uncle phil

Ole was turning 70 and was overweight, so his doctor put him on a diet.

Doc: 'I want you to eat regularly for 2 days, then skip a day, and repeat
this procedure for 4 weeks. The next time I see you, you should have lost
at least 10 pounds.

When Ole returned, he shocked the doctor by having lost nearly 60 lbs!

'Why, that's amazing!' the doctor said, 'Did you follow my instructions?'

Ole nodded. 'I'll tell you though, by God, I thought I wuz gonna drop dead
on dat 3rd day.'

'From the hunger, you mean?' asked the doctor.

'Hell no, it wuz from all dat damn skippin...'

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