A man was having trouble with persistent headaches, a ringing in his ears and was seeing spots before his eyes. Not wanting to take chances with his health, he visited his doctor.
After an extensive series of examinations and tests the man returned to the doctor's office for the results. The doctor was grim. He said, "I'm sorry to tell you this but your condition is much more serious than I first thought. There's no way to sugarcoat this, you'll be dead in six months."
The man was floored and speechless. Finally, he pulled himself together, thanked the doctor and left the office. As he walked down the street, he decided to make the best of things and live life to the fullest during the time he had left.
He sold his business, liquidated his investments and booked passage on a cruise around the world. That done he decided he might as well get a new wardrobe for his trip.
Going all out, the doomed man selected the best tailor in down and was measured for new suits. After all the measurements were taken and fabrics selected, the tailor asked if the gentleman would like some custom made shirts too. "Why not", the man said. If he was going out, he was going out in style.
The tailor started to measure for the shirt sizes. "Chest, 42 inches, sleeves 34 inches, and neck 16 inches", the tailor intoned as he measured.
"Hold it", the man said. My neck size in 15 inches. That's what I've always worn and that's how I want my shirts!"
The customer being always right the tailor sighed and said, "OK, if that's the way you want them made, fine. But I must warn you, with the neck too small, you'll have headaches, your ears will ring and you'll see spots before your eyes."