I recently picked a new primary care physician. After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing "fairly well" for my age. A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him, "Do you think I'll live to be 80?"
Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks, greasy food and barbecued ribs? I said, "No, I've heard that grease and "red meat" are very unhealthy!"
"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun?" he asked. "No, I don't," I said.
He said, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or fool around?" "No," I said, "I've never done any of those things."
He asked, "Well, do drink beer or smoke cigars?" "Oh no," I replied, "I've never done either."
He looked at me and said, "Then why in the hell do you want to live to be 80?"
(Grafted this one from the big I)
