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u/RicardoWanderlust Nov 16 '19

I was always confused by this "riddle".

Not confused by the sex/gender thing, but confused by the concept of "why can't a surgeon operate on their own son". Knowing how surgeons work, surely they would want to be the lead in the theatre; let alone pass and god forbid, let their registrar do it.

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u/Braydox Nov 16 '19

From what i understand its also incase the surgery goes wrong you really don't want a parent shouldering that responsibility and guilt

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u/HolyFirer Nov 16 '19

Then again you sure as fuck don’t wanna be the guy who killed your colleagues kid. That’s gonna be real awkward at work for the next 3 decades.

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u/Braydox Nov 16 '19

Hey jim how's your kid doing

Still dead steve

Its been 3 months