Thursday, June 4, 2009

Absolutely nothing wrong?

Jerry, George and Elaine are sitting at a table in a new shop that sells non-fat yogurt. They are amazed at its rich taste and that it doesn’t contain any fat. George meets someone from his high school days. He tells Jerry that his name is Lloyd Braun and that he doesn’t like him. Lloyd is an assistant to the mayor and he is very impressed with himself. George is trying to avoid Lloyd but Lloyd calls out to him and shakes his hand. Lloyd says that he has heard that George has moved back in with his parents and then observes that there are a lot of good-looking women in the yogurt shop. At this comment, George, who is standing next to Jerry, nudges him with his elbow. Lloyd notices this and asks George what’s wrong with his arm. George fabricates a story that he hit it on a desk and it now moves involuntarily. The next day, Lloyd goes to George’s parents’ house to give George the name of the mayor’s doctor and tells him that he made an appointment for George and that he would be interested in hearing the results. George is forced into going to appointment.

Funniest scene:

George is sitting in the doctor’s office and explaining and demonstrating how his arm moves involuntarily. He says that he can control if he really concentrates, and just then his arm has a spasm.

As George listens with exaggerated attentiveness, the doctor says that he has to be perfectly honest with him. He says that he has thoroughly examined George, looked at his x-rays, and he finds that there’s absolutely nothing wrong with him. Acting puzzled, George asks “Really? Nothing?” The doctor responds that he has seen nothing that would indicate involuntary spasms. George feels that it’s kind of a mystery and asks the doctor if he agrees. The doctor tells George that he doesn’t think it’s a mystery and suggests the possibility that George is faking. George insulted, blurts out “Faking?” He asks the doctor what makes him think that he has the time to see doctors, take X-rays, and make appointments when there’s absolutely nothing wrong with him. What kind of person would do a thing like that? The doctor says that he doesn’t know what kind of person would do that: obviously a very sick person, a very immature person, a person who has no regards in wasting other people’s valuable time. The doctor says good-bye but George wants to argue. The doctor says good-bye again. As George gets up from the chair in front of the doctor’s desk, he hits the arm that he has been using all this time for the fake spasms on the desk and really injures it.

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