[Marxism] Damn Good Point

["Charles Brown" <cbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Subject: Damn Good Point >> > > from Valeria J.

I recently picked a new primary care physician. After two visits and
exhaustive lab test, he said I was doing "fairly well" for my

>age. > >

A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking >him, "Do
you think I'll live to be 80?" > > He asked, "well, do you smoke tobacco or
drink beer or wine?"

"Oh >no", I replied. "I've never done either." > > Then he asked, "Do you
eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?"

I >said, "No, I heard that all red meat is very unhealthy." >

>

"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf / >sailing /
ballooning / motorcycling / rock climbing?"

"No I >don't", I said. > >He said, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or
sexually fool >around?" > "No", I said. "I have never done any of those
things." >

>

He looked at me and said, "Then why do you give a shit if you live >to be
80?" > > >

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