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When I was still a newlywed,
I was invited out for a night with "the boys".
Being naive about these things at the time, I promised my
wife that I would be home by midnight!
Well, you know how these things go; the yarns were being spun
and the drinks were going down easy, and at nearly 3 a.m.,
drunk as a skunk, I went home.
Just as I got in the door, the cuckoo clock we had gotten
as a wedding present started up and cuckooed three times.
Suddenly, I realized she'd probably heard me come in the door,
so I cuckooed another nine times. I was really proud of my
fast thinking and having the quick wits, even when smashed,
to escape a possible showdown.
The next morning my bride asked me what time I got in.
I told her, "midnight."
Whew! Got away with that one!
She then told me that we needed a new cuckoo clock.
When I asked her why, she said, "Well, last night at
midnight, it cuckooed three times, said 'Oh, No!', cuckooed
another five times, hiccoughed, cuckooed another four times,
and then laughed hysterically!"
Any
man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart;
and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has
no brains.
-
Sir Winston Churchill
(1874-1965)
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