The Dead Cow and Vet School

[Mark CSL]

> First-year students at the UC Davis Vet school were receiving their
> first anatomy class, with a real dead cow.
>
> They all gathered around the surgery table with the body covered with
> a white sheet. The professor started the class by telling them, 'In
> Veterinary Medicine it is necessary to have two important qualities as
> a doctor: The first is that you not be disgusted by anything
> involving the animal body.' For an example, the Professor pulled back
> the sheet, stuck his finger in the butt of the dead cow, withdrew it
> and stuck his finger in his mouth.
>
'Go ahead and do the same thing,' he told his students. The students
freaked out, hesitated for several minutes, but eventually took turns
sticking a finger in the anal opening of the dead cow and sucking on it.
>
> When everyone finished, the Professor looked at them and said, 'The
> second most important quality is observation. I stuck in my middle
> finger and sucked on my index finger.' 'Now learn to pay attention.
> Life's tough...... it's even tougher if you're stupid.'
>