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Re: surgeon puzzle (*SPOILER*)

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From: Paul Hsieh
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 20:14
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In article dan@danberg.llnl.gov (Dan Bergmann) writes:
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>A man and his son are involved in an automobile accident. The man dies and
>his son sustains injuries. The son is rushed to a hospital and wheeled 
>into the operating room. The surgeon walks in and says, "I can not 
>operate on this boy. This boy is my son."

This is an old one but a good one if you've never heard it before.  A good
test of your social attitudes as well ...

First hint: Suppose the boy's father was a nurse ...

Answer: ... and his wife was the surgeon in question. :)  The preceeding
hint of course is not necessary but its a useful hint.

Paul
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From: hsieh@math.toronto.edu (Paul Hsieh)
Subject: Re: surgeon puzzle (*SPOILER*)
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Keywords: Simple puzzle.
Organization: Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto
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