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Sketch #006

They only hire the best
Rigorous screening in all aspects  
Burt, 39, summa cum laude, happily married, father of 3, fit, happy, eager  
Sat on an examinition table underneath harsh lights  
Three distinguished white coats in attendance  
  
One white coat looked at the screen  
Then at Burt, making a grimace  
Then back to the screen  
   
The other now on his third stethoscope  
Poked and prodded and listened  
Listened again, then shaking his head  
   
The third in the corner on the phone  
Talking in a loud whisper and pulling at his hair  
At times glancing over his shoulder at Burt with a worried expression  
   
The white coats left the room  
A minute went by and then another  
They re-entered the room, all looking very grave and very solemn  
"Apparently you are perfectly healthy," the men in the white coat said with great exasperation  
   
Burt felt awful
Written by Tue
Published | Edited 27th Feb 2019
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