Are They Black?

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>A male patient is lying in bed in the hospital, wearing an oxygen mask
>over his mouth and nose.
>
>A young, student nurse appears to give him a partial sponge bath.
>
>"Nurse", he mumbles, from behind the mask. "Are my testicles black?"
>
>Embarrassed, the young nurse replies, "I don't know, Sir. I'm only here
>to wash your upper body and feet."
>
>He struggles to ask again, "Nurse, are my testicles black?"
>
>Concerned that he may elevate his blood pressure and heart rate from
>worry about his testicles, she overcomes her embarrassment and pulls
>back the covers. She raises his gown, holds his manhood in one hand and
>his testicles in the other.
>Then, she takes a close look and says,
>
>"There's nothing wrong with them, Sir!"
>
>The man pulls off his oxygen mask, smiles at her and says very slowly,
>! "Thank you very much. That was wonderful, but, listen very, very
>closely......
>
>A r e - m y - t e s t - r e s u l t s - b a c k?
>