they had performed.

One of them said, "I'm the best surgeon in Texas. A concert

pianist lost 7 fingers in an accident. I reattached them and 8

months later he performed a private concert for the Queen of

England."

One of the others said, "That's nothing. A young man lost both

arms and legs in an accident. I reattached them and 2 years later

he won a gold medal in the Olympics."

The third surgeon said, "You guys are both amateurs. Several

years ago a Vietnam veteran, who was high on cocaine and alcohol,

rode a horse head-on into a train traveling 80 miles an hour. All

I had left to work with was the horse's ass and some war medals.

Now he's running as the Democratic nominee for President of the

United States.