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 One day, Pete complained to his friend, "My elbow really hurts.  I guess   
 I should see a doctor."  His friend said, "Don't do that.  There's a   
 computer at the drug store that can diagnose anything quicker & cheaper   
 than a doctor.  You put in a sample of your urine and the computer will   
 diagnose your problem and tell you what you can do about it and it only   
 costs $10."
 
 Pete figured he had nothing to lose, so he filled up a jar with a urine   
 sample and went to the drug store.  Finding the computer, he poured in   
 the sample and deposited the $10.  The computer started making some   
  noise and the various lights started flashing.  After a brief pause out   
 popped a small slip of paper which read:
 
      You have tennis elbow.
      Soak you arm in warm water.
      Avoid heavy labor.
      It will be better in two weeks.
 
 That evening while thinking how amazing this new technology was and how   
 it would change medical science forever, he began to wonder if this   
 computer could be fooled.  He decided to give it a try.
 
 He mixed together some tap water, a stool sample from his dog, and urine   
 samples from his wife and daughter.  To top it off, he masturbated into   
 the concoction.  He went back to the drug store, located the computer and   
 poured it in.  The computer made the same noises and printed out the   
 following analysis:
 
      Your tap water is too hard.
      Get a water softener.
 
      Your dog has ringworm.
      Bathe him with anti-fungal shampoo.
 
      Your daughter is using cocaine.
      Put her in a rehabilitation clinic.
 
      Your wife is pregnant with twin girls.
      They aren't yours.
      Get a lawyer.
 
      And if you don't stop jerking off,
      your tennis elbow will never get better
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One day, Pete complained to his friend, "My elbow really hurts.  I guess   
I should see a doctor."  His friend said, "Don't do that.  There's a   
computer at the drug store that can diagnose anything quicker & cheaper   
than a doctor.  You put in a sample of your urine and the computer will   
diagnose your problem and tell you what you can do about it and it only   
costs $10."

Pete figured he had nothing to lose, so he filled up a jar with a urine   
sample and went to the drug store.  Finding the computer, he poured in   
the sample and deposited the $10.  The computer started making some   
 noise and the various lights started flashing.  After a brief pause out   
popped a small slip of paper which read:

     You have tennis elbow.
     Soak you arm in warm water.
     Avoid heavy labor.
     It will be better in two weeks.

That evening while thinking how amazing this new technology was and how   
it would change medical science forever, he began to wonder if this   
computer could be fooled.  He decided to give it a try.

He mixed together some tap water, a stool sample from his dog, and urine   
samples from his wife and daughter.  To top it off, he masturbated into   
the concoction.  He went back to the drug store, located the computer and   
poured it in.  The computer made the same noises and printed out the   
following analysis:

     Your tap water is too hard.
     Get a water softener.

     Your dog has ringworm.
     Bathe him with anti-fungal shampoo.

     Your daughter is using cocaine.
     Put her in a rehabilitation clinic.

     Your wife is pregnant with twin girls.
     They aren't yours.
     Get a lawyer.

     And if you don't stop jerking off,
     your tennis elbow will never get better

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