The Doctor

copyright (c) 1996 by Nasser Shukayr

Doctor:   What seems to be the problem today?
Patient:  I always see everything double.  In a square, instead of just ONE head couple, I always see two.  I also see two side couples.  After Heads Square Thru and all Swing Thru, instead of ONE ocean wave, I see two.  Everything appears double.
Doctor:   Well, there really ARE two head couples and two side couples and two ocean waves.  You're not seeing double:  all those things really ARE double.  There's absolutely nothing wrong with you.
Patient:  REALLY?  There's nothing wrong with me?  I'm SO happy!!  Thanks ... to BOTH of you!

Doctor:   NEXT!
Patient:  I'm a caller, and I just LOVE to punch the Record Reset button.
Doctor:   Why?
Patient:  Well, even though each tip goes well, I somehow feel that if I could only have just a LITTLE more time, it would all end up perfect!  I'm always looking for just ONE more chance to make things work out right.
Doctor:   I understand.  Here's what I would suggest ...
Patient:  Wait a minute.  Can we start over with this conversation?

Doctor:   NEXT!
Patient:  Every night, I always get a severe headache.  Happens during every square dance.
Doctor:   On the call "Dive Thru", if you're on the outside, remember to duck down.  NEXT!

Patient:  I can't remember how to do the calls.  Oh I USED to know 'em, but I always seem to FORGET!  For NO reason.  I can't understand why!
Doctor:   How long have you had this problem?
Patient:  What problem?

Doctor:   NEXT!
Patient:  If everyone else can dance it, I don't like it.  I always want MORE and BETTER!  I'm never happy unless it's something beyond the grasp of the average dancer.  No matter what the caller comes up with, I always want something better.
Doctor:   I'll refer you to a specialist.  NEXT!

Patient:  I'm always looking for Eight of a Kind.  There are eight chairs around my dining room table.  I always set eight place settings.  The plates are all eight-sided.
Doctor:   Very interesting.
Patient:  We had two kids and adopted four more, so my family could have our own square of eight people.
Doctor:   Highly unusual.
Patient:  My car has double tires on each wheel, for a total of eight tires.
Doctor:   Most peculiar.
Patient:  In all aspects of life, I'm only happy when things are arranged in perfect sets of eight.
Doctor:   What you need is a prescription.  Here's a prescription which will solve your problem.
Patient:  WOW!  THANKS, DOC!  But can I get SEVEN more prescriptions just like this one?

   Nasser  "filling up YOUR computer with meaningless stories"  Shukayr