Sven was turning 78 and was overweight, so his doctor put him on a diet.

The doctor said, "I want you to eat regularly for 2 days, then skip a day, and repeat this procedure for 2 weeks. The next time I see you, you should have lost at least 5 pounds."

When Sven returned, he shocked the doctor by having lost nearly 60 lbs!

"Why, that's amazing!" the doctor said, "Did you follow my instructions?"

Sven nodded... "I'll tell you doc, by Gosh, I taught I wuz gonna drop dead on dat 3rd day."

"From the hunger, you mean?" asked the doctor.

"Heck no, it wuz from all dat dang skippin!"