07/06/2026 from Daily Jokes
#22346
Dr. Harold Mitchell had spent twenty-three years as a proctologist, and frankly, he was burned out. The endless colonoscopies, the awkward patient conversations, the smell of industrial-strength air freshener permanently embedded in his scrubs—it had all taken its toll. One Tuesday morning, after yet another particularly grueling procedure, he sat in his office staring at the wall and thought, I need a complete change. Something mechanical. Something clean.
After weeks of research, he made his decision: he would become a mechanic. He enrolled in the prestigious Henderson Technical
Institute, attended every class diligently, took meticulous notes, and practiced on engines until his hands were permanently stained with grease. He was determined to be the best darn mechanic in town, even if his background was a little… unconventional.
After six months of intensive training, the day of the final practical exam arrived. Harold was paired with a classic V8 engine that needed a complete teardown and rebuild. He rolled up his sleeves, took a deep breath, and got to work.
Three hours later, the exam was over. Harold wiped his hands on a rag and waited nervously for the results. When the instructor, a grizzled old mechanic named Frank, posted the grades on the bulletin board, Harold’s jaw dropped.
There, next to his name, it read: 150%
Harold marched straight to Frank’s desk. “Sir, this has to be a mistake,” he said, pointing at the paper. “You’ve given me 150% out of a possible 100%. That’s mathematically impossible.”
Frank looked up from his coffee, a slow grin spreading across his weathered face. “It’s no mistake, Dr. Mitchell. Let me break it down for you. Fifty percent of your grade is for perfect disassembly of the engine—you nailed that. Another fifty percent is for perfect reassembly—you did that flawlessly too.”
Harold blinked. “Then where does the extra fifty percent come from?”
Frank leaned back in his chair, chuckled, and said:
“I gave you another fifty percent on top because you did the whole thing through the exhaust pipe.”
