For a while I've had an idea for something that would make a great Ally McBeal episode script. I’m going to share it now in the spirit of encouraging our physicians to start posting in the humor forum.

This episode would be a case involving two tenants in a condominium building. Here's what would lead up to the case: Tenant A’s bathroom wall was Tenant B’s living room wall. Tenant A, before going out for the evening, used the bathroom and flushed. As he locked the door behind him, he didn’t hear that his toilet had not flushed properly. The toilet overflowed all night in excess of 1000 gallons of water.

Tenant B, awoke after a good night’s sleep, to walk out to her kitchen to grab a cup of coffee. She took her coffee to the living room and sat down on her sofa; which backs up against the joining wall that also serves as Tenant A’s bathroom wall. When Tenant B sat, she became completely saturated and realized her sofa was soaked! Her sofa, hardwoods, area rug, CD’s, stereo (which she had sitting on the floor), were all ruined.
Now the fun begins:

Tenant B promptly files a claim with her homeowner’s insurance, of course. The insurance company pays for the damages. But then turns around and sues Tenant A to recoup its losses using the subrogation clause, claiming Tenant A was negligent by going to the bathroom, flushing, and then leaving his apartment without ensuring that the toilet flushed properly. Surprised, Tenant A sues the property management company claiming the property management company should have installed a better toilet. The management company sues the toilet manufacturer claiming the toilet malfunctioned. The toilet manufacturer sues Tenant A claiming none other than (drum roll please…) Tenant A had an EBM (enormous bowel movement). One that was so large and unusual that it could not be processed by the toilet, which was in perfect functioning order.
I bet you’ll never think of Evidence Based Medicine the same way – and I'd love to see Ally McBeal keep a straight-face as she made that argument to the judge!

If you have anything funny you’d like to share, please log in and post it in the Humor Forum. Happy flushing!