A man in the USA wakes up in the hospital, bandaged from head to foot. The doctor comes in and says, 'Ah, I see you've regained consciousness. Now, youprobably won't remember, but you were in a pile-up on the freeway. You're going to be okay, you'll walk again and everything, but..... something happened.I'm trying to break this gently, but the fact is, your willy was choppedoff in the wreck and we were unable to find it.'The man groans, but the doctor goes on, 'You've got $9000 in insurancecompensation coming and we have the technology now to build you a new willy that will work as well as your old one did -better in fact! But the thingis, it doesn't come cheap. It's $1000 an inch.'The man perks up at this. 'So,' the doctor says, 'it's for you to decidehow many inches you want. But it's something you'd better discuss with yourwife. I mean, if you had a five-inch one before, and you decide to go fora nine-inch one, she might be a bit put out. But if you had a nine-inch onebefore, and you decide only to invest in a five-inch one this time, she mightbe disappointed... So it's important that she plays a role in helping youmake the decision.'The man agrees to talk with his wife. The doctor comes back the nextday.' So,' says the doctor, 'have you spoken with your wife?''I have,' says the man.'And has she helped you in making the decision?''Yes, she has,' says the man.'And what is it?' asks the doctor.'We're getting granite countertops.'
