Dr. Ron, the gynecologist, decides after 40 years of practice that it’s time to retire. He’s excited to start a new chapter of his life, pursuing his childhood dream of becoming a car mechanic.
So he enrolls in an eight-week course, which includes a practicum test at the end. He notices during the exam that his younger classmates take two hours to complete it, whereas he uses the full allotted four. This of course made him nervous.
When he returned to class the next day for his score, he noted that he had received a grade of 150%. He approached the teacher for an explanation:
“Hi,” he says. “I’m certainly not ungrateful, but why the score of 150%?”
The teacher says, “Well, I gave you 50% for disassembling the engine, and 50% for the reassembly. And another 50% for doing it through the exhaust pipe…”