Dr Drobkin was a world-famous cardiologist who earned his undergraduate graduate and medical degrees in his hometown and then left for Manhattan where he quickly rose to the top of his field Soon he was invited to deliver a significant paper at a conference held in his hometown He walked on stage placed his papers on the lectern but they slid off onto the floor As he bent over to retrieve them at precisely the wrong instant he inadvertently farted The microphone amplified his mistake resoundingly through the lecture room and reverberated it down the hall He was quite embarrassed but somehow regained his composure just enough to deliver his paper He ignored the resounding applause and raced out the stage door never to be seen in his hometown again Decades later when his elderly mother was ill he returned to visit her He reserved a hotel room under the name of Cohen and arrived under cover of darkness The desk clerk asked him Is this your first visit to our city Mr Cohen? Dr Drobkin replied Well young man no it isn t I grew up here received my education here but then moved away Why haven t you visited? asked the desk clerk Actually I did visit once many years ago but an embarrassing thing happened and since then I ve been too ashamed to return The clerk consoled him Sir while I don t have your life experience one thing I have learned is that often what seems embarrassing to me isn t even remembered by others I bet that s true of your incident too Dr Drobkin replied Son I doubt that s the case with my embarrassment Was it a long time ago? Yes many years The clerk asked Was it before or after the Drobkin Fart?
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