• FiveMacs@lemmy.ca
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    28 days ago

    I understand, but it’s worded so poorly. Would .ame more sense if they said they were that 1 doctor instead of 2/10?

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      28 days ago

      I think the joke is that it’s a rating rather than a sample.

      So this doctor gets 1* reviews vs the 4.5* doctors.

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      28 days ago

      I had the same initial reaction but I think the doctor is treating it as a rating and not a fraction. E.g. a 90% grade doctor would recommend it, but they’re a 20% doctor.

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      28 days ago

      It’s a different joke. He’s saying a doctor with good ratings like 9/10 would say to stop, but he has bad ratings, 2/10, so he’s going to give bad advice.

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      When reading the joke, replace the / with “out of” and the wording comes out better for the joke.

      9 out of 10 doctors would suggest you quit. Luckily I’m a 2 out of 10 doctor.

      Therefore good doctors would say you should quit, but I’m not a good doctor.

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      I would make less sense because then you would think he’s saying 9 out of 10 different doctors recommend against it, ruining the punchline.

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      28 days ago

      I have never heard of “2/10”, but after a bit of research, I see a couple very loose connections:

      • An accounting term regarding a discount for prompt payment. I do not see reference of this being used in a drug context
      • Smoking something and rocking the pipe back and forth between the “2” and “10” positions on a clock. I do not think this applies to cocaine, or even “crack”