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A man visits his doctor with an ear complaint.

DOCTOR: Have you had this kind of trouble before?

MAN: No.

DOCTOR: Are you a wheezy type?

MAN: I have very mild asthma. Nothing serious.

DOCTOR: Right well, let’s have look then. Good ear first…Aha. And now the bad ear.

MAN: Ow!

DOCTOR: Oh yes, it seems quite inflamed. Does this hurt?

MAN: Ow, yes!

DOCTOR: Right. So have you been using a cotton bud in there or anything?

MAN: No, nothing like that.

DOCTOR: Hmm. Matchstick?

MAN: No.

DOCTOR: Pencil? Pen?

MAN: I’m absolutely positive that I haven’t put anything at all in my ear.

DOCTOR: Well, it’s worth asking. You wouldn’t believe some of the things I encounter in this job. Tell you what, I’ll make you out a prescription for some antibiotic ear drops. That should do the job…Knitting needle?

MAN: I’m sorry?

DOCTOR: You didn’t use a knitting needle at all?

MAN: No, nothing at all.

DOCTOR: Okay then. Right, there you go. That’s two drops, three times daily. Just sort of waggle it around gently with your finger to make sure it all gets in and come back if that doesn’t do the trick, okay?

MAN: Thanks very much…I assure you I haven’t put anything in my ear that I shouldn’t have.

DOCTOR: Oh I believe you. It’s just unusual that’s all…You didn’t have a swipe around with a bus ticket, then?