Surgeons invited to dinner parties are often asked to carve the meat--or worse yet, to watch the host carve while commenting on the surgeon's occupation.
At one such gathering a surgeon was this confronted with a host hard at work while a running commentary was forthcoming:
"How am I doing, doc?"
"How do you like that technique?"
"I'd make a pretty good surgeon, don't you think?"
With the slices of meat neatly positioned on the serving platter, the surgeon took his revenge:
"Anyone can take them apart. "Now let's see you put them back together ..."