There’s a doctor that works with Mike in the ER, I won’t name any names, but I hear he’s a bit of a jokester; I’ll call him Doc #1. And there’s another doc that’s more serious, level-headed and conservative (he would never break the rules)-I’ll call him Doc #2.
One day the hospital was repaving the cement of the entrance to the ER. The job was finished, but the cement was still wet. Mike was working, and Doc #1 suggests they go out and etch their names into the soft concrete. Mike asked him if he was crazy.
Doc #1 continued to describe how fun it would be, trying to persuade Mike to join him, but to no avail.
A few days later, someone showed Mike a photo of the concrete. It ended up, Doc #1 had written the name of Doc #2 with the year 2009.
Doc #2 was fairly concerned when he heard that his name was etched in the concrete. He vehemently denied doing the dirty deed. What Doc #1 didn’t realize was there was a video surveillance camera at the entrance. It had recorded the whole act.
Some people started joshing Doc #1, telling him he was going to have to pay $1500 to get the patch of concrete repaved. Someone got a hospital administrator to write him a letter telling him he was going to be required to pay. Some people even got mad at the administrator, thinking he was going overboard…
Doc #1 finally figured out it was a big joke on him.
Moral of the story: Make sure the cameras are turned off when you’re going to play practical jokes, especially if you blame your actions on someone else (or maybe don’t do the deed in the first place–you may save yourself some grief).
