Diagnostic ComputerOne day, leaning on the bar, Piet says to Klaas
'My elbow hurts like hell. I
suppose I'd better see a Doctor!'
Listen, don't waste your time down at the surgery,' Klaas replies.
There's a new diagnostic computer at Pick 'n Pay's Pharmacy.
Just give it a urine sample and the computer will tell you what's wrong, and
what to do about it. It takes ten seconds and costs only fifty rand.....a lot
quicker and better than a doctor - and you get Club card points.'
So Piet collects a urine sample in a small jar and takes it to Pick 'n Pay.
He deposits fifty rand; the computer lights up and asks for the urine sample.
He
pours the sample into the slot and waits. Ten seconds later, the computer
ejects
a printout:-
You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water and avoid heavy activity. It
will improve in two weeks.
That evening while thinking how amazing this new technology was, Piet began
wondering if the computer could be fooled.
He mixes some tap water, a stool sample from his dog, urine samples from his
wife, his daughter and the cat, and m@sturbated into the mixture for good
measure.
Piet hurries back to Pick 'n Pay, eager to check what would happen. He deposits
his fifty rand, pours in his concoction, and waits for the results.
The computer prints the following:-
1) Your tap water is too hard. Get a water softener (aisle 7).
2) Your cat's having kittens. Get a vet.
3) Your dog has ringworm. Bathe him with anti-fungal shampoo (aisle 3).
4) Your daughter has a cocaine habit. Get her into rehab.
5) Your wife is pregnant. Twins. They aren't yours. Get a lawyer.
6) And if you don't stop playing with yourself, your tennis elbow will never
get
better.
Thank you for shopping at Pick 'n Pay. Remember, we're on your side!
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