A village doctor was awakened

Richard a village doctor was awakened at 4 a.m. to make a house call.

He reluctantly got dressed and braved a snowstorm.

After the examination, he told the patient to send immediately for his lawyer and relatives and friends and make a will.

When he got home and told his wife asked of what he had seen and done.

His wife asked, “Was the patient really that bad?”

Richard said, “No, I just didn’t want to be the only idiot called out on a night like this.”