Subject: I am blind and my dog is dead
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> A man runs into the vet's office carrying his dog,
> screaming for help. The vet rushes him back to an
> examination room and has him put his dog down on
> the examination table. The vet examines the still,
> limp body and after a few moments tells the man
> that his dog, regrettable, is dead.
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> The man, clearly agitated and not willing to accept
> this, demands a second opinion.
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> The vet goes into the back room and comes out with
> a cat and puts the cat down next to the dog's body.
> The cat sniffs the body, walks from head to tail poking
> and sniffing the dog's body and finally looks at the vet
> and meows. The vet looks at the man and says,
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> "I'm sorry, but the cat thinks that your dog is dead too."
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> The man is still unwilling to accept that his dog is dead.
> The vet brings in a black labrador. The lab sniffs the
> body, walks from head to tail, and finally looks at the
> vet and barks. The vet looks at the man and says, "I'm
> sorry, but the lab thinks your dog is dead too."
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> The man, finally resigned to the diagnosis, thanks the
> vet and asks how much he owes.
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> The vet answers, "$650.
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> "$650 to tell me my dog is dead?" exclaimed the man....
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> "Well," the vet replies, "I would only have charged you
> $50 for my initial diagnosis. The additional $600 was
> for the cat scan and lab tests."
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