>The owner of this drug store walks in to find a guy leaning heavily 
>against a wall. He asks the clerk "What's with that guy over there by the wall?" 
> 
>The clerk said "Well, he came in here this morning to get something for 
>his cough. I couldn't find the cough syrup, so I gave him an entire bottle of 
>laxative." 
> 
> Owner: "You idiot! You can't treat a cough with a bottle of 
>laxatives!" 
> 
>Clerk: "Of course you can! Look at him; he's afraid to cough!"