the sample into the slot and waits.
10 seconds later, the computer ejects a printout:
You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water and Epsom salts found on aisle 2. Avoid heavy activity. It will improve in 2 weeks. Thank you for shopping @ Wal-Mart'.
That evening, while thinking how amazing this new technology was, Bob 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 a good measure.
Bob hurries back to Wal-Mart, eager to check the results. He deposits $10, 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!