Three Texas surgeons were arguing as to which had the greatest skill.

The first began: 'Three years ago, I reattached seven fingers on a pianist. He went on to give a recital for the Queen of England.'

The second replied: 'That's nothing. I attended a man in a car accident. All his arms and legs were severed from his body. Two years after I reattached them, he won three gold medals for field events in the Olympics.'

The third said: 'A few years back, I attended to a cowboy. He was high on cocaine and alcohol when he rode his horse head-on into a Santa Fe freight train travelling at 100 miles per hour. All I had to work with was the horse's ass and a ten-gallon hat. Last year he became president of the United States.