9 Chickweed Lane by Brooke McEldowney for March 20, 2001
Transcript:
Juliette tells a doctor: "It is stupid and unscientific to ask me to estimate my pain on a one-to-ten scale... ...You don't know how much pain I've experienced." The doctor says: "But we need some way to understand the severity of your discomfort before we can treat it." Juliette says: "Just think of it as the malpractice insurance premium from hell." The doctor says: "Nurse! Get this patient something for her pain immediately!"