Pinocchio's Doctor Visit

Pinocchio goes to the doctor for a checkup. When he gets there, the doctor asks him, "Do you have cancer?" Pinocchio replies, "That was very straight up, but no, I’m pretty sure I don’t have cancer." After saying this, his nose grew.

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This is a play on Pinocchio's defining trait of his nose growing when he lies. The humor comes from the dark topic of cancer being combined with Pinocchio's inherent dishonesty. It's funny because his nose grew even though he thought he was telling the truth.

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how would Pinocchio know that unless hes been to more than one doctor