Bumpy Road

When I was in 4th grade, we wrote letters to kids in the hospital. I wrote: "It is a bumpy road but soon it will be a straight path." Not many people know I was talking about their heart monitor.

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The joke plays on the double meaning of "bumpy road" and "straight path." The author is referring to a heart monitor reading, but the reader initially assumes it's about life's journey. This creates a dark twist when the true context is revealed.

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