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The good Doctor
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Dr. Epstein was a renowned physician who earned his undergraduate, graduate, and medical degrees in his
home town and then left for Manhattan, where he
quickly rose to the top of his field.
Soon he was invited to deliver a significant paper,
at a conference, coincidentally held in his home town.
He walked on stage and placed his papers on the
lectern, but they slid off onto the floor. As he bent
over to retrieve them, at precisely the wrong instant,
he inadvertently farted. The microphone amplified his
mistake resoundingly through the room and
reverberated it down the hall!
He was quite embarrassed but somehow regained his
composure just enough to deliver his paper. He
ignored the resounding applause and raced out the
stage door, never to be seen in his home town again.
Decades later, when his elderly mother was ill, he
returned to visit her. He reserved a hotel room
under the name of Levy and arrived under cover
of darkness.
The desk clerk asked him, "Is this your first visit
to our city, Mr. Levy?"
Dr. Epstein replied, "Well, young man, no, it isn't.
I grew up here and received my education here,
but then I moved away."
Why haven't you visited?" asked the desk clerk.
Actually, I did visit once, many years ago, but an
embarrassing thing happened and since then I've
been too ashamed to return."
The clerk consoled him. "Sir, while I don't have
your life experience, one thing I have learned is
that often what seems embarrassing to me isn't
even remembered by others. I bet that's true
of your incident too."
Dr. Epstein replied, "Son, I doubt that's the case
with my incident."
"Was it a long time ago?"
"Yes, many years."
The clerk asked, "Was it before or after the
Epstein Fart?"
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Dr. Epstein was a renowned physician who earned his undergraduate, graduate, and medical degrees in his
home town and then left for Manhattan, where he
quickly rose to the top of his field.
Soon he was invited to deliver a significant paper,
at a conference, coincidentally held in his home town.
He walked on stage and placed his papers on the
lectern, but they slid off onto the floor. As he bent
over to retrieve them, at precisely the wrong instant,
he inadvertently farted. The microphone amplified his
mistake resoundingly through the room and
reverberated it down the hall!
He was quite embarrassed but somehow regained his
composure just enough to deliver his paper. He
ignored the resounding applause and raced out the
stage door, never to be seen in his home town again.
Decades later, when his elderly mother was ill, he
returned to visit her. He reserved a hotel room
under the name of Levy and arrived under cover
of darkness.
The desk clerk asked him, "Is this your first visit
to our city, Mr. Levy?"
Dr. Epstein replied, "Well, young man, no, it isn't.
I grew up here and received my education here,
but then I moved away."
Why haven't you visited?" asked the desk clerk.
Actually, I did visit once, many years ago, but an
embarrassing thing happened and since then I've
been too ashamed to return."
The clerk consoled him. "Sir, while I don't have
your life experience, one thing I have learned is
that often what seems embarrassing to me isn't
even remembered by others. I bet that's true
of your incident too."
Dr. Epstein replied, "Son, I doubt that's the case
with my incident."
"Was it a long time ago?"
"Yes, many years."
The clerk asked, "Was it before or after the
Epstein Fart?"
