"I came in to make an appointment with the dentist," said the man to the receptionist.
"I'm sorry sir," she replied. "He's out right now, but..."
"Thank you," interrupted the obviously nervous prospective patient. "When will he be out again?"
Recently I experienced muscle pain after installing a sound-deadening device on my car's exhaust system...
The doctor diagnosed it as a case of muffler cramps.
What if there was no such things as hypothetical questions?