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Doctors Crack Me Up Sometimes...

So, I went to the doctor's this past Monday. I'm heading northbound to Michigan tomorrow to see family over Memorial Day weekend. Sunday morning, I felt a soreness in my throat, which tends to mean one thing - The worst is yet to come. I then began feeling a tad warm that afternoon and the quantity of symptoms increased into Monday, as my body felt sore and achy, I was overly-tired, had a stuffy nose, plugged ears, etc. Luckily (well, kind of), I was able to make an appointment for later that afternoon. Right when the nurse practitioner walked in, she, like most other doctors upon seeing a patient, asked me in a very cheerful tone of voice, "So, how's it going for you today?" I just wanted to respond, "Dandy! That's why I'm here! I wanted to make an appointment to chit-chat for a bit and if you're hungry, perhaps I could take you out for lunch. My treat!" When I hear doctors ask this question in such a tone, I envision the following dia...