The Laxative Cough Remedy

A drug store owner walks in and notices a man leaning stiffly against the wall.

He asks the clerk, “What’s wrong with that guy?”

The clerk says, “He came in looking for something for a cough. We were out of cough syrup, so I gave him a bottle of laxatives.”

The owner shouts, “You idiot! You can’t treat a cough with laxatives!”

The clerk replies, “Oh yeah? Look at him… he’s afraid to cough.”