Intensive Care Unit......................

A male patient is lying in bed in the hospital, wearing an oxygen mask over his mouth and nose.

A young, student nurse appears in his room 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 blood pressure and heart rate from worry about his testicles, she overcomes her embarrassment and pulls back the covers. She raises his gown, holds his manhood in one hand and his testicles
in the other. Then she takes a close look. On first glance there seems to be nothing wrong. But she doesn't want to make a mistake. Just to be sure, she switches hands and does a thorough inspection.

Finally she is satisfied. She says, "There's nothing wrong with them, Sir! They look white to me!"

The man pulls off his oxygen mask, hesitates for a moment to make sure he can breathe properly. Then he smiles at her and says very slowly, "Thank you very much. That was wonderful, but I'm not sure you understood me. I said, 'Are my test results back?'"