The Mechanic

lacroupade · 17-04-2009, 10:39

A gynaecologist had become fed up with malpractice insurance and NHS paperwork, and was burned out, so hoping to try another career where skilful hands would be beneficial, he decided to become a mechanic.

He went to the local technical college, signed up for evening classes, attended diligently, and learned all he could.

When the time of the practical exam approached, the gynaecologist prepared carefully for weeks, revising into the wee small hours and eventually completed the exam within the allotted time.

After several weeks of fretting the results came back and he was surprised to find that he had obtained a score of 150%.

Fearing a mistake of some kind he called the instructor, saying, "I don't want to appear ungrateful for such an outstanding result, but I wonder if there is an error in the grade''.

The instructor said, "Well not as far as I’m concerned - during the exam you took the engine apart perfectly, which was worth 50% of the total mark. You then put the engine back together, again perfectly, which is also worth 50% of the mark."

“So where did the extra 50% come from then?” asked the gynaecologist.

After a pause, the instructor said, "Well to be honest I felt obliged to award you the extra marks because of your outstanding performance, not to mention the fact that somehow you managed to do the whole bloody thing through the exhaust pipe!”.

17-04-2009, 10:39	#1
lacroupade Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: All hail to the Glove of Love... Posts: 9,212	The Mechanic A gynaecologist had become fed up with malpractice insurance and NHS paperwork, and was burned out, so hoping to try another career where skilful hands would be beneficial, he decided to become a mechanic. He went to the local technical college, signed up for evening classes, attended diligently, and learned all he could. When the time of the practical exam approached, the gynaecologist prepared carefully for weeks, revising into the wee small hours and eventually completed the exam within the allotted time. After several weeks of fretting the results came back and he was surprised to find that he had obtained a score of 150%. Fearing a mistake of some kind he called the instructor, saying, "I don't want to appear ungrateful for such an outstanding result, but I wonder if there is an error in the grade''. The instructor said, "Well not as far as I’m concerned - during the exam you took the engine apart perfectly, which was worth 50% of the total mark. You then put the engine back together, again perfectly, which is also worth 50% of the mark." “So where did the extra 50% come from then?” asked the gynaecologist. After a pause, the instructor said, "Well to be honest I felt obliged to award you the extra marks because of your outstanding performance, not to mention the fact that somehow you managed to do the whole bloody thing through the exhaust pipe!”.