Three gravely ill men met with their doctor one day to discuss
their options. One was an Alcoholic, the other a Chain Smoker, and
the third a Homosexual.
The doctor, addressing all three of them, said, "If any of you
indulge in your vices one more time, you will surely die."
The men left the doctor's office, each promising that he would
never again indulge himself in his vice.
While walking toward the subway for their return trip to the suburbs,
they passed a bar. The Alcoholic, hearing the loud music and smelling
the ale, could not stop himself. He made a bee line for the bar.
His buddies followed him into the bar, where they saw him have a shot
of whiskey. No sooner had he replaced the shot glass on the bar, than
he fell off his stool, stone cold dead.
His companions, extremely shaken, quickly left the bar, realizing how
seriously they must take the doctor's words. As they walked
along, they came upon a cigarette butt lying on the ground, still
burning.
The Homosexual looked at the Chain Smoker and said, "You know if
you bend over to pick that up, we're both dead."