Joke No. 165

Hot Water, Cold Water

A business executive injured his leg skiing one weekend.
By the time he got home Saturday, the leg was very
swollen and he was having difficulty walking, so he called
his physician at his home. The doctor told him to soak it
in hot water. He tried soaking it in hot water but the leg
became more swollen and painful.

His maid saw him limping and said, "I don't know, I'm only
a maid, but I always thought it was better to use cold water,
not hot, for swelling." He tried switching to cold water, and
the swelling rapidly subsided.

On Sunday afternoon he called his Dr. again to complain.
"Say Doc, what kind of a doctor are you anyway? You told
me to soak my leg in hot water, and it got worse. My maid
told me to use cold water and it got better."

"Really?!?" answered the doctor, "I don't understand it;
MY maid said hot water."