>A male patient is lying in bed in the hospital, wearing an oxygen mask over
>his mouth and nose, still heavily sedated from a difficult, four hour,
>surgical procedure.
>
>A young, student nurse appears to give him a partial
>sponge bath."Nurse", he mumbles, from behind the mask. "Are my testicles
>black?"
>
>Embarrassed, the young nurse replies, "I don't know, Sir. I'm only here to
>wash your upper body and feet."
>
>He struggles to ask again, "Nurse, are my testicles black?"
>
>Concerned that he may elevate his vitals from worry about his testicles,
>she overcomes her embarrassment and sheepishly pulls back the covers.
>
>She raises his gown, holds his penis in one hand and his testicles in the
>other.
>
>Then, she takes a close look and says, "There's nothing wrong with them,
>Sir!"
>
>The man pulls off his oxygen mask, smiles at her and says very slowly,
>
>"Thank you very much. That was wonderful, but, listen very, very
>closely....
>
>A r e - m y - t e s t - r e s u l t s - b a c k?
