One day two carrots were walking down the street. They were the
best of friends. Just as they started to step off the curb a car
came speeding around the corner and ran one of them over. The
unhurt carrot cradled his buddy, telling him over and over again
that he would be OK. Finally the ambulance arrived and rushed the
injured carrot off to the hospital. His friend rode with him.

Once at the hospital the uninjured carrot paced back and forth in
the emergency room waiting to hear how his pal was going to be.

After many minutes of agonized waiting the doctor came out. He
walked over to the distraught carrot and said "I have good news and
I have bad news. The good news is that your friend is going to be
all right. The bad news is that he is going to be a vegetable all his
life".