Too Smart
A man went to a doctor, and said he wanted to be able to get a
job at the local Post Office, but unfortunately he was too smart.
The doctor asked him his IQ, and when he gave a three-digit reply,
the doctor told him that the procedure would have to involve the
removal of over half of his brain.
The man insisted, and since the doctor just happened to have a
brand new laser device which could zap just the right portions of
brain tissue, the operation was planned.
The laser was hooked up to a computer which could monitor the
man's declining IQ on a nice bright LED display. The doctor threw
the switch and the numbers began ticking off ... 95, 94, 93, ...
Suddenly the phone rang. It was the doctor's wife. They gabbed
for a few minutes, the doctor forgetting completely about his
patient.
When he hung up, he suddenly realized, and ran into the
operating room, only to see the meter tick down ... 6, 5, 4, ...
He ran to the machine and threw the on/off switch, just as the
laser was about to wipe out the last remnant of brain. "Holy
moley!" exclaimed the doctor, "What have I done? Speak
to me. Say anything!" The man looked at him and said, "I,
Al Gore, announce my candidacy for President of the United States..."