Can you describe where the pain falls on a scale of 1 to 10?”
Me: “Is it a logarithmic scale?”
Dentist: ???
Dentist: “Can you describe where the pain falls on a scale of 1 to 10?”
Me: “Well, I’m a software developer and I tend to think in either base 2 or base 12. Could I give it to you that way?”
Dentist: “Can you describe where the pain falls on a scale of 1 to 10?”
Me: “Does 1 mean no pain? Because it seems weird to me that a 1 would mean no pain. What would a 0 represent on that scale? Less than no pain?”
Dentist: “Can you describe where the pain falls on a scale of 1 to 10?”
Me: “Do you get tired of asking the same question over and over again?”
Dentist: “Can you describe where the pain falls on a scale of 1 to 10?”
Me: “About as painful as this conversation. Where would you say it falls on a scale of 1 to 10?”
Dentist: “Can you describe where the pain falls on a scale of 1 to 10?”
Me: “No.”
Dentist: ???
This was hilarious I’m a software developer and I live with a dentist.
Oh this is brilliant. So good. My favorite response: Me: “Well, I’m a software developer and I tend to think in either base 2 or base 12. Could I give it to you that way?”
This is fabulous! I mentally substituted “doctor” and “physical therapist” for “dentist.”