The Memory Test That Sparked Unexpected Laughter!

The man straightened, eager to impress. “Two hundred seventy-four,” he announced proudly, as if he had uncovered a secret mathematical formula. The doctor raised an eyebrow, jotted something on his chart, and quietly wondered how that answer had come to be.

The second man received the same question. Without hesitation, he replied, “Tuesday.” He sounded perfectly certain, as if multiplication and the weekly calendar lived in the same category. The nurse watching from the doorway had to bite back a laugh. The doctor simply nodded and prepared for the third attempt.

When the final man was asked, he paused and said, “Nine.” The doctor felt a wave of relief—finally, a straightforward answer. But before he could praise him, the man grinned and added, “Because I used your calculator when you weren’t looking.”

The nurse burst out laughing, the other two men joined in, and the doctor suddenly realized something important: these men weren’t failing. Their wit, their personalities, and their ability to turn frustration into humor were all still very much intact.

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