An elderly gentleman is lying in bed in the hospital, wearing an oxygen mask over his mouth and nose, still heavily sedated from a difficult four hour, surgical procedure. A pretty, young student nurse appears to give him a partial sponge bath.

.'Nurse', he mumbles, from behind the mask 'Are my testicles black?'

Embarrassed, the young nurse replies 'I don't know, Sir. I'm only here to wash your upper body and feet.'

He struggles to ask again, 'Nurse, are my testicles black?'

Concerned that he may elevate his vitals from worry about his testicles, she overcomes her embarrassment and sheepishly pulls back the covers. She raises his gown, holds his ***** in one gloved hand and his testicles in the other, lifting and moving them around for a better look. Then, she takes a closer look and examines them and says, 'There's nothing wrong with them, Sir !!'

The man pulls off his oxygen mask, smiles at her and says very slowly, 'Thank you very much my dear. That was wonderful. But listen very, very closely......

' A r e - m y - t e s t - r e s u l t s - b a c k? '