Dr. Joe was allergic to clichés. He was a Midwestern chap, middle-aged, of average looks, of average talent and lived in an average town. The one thing he had was an above average vocabulary. Yet, as a General Practitioner he was forced by circumstances to have to say the same thing many times --- the dreaded "open up and say 'ahhhh'".

He said it without a problem the first couple times. After all, he was young and needed the money. The first time was to a West Jefferson resident who'd complained of a sore throat. The second time to someone from Poughkeepsie. He began getting self-conscious about it. By the tenth time it was getting stuck in his throat.

He began variations. "Open your mouth and say 'Laaaaa!'". "Gape your mouth and say 'Baaaa!'". Inevitably, things went downhill as things often do. After saying "please widen your aperture" to a young woman, he was slapped with a sexual harrassment lawsuit. Alas, creativity has its price.