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I recently picked a new primary care doctor. 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?"
>
> He asked, "Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer or wine?"
>
> "Oh no," I replied. "I'm not doing drugs, either."
>
> Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?"
>
> I said, "No, my former doctor said that all red meat is very
unhealthy!"
>
> "Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf,
sailing, hiking,
> or bicycling?"
>
> "No, I don't," I said.
>
> He asked, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?"
>
> "No," I said. "I don't do any of those things."
>
> He looked at me and said, "Then, why do you give a shit?"
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?"
>
> He asked, "Do you smoke tobacco, or drink beer or wine?"
>
> "Oh no," I replied. "I'm not doing drugs, either."
>
> Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?"
>
> I said, "No, my former doctor said that all red meat is very
unhealthy!"
>
> "Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf,
sailing, hiking,
> or bicycling?"
>
> "No, I don't," I said.
>
> He asked, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?"
>
> "No," I said. "I don't do any of those things."
>
> He looked at me and said, "Then, why do you give a shit?"
