> A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. > As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his ste- > thoscope and listened to the bird's chest. > After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly, and said, > "I'm sorry, your duck Cuddles has passed away". > The distressed woman wailed..."are you sure?" > "Yes, I am sure. The duck is dead"....replied the vet. > "How can you be so sure?" she protested.... > "I mean, you haven't done any testing on him or anything. > He might just be in a coma or something". > The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room. > He returned a few minutes later with a black Labrador > Retriever. As the duck's owner looked on in amazement, > the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the > examination table, and shiffed the duck from top to bottom. > He then looked up at the vet and with sad eyes, he shook > his head. The vet patted the dog on the head and took it > out of the room. > A few minutes he returned with a cat. The cat jumped on > the table and also delicately sniffed the bird from head to foot. > The cat sat back on its hanches, shook its head, meowed > softly and strolled out of the room. > The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but as I > said, this is most definitely, 100%, certificably, a dead duck." > The vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and > produced a bill, which he handed to the woman. > The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill. > > $150 !!!! she cried, $150 just to tell me my duck is dead?" > > The vet shrugged, "I'm sorry....if you had just taken my word > for it, the bill would have been $20, but with the LAB report > and CAT scan, it's now $150.00 !!!! > >
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