Tree Hugger

dwarven1

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Tree Hugger

A woman from Tasmania, who was a tree hugger and an anti-hunter, purchased a block of timberland. There was a large tree on one of the highest points of the tract. She wanted a good view of the natural splendour of her land so she climbed the tree. As she neared the top, she encountered an owl that attacked her. In her haste to escape she slid down the tree to the ground and got many splinters in her crotch.

In considerable pain she hurried to the nearest doctor.

She told him she was an environmentalist and an anti-hunter and how she came to get the splinters. The doctor listened to her story with great patience and then told her to go into the examining room and he would see if he could help her.

She sat and waited three hours before the doctor reappeared.

The angry lady demanded, "What took you so long?"

He smiled then he told her, "Well, I had to get permits from the Environmental Protection Agency, The Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management before I could remove old-growth timber from a recreational area. I'm sorry, but they turned me down."
 
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I think it is just a "wishful thinking" joke.

- I find no mention of anything close to this in www.snopes.com ("the authority" on hoaxes).

- I think that the Hippocratic Oath that doctors take would cost the doctor in this story his license if he refused to work on her. I also believe that he'd be facing a big lawsuit that he'd lose! So, he may have thought of that reaction, but I don't think that any sane doctor in the US would ever have said it (lawsuit) or done it (license and lawsuit).

It's a great story however! [twisted]
 
Um...Len hun? I think Ross's "One can only hope" comment was said tongue in cheek, and Cross-x used a smiley face, so no, I don't think anyone really believes it. :D
 
No, I was actually answering this one seriously.

I really wish something like this could be true!
 
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