The hospital resident was making the rounds of the maternity ward. Stopping at a bed, he asked the expectant mother:
- When are you expecting?
- On the eighth.
At a second bed, he repeated his question and was answered:
- On the eighth.
After getting the same answer at the half-dozen beds, he finally came to one in which the expectant mother was napping. He turned to the woman in next bed.
- Do you know when she is expecting?
The woman answered:
- It can’t be the eighth, because she didn’t go on that picnic.
- When are you expecting?
- On the eighth.
At a second bed, he repeated his question and was answered:
- On the eighth.
After getting the same answer at the half-dozen beds, he finally came to one in which the expectant mother was napping. He turned to the woman in next bed.
- Do you know when she is expecting?
The woman answered:
- It can’t be the eighth, because she didn’t go on that picnic.