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ER WHAT ?

A friend of mine had to see a neurologist.....I report the gist of the consultation

Consultant: you mustn't be around smokers

Patient: I don't allow smoking in my house


Consultant: Just being around smokers would be dangerous for you


Patient: Well, as I said no one smokes in my house, or work, or car

Consultant: SMOKERS ARE BAD FOR YOU WHETHER THEY'RE SMOKING or NOT !!!


I kid you not...this is the sort of mediaeval superstition we are all up against .

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