at a medical convention

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At a medical convention, a male doctor and a female doctor start eyeing each otherCOMMENCE A SE REGARDER. The male doctor asks her to dinner and she accepts.

As they sit down in the restaurant, she excuses herself to go and wash her handsSE LAVER LES MAINS.

After dinner, one thing leads to anotherUNE CHOSE EN ENTRAÎNANT UNE AUTRE and they end up in her hotel bedroom.

Just as things get hotSE METTENT À CHAUFFER, the lady doctor interrupts and says she has to go and wash her handsNETTOYER SES MAINS. When she comes back, they go at it againILS S'Y REMETTENT. Afterwards, she gets up and says she is going to wash her handsSE LAVER LES MAINS.

As she comes back, the male doctor says, "I bet you areJE PARIE QUE VOUS ÊTES a surgeon." She confirms and asks how he knew. "Easy, you're always washing your hands."

She then says, "I bet you're an anaesthesiologist." Male doctor: "Wow, how did you guess?" Female doctor: "I didn't feel a thingJE N'AI RIEN SENTI."

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🔍 Vocabulary

In this joke, let's look at start eyeing each other, one thing leads to another, get hot, they go at it again, I bet you are, and I didn't feel a thing.
Start eyeing each other: Begin looking at each other with interest, often romantically or flirtatiously.
One thing leads to another: A sequence of events where one action naturally progresses to the next, often implying an escalation.
Get hot: Things become intense, passionate, or exciting, often in a romantic or physical context.
They go at it again: They resume an activity, often implying continuing an intimate or intense action.
I bet you are: A casual way to express confidence in a guess or assumption about someone.
I didn't feel a thing: A humorous way to say no sensation or effect was noticed, often implying something was ineffective or unnoticed.

• They started eyeing each other across the crowded room.
• We were just talking, but one thing led to another, and we started dancing.
• The party got hot when the music turned up.
• After a break, they went at it again with renewed energy.
• I bet you’re the one who planned this surprise!
• When the dentist numbed my mouth, I didn’t feel a thing.

📘 Grammar

This joke uses the past simple tense for actions like "asked," "accepted," "excused," and "said" to narrate the sequence of events. It also includes direct speech to capture the dialogue between the two doctors, adding humor and personality. Informal phrases like "I bet you are" and "I didn't feel a thing" reflect conversational English. The joke employs implied meaning through phrases like "one thing leads to another" and "get hot" to subtly suggest romantic escalation without explicit detail.

• He asked her to dinner, and she accepted.
• "I bet you’re a surgeon," he said confidently.
• She didn’t feel a thing during the procedure.

🔄 Synonyms & Alternatives

Start eyeing each other: begin glancing at, start checking out
One thing leads to another: events unfold, things escalate
Get hot: heat up, become intense
They go at it again: they resume, they continue
I bet you are: I’m sure you’re, I’d wager you’re
I didn't feel a thing: I felt nothing, it was unnoticeable

💬 Mini Dialogue

Female Doctor: (smiling) I noticed you looking at me during the convention.
Male Doctor: Guilty! How about dinner tonight?
Female Doctor: Sure, but I’ll need to wash my hands first.
(Later, in the hotel room)
Female Doctor: Hold on, I need to wash my hands again.
Male Doctor: (laughing) You must be a surgeon!
Female Doctor: And you’re an anaesthesiologist, right? I didn’t feel a thing!
Male Doctor: (chuckling) Touché!

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