During an annual checkup, an 80-year-old man proudly announced to his doctor that his 23-year-old wife was pregnant with his child. The doctor, taken aback by this revelation, decided to respond in a rather unconventional manner.
Instead of directly addressing the situation, the doctor chose to share a humorous anecdote. He told the story of a hunter who, in his haste, accidentally grabbed his umbrella instead of his gun before heading out into the woods.
As the doctor continued his tale, he described how the hunter encountered a grizzly bear and, in a moment of quick thinking, raised his umbrella and squeezed the handle. The old man listened intently, wondering where the story was going.
The doctor then asked the old man if he knew what happened next. The old man replied that he didn’t, and the doctor delivered the punchline: the bear dropped dead in front of the hunter. The old man was incredulous, insisting that someone else must have shot the bear.
The doctor smiled knowingly and replied, “That’s kind of what I’m getting at.” The old man was left speechless, the implication of the doctor’s story finally sinking in.
