The Dead Cow Lecture...a Life Lesson.
DONT TRY THIS AT HOME!
First-year students at the Purdue School of Veterinarian Medicine were
attending their first anatomy class with a real dead cow. They all
gathered around the surgery table with the body covered with a white
sheet.
The professor started the class by telling them, "In Veterinary
medicine it is necessary to have two important qualities as a doctor.
The first is that you not be disgusted by anything involving an
animal’s body." For an example, the professor pulled back the sheet,
stuck his finger in the butt of the cow, withdrew it, and stuck his
finger in his mouth. "Go ahead and do the same thing," he told his
students.
The students freaked out, hesitated for several minutes, but
eventually took turns sticking a finger in the butt of the dead cow
and, sucked on it.......followed by assorted gagging, retching and
spitting, etc.
When everyone had finished wiping their faces, the Professor looked at
them and said, "The second most important quality is observation. I
stuck in my middle finger and sucked on my index finger. Now learn to
pay attention. Life is tough but it's even tougher if you're stupid."