A man was just waking up from anesthesia after surgery, and his wife was sitting by his side. His eyes fluttered open and he said: "You're beautiful." Then he fell asleep again. His wife had never heard him say that, so she stayed by his side.

A few minutes later, his eyes fluttered open and he said: "You're cute!" The wife was disappointed because instead of "beautiful," it was now "cute."

She said: "What happened to 'beautiful'?"

The man replied: "The drugs are wearing off!"