Five Doctors on the Hunt

Five doctors go duck hunting -- a general practitioner, an internist, a psychiatrist, a surgeon, and a pathologist. They're sitting in the duck blind, telling doctor stories to each other, when a magnificent flight of ducks passes by.

The general practitioner raises his shotgun and aims at a duck. He says, "It looks like a duck, it sounds like a duck, but I need a second opinion." He lowers his gun and defers to the internist.

The internist draws a bead on the lead duck and says, "It looks like a duck, and it certainly sounds like a duck, but I read in the New England Journal of Medicine that it might not be a duck. I need a consult." And he signals to the psychiatrist.

The psychiatrist puts down his pipe and raises his shotgun. He says, "It certainly looks like a duck, and sounds like a duck, but it might not think it's a duck."

He defers to the surgeon, who raises his shotgun and quickly squeezes off five shots -- dropping five ducks. He then turns to the pathologist and says, "Go check those and tell me if they are ducks."