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Ever since I was a child, I've always had a fear of someone under my bed at night. So I went to a shrink and told him my story.

"I've got problems", I said. "Every time I go to bed I think there's somebody under it. I'm scared. I think I'm going crazy."

The shrink said "Just put yourself in my hands for one year. Come talk to me three times a week and we should be able to get rid of those fears."

"How much do you charge?" I asked.

"Eighty dollars per visit", replied the doctor.

"I'll sleep on it," I said.

Six months later I saw the doctor on the street and he asked "Why didn't you come to see me about those fears you were having?"

I said "Well, Eighty bucks a visit, three times a week for a year, is $12,480.00. A bartender cured me for $10.00, and I was so happy to have saved all that money I went and bought me a new pickup truck."

"Is that so," the shrink said with a bit of an attitude. "And how, may I ask, did a bartender cure you?"

"He told me to cut the legs off the bed. Ain't nobody under there now."


FORGET THE SHRINKS. HAVE A DRINK & TALK TO A BARTENDER! IT"S ALWAYS BETTER TO GET A SECOND OPINION. :rollin:

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