If it looks like a Duck and walks like a Duck...

My friend told me a joke recently and I wanted to share it with you.

A Physician, Pathologist and Surgeon go hunting in a park. This park is special because only a particular type of duck can be hunted; the other birds and animals cannot be. Of course one needed to know what this duck looked like and its characteristics. They take the hunting in turns.

The Physician clutches his shotgun and walks forward. He hears some birds take off in the distance and there's one in particular that looks like the duck. He cocks and aims, follows and follows, but doesn't shoot. It looked like the duck, but the characteristics of its feathers and beak appeared unusual and so I was reluctant.

The Pathologist was next. Again a bunch of birds took off and she drew her gaze toward one and followed it with her rifle. I could definitely shoot it, but it's features look somewhat different to what I had in mind. Then again I've never seen one fly so freely. The only way I could ever shoot it is if I knew that it was actually the duck and I don't. 


Finally, it was the Surgeon's turn. He cocked his rifle and looked around. He heard some chirping and another bunch of birds took off to fly. He aimed carefully and followed one in particular, which didn't look much like the duck, according to the Physician and Pathologist. Then he shot it down.

After a period of silence, the Surgeon looked over at the Pathologist and said: Hey.. Go and have a look at that. See what you find and let me know. We'll go from there.


Typical.