Three famous surgeons were bragging about their skills. "a man came to me who had his hand cut off," said one. "today that man is a concert violinist." "that's nothing," said another. "a guy came to me who had his legs cut off. i stitched them back on, and today that man is a marathon runner." "i can top both of you," said the third. "one day i came on the scene of a terrible accident. there was nothing left but a horse's posterior - and a pair of glasses. today that man is seated in united states senate." 三个有名的外科医生正在吹嘘他们的技术。“一个人断了一只手，他来找我，”一个说，“如今那个人是个音乐会的小提琴手。” “这算不了什么，”另一个说。“一个家伙两条腿断了，他来找我，我将它们接了回去。如今，那人是马拉松选手。” “我比你们两个都强，”第三个说，“一天，我碰到一起可怕的车祸。除了一个马屁股，和一幅眼睛，什么都没有留下。如今，那人坐在美国参议院里。”
