After emigrating to the United States, a Chinese doctor struggled to find a job in a hospital.
For lack of anything better, he opened a modest clinic with an ingenious sign hanging on the door:
"Treatment for $20 - Not cured? Reimbursed up to $100!"
One day, an American lawyer walked by.
Intrigued, he read the sign and thought,
"What a scam! But after all... easy money!"
And he walked in, confident.
Lawyer: "Doctor, I've lost my sense of taste."
Doctor: "Nurse, bring bottle No. 22.
Three drops in your mouth."
Lawyer: "Ugh! But that's kerosene!"
Doctor: "Congratulations, your sense of taste has returned.
That'll be $20."
Annoyed but not discouraged, the lawyer returned a few days later.
Lawyer: "I've lost my memory. I don't remember anything."
Doctor: "Nurse, bottle No. 22, again. Three drops."
Lawyer: "Wait a minute! It's kerosene again!"
Doctor: "Great, my memory's back. That'll be $20."
Furious but stubborn, the lawyer tried one last ruse.
Lawyer: "This time it's my eyesight. I can't see a thing."
Doctor: "I'm sorry. I don't have a cure for that. Here's your $100."
And he handed him a $20 bill.
Lawyer (squinting): "Hey! Wait... It's only a $20!"
Doctor: "Wonderful! Your eyesight is restored. That'll be $20."
