A man goes to see his doctor with a carrot sticking out of his ear. The doctor takes one look at him and says, "I think you’re not eating properly. You’re supposed to eat the carrot, not wear it!"
The man replies, "Oh, I did try to eat it, but every time I put it in my mouth, it just kept popping back out of my ear!"
The doctor shakes his head and says, "Well, it looks like you’ve got a bad case of the 'carrot ear syndrome.' I’m going to have to refer you to a specialist."
So the man goes to see the specialist, who takes one look at him and says, "I’m sorry, but there’s nothing I can do for you. This is a very serious condition. You’re going to have to live with a carrot sticking out of your ear for the rest of your life."
The man is devastated and doesn’t know what to do. He goes home feeling hopeless, but then he gets an idea. He goes to the grocery store and buys a bunch of carrots. He starts sticking them in his other ear, his nose, his mouth – everywhere he can think of.
The next day, he goes back to the specialist with a bunch of carrots sticking out of various parts of his body. The specialist takes one look at him and says, "What on earth are you doing? I told you there’s no cure for the 'carrot ear syndrome!'"
The man looks at him with a big smile and says, "Oh, I know that! I’m just trying to see if I can grow a vegetable garden in my body!"