WILL I LIVE TO BE 80?

 

I recently picked a new primary care physician. After two  visits and

exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing "fairly  well for my age".   

 

A little concerned about  that comment, I couldn't resist  asking him, "Do you think

I'll live to be 80?"

 

He asked, "Well, do you  smoke tobacco or drink beer/wine?"    

 

"Oh no," I replied. "I'm not  doing either."

 

Then he asked, "Do you eat  rib-eye steaks and barbecued  ribs?"  

 

I said, "No, my other Doctor  said that all red meat is very  unhealthy!"

 

"Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing,  hiking,

or bicycling?"      

 

No, I don't," I  said.

 

He asked, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a  lot of sex?"  

 

"No," I said. "I don't do any of those  things."

 

He looked at me and said, "Then why do you give a shit if you live to  be 80?"