A pharmacist returned to his store after stepping out for a few minutes and immediately noticed a man standing stiffly against the wall, barely moving.
Curious, he turned to his assistant and asked, “What’s going on with that customer? He doesn’t look well.”
The assistant replied, “He came in asking for cough syrup, but we were completely out of stock.”
The pharmacist frowned. “So what did you give him instead?”
The assistant smiled proudly and said, “A whole box of laxatives.”
The pharmacist stared at him in disbelief.
“You gave him laxatives? Are you out of your mind? Laxatives don’t treat a cough!”
The assistant pointed toward the nervous-looking customer and grinned.
“Sure they do.”
The pharmacist looked confused.
The assistant chuckled and said,
“Just look at him… he’s way too afraid to cough now!”