The door to a patients room at a large hospital flew open and a wild eyed male patient came charging out of it and headed down the hall at top speed with the open rear of his gown flapping in the wind.
Right behind him, a nurse carrying a pan of boiling water was gaining on him as he turned the corner at a distant hallway.
Dr. Brinkley, watching them disappear into the distance said to the Head nurse standing next to him, "Miss Newcome has to be the stupidest nurse I've ever seen. She always gets my instructions turned around."
The Head nurse asked, "What did you tell her?"
The doctor replied, "I told her to prick his boil."