Three desperately ill men

Three desperately ill men met with their doctor one day to
discuss their options. One was an alcoholic; one was a chain smoker,
and one was a homosexual. The doctor, addressing all three of them

said, "If any of you indulge in your vices one more time, you will
surely die."

The men left the doctor's office, each convinced that he would

never again indulge himself in his vice. While walking toward the subway
for their return trip to the suburbs, they passed a bar. The Alcoholic,
hearing the loud music and smelling the ale could not stop himself.

His buddies accompanied him into the bar, where he had a shot of whiskey. No
sooner had he replaced the shot glass on the bar, he fell off his stool,
stone cold dead.

His companions, somewhat shaken, left the bar, realizing how
seriously they must take the doctor's words. As they walked along, they
came upon a cigarette butt lying on the ground, still burning. The
Homosexual looked at the Chain Smoker and said, "You know if you bend
over to pick that up, we're both dead."