The dual Oscar winner wakes up in hospital after a tricky three hour op.
'Good news, Michael,' his surgeon tells him, 'we finally got to the bottom of your problem, looks like some kinda nut was stuck deep inside your throat.'
'What sort of nut, Doc?' the actor demands. 'Walnut, or pecan?'
'Hard to tell exactly, Mike, but there's a strong chance it started life as a brazilian.'