Answering exams.

So I took an assessment exam, in Clinical Chemistry, just the other day, and one of my former schoolmates, Rj, approached me to discussed some of our answers (no, we were not cheating and it wasn't an exam in school). We were in agreement with our answers until we came across this question:

Item 162: Before blood samples are collected and evaluated for peak and trough levels, how many drug half-lives are required for a drug to reach steady state?

A. 3

B. 5

C. 10

D. 2

E. 12

...And so our discussion began.

Rj: I'm not sure with this one but I'm going with A.

Me: Really? Well I'm betting on B.

Rj: Are you sure? 'Coz B is my second option. But my heart is telling me to stick with A, but....

Me: And what part of you is telling you that it's B?

Rj: Well, my balls.

Me: Well, my nonexistent balls are telling me that the correct answer's B. And yeah, I think I'm a heartless person.

Rj: I'm not a heartless man!

Me: Well then, it's settled. YOU HAVE NO BALLS!

Rj: F*ck you! *laughs* 

Me: Same to you, my friend. *smiles* Dont worry, the correct answer will determine if you are a heartless man or if you really have no balls.

And then he walked away, saying nothing. And after 30 minutes, the examiner returned so that we can check our paper. And yes, I was so eager to reach Item 162. And then it came.

THE CORRECT ANSWER: B!

With it, I smiled and turned to his direction. He was already staring at me and then with an evil, victorious smile, I mouthed the words "NO BALLS" and he smiled in return mouthing the word "B*TCH!"

MORAL OF THE STORY: following your heart is too mainstream! Follow your balls, they're more reliable; even if you don't have them.

p.s.: yes, I'm a girl. :)