Two medical students were walking along the street when they saw an old man walking with his legs spread apart. He was stiff-legged and walking slowly. One student said to his friend: “I’m sure that poor old man has Peltry Syndrome. Those people walk just like that.”
The other student says: “No, I don’t think so. The old man surely has Zovitzki Syndrome. He walks slowly and his legs are apart, just as we learned in class.”
Since they couldn’t agree they decided to ask the old man. They approached him and one of the students said to him, “We’re medical students and couldn’t help but notice the way you walk, but we couldn’t agree on the syndrome you might have. Could you tell us what it is?”
The old man said, “I’ll tell you, but first you tell me what you two fine medical students think.”
The first student said, “I think it’s Peltry Syndrome.”
The old man said, “You thought – but you are wrong.”
The other student said, “I think you have Zovitzki Syndrome.”
The old man said, “You thought – but you are wrong.”
So they asked him, “Well, old timer, what do you have?”
The old man said, “I thought it was GAS – but I was wrong, too!”
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The country preacher went to visit Bob, a local farmer, who had missed a month of Sundays. He expressed to Bob his concern about not attending church and how his soul was in danger of falling from grace.
Now Bob, besides being a good farmer, had a reputation for making the finest peach brandy in the county. People were known to come from far and wide to partake of his untaxed libations. Thinking to outfox the preacher and end his tirade, he said, “I’ll come to church this Sunday if you’ll drink a pint of my brandy and then tell the church congregation. The preacher smiled and said, “It’s a deal, hand me that jar.” He sipped slowly at first but soon drank all the brandy and then exclaimed, “I expect to see you at church.”
Bob replied, “I wouldn’t miss it for anything!”
Come Sunday morning everyone was surprised to see Bob at church. When asked, he explained, “The preacher visited me and now I’m anxious to hear what else he has to say this fine morning.” Members of the church were pleased to hear how Bob was “coming around” and commented to each other about what a fine preacher they had. Services soon began and the preacher looked out over his congregation, spied Bob and gave him a broad smile as he said. “Good morning Bob. It is so good to see you here. I just want to thank you publicly for your hospitality and especially for the peaches you gave me and the spirit in which they were given.”
For years people talked about how moved Bob was in church that day, how he laughed until tears were in his eyes, and how he and the preacher became such good friends, as evident by all the visits the preacher made to Bob’s farm.
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