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(Message started by: maryl on Apr 11^th, 2003, 2:04pm)

Title: Accident
Post by maryl on Apr 11^th, 2003, 2:04pm

I searched for this riddle, but didn't find it:

A boy and his father get into a terrible car accident; his father dies. When the boy goes in for surgery, the surgeon refuses to operate on him. Why?

Title: Re: Accident
Post by prince on Apr 11^th, 2003, 2:57pm

Easy, the boy was covered by his dad's medical insurance, which no longer applies due to his dad's death, and the surgeon didn''t want to get stiffed.

(Of course, I'm kidding. I don't mean to disparage anyone with this glib remark.)

Title: Re: Accident
Post by BNC on Apr 12^th, 2003, 1:19am

In this riddle the surgon's reply, with the reason for the refusal of operation, is usually given. The riddle then becomes: how can that be.

Title: Re: Accident
Post by maryl on Apr 12^th, 2003, 11:39am

Thanks BNC; I couldn't remember it exactly,but it seems to give away the answer doesn't it? Maybe not?

Title: Re: Accident
Post by aero_guy on Apr 12^th, 2003, 2:23pm

Maybe these days it does. Feminists use to love this as an example of fallocentric society.

Title: Re: Accident
Post by Chewdogscp on Apr 14^th, 2003, 3:37pm

The version I've heard of this is "A father and a son are in a horrific car accident where the father is killed and when the son goes to the hopsital the surgeon refuses to operate. The surgeon's reason is 'I cannot opperate, for he his my son.'" How is this so? (i have bad memory so excuse me if this is completely incorrect and i'm way off topic) :o

Title: Re: Accident
Post by cheesepuff on Nov 8^th, 2005, 8:18pm

so whats the answer?

Title: Re: Accident
Post by ChunkTug on Nov 8^th, 2005, 8:52pm

It's a old riddle (and an old thread), but if you look up "phallocentric" you'll probably figure it out.

Otherwise, if you look up [hide]the surgeons scrubs[/hide] you might get a surprise :o

Title: Re: Accident
Post by helenislovely on Nov 10^th, 2005, 9:14am

I'm glad I'm not the only pedant to be confused by "fallocentric". Unreconstructed feminist I may be, but even I have yet to complain at men inserting their falluses into conversations (or do I mean falli?) Or would that be a fallacy?? I think I need to go have another coffee.

Title: Re: Accident
Post by Cristal on Nov 10^th, 2005, 3:28pm

"A father and a son are in a horrific car accident where the father is killed and when the son goes to the hopsital the surgeon refuses to operate. The surgeon's reason is 'I cannot opperate, for he his my son." How is this so?

Well cause... [hideb]the surgeon is his mom. Right???[/hideb]

Title: Re: Accident
Post by Bethany on Dec 7^th, 2005, 8:37am

You are right Cristal. This is an old one and when people heard doctor they automatically think is must be a man. [hide]But in fact the Doctor was his mom.[/hide]

Title: Re: Accident
Post by Death on Aug 11^th, 2006, 5:28pm

Here is another solution: [hide]The doctor is the boy's brother/sister and since the boy caused the crash, they had no intension of helping him, feeling very bitter towards him.[/hide]

Another technicality is that, [hide]in England anyway, I'm fairly sure that a surgeon is not allowed to opperate on someone with whom he, or she, has connections with. Therefor, even if the mother HAD wanted to perform the operation she wouldn't be allowed as her judgment could be clouded. However, this raises the question: why wouldn't she try to save her son?[/hide]

Title: Re: Accident
Post by cchris on Aug 11^th, 2006, 6:05pm

This riddle is supposed to say, "the surgeon said "I cannot operate on this boy, he is my son"."

Title: Re: Accident
Post by alien on Aug 13^th, 2006, 7:47pm

The boy has a sign on his T-shirt saying, I HATE SURGEONS!