When a panel of doctors were asked to vote on adding a new wing to their hospital, the allergists voted to scratch it and the dermatologists preferred no rash moves. The gastro-enterologists had a gut feeling about it, but the neurologists thought the administration had a lot of nerve, and the obstetricians stated they were labouring under a misconception.

The ophthalmologists considered the idea short-sighted; the pathologists yelled, "Over my dead body!" while the paediatricians said, "Grow up!"

The psychiatrists thought it was madness; the surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing, and the radiologists could see right through it. The internists thought it was a hard pill to swallow, but the plastic surgeons said, "This puts a whole new face on the matter."

The podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the urologists felt the scheme wouldn't hold water. The anaesthetists thought the whole idea was a gas, and the cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no.