Doc: “Hi – I am sorry but I have bad news, and I have very bad news. Which one do you want first?”
Patient: “ok, give me the very bad news first”
Doc “We have received the latest test results and you have been diagnosed with Ligma. You only have 1 day to live”
Patient: “Just 1 day?! … what’s the bad news then?”
Doc: “I tried to call you yesterday, but you didn’t pick up your phone”