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A Problem and A Problem
The
Groom-to-be, overcoming his fear, decided to ask his
father for advice. "Father," he said, "I am deeply
concerned about the success of my marriage."
His father
replied, "Don't you love this girl?"
"Oh yes,
very much," he said, "but you see, I have very smelly
feet, and I'm afraid that my fiance will be put off by
them."
"No
problem," said dad, "all you have to do is wash your
feet as often as possible, and always wear socks, even
to bed." Well, to him this seemed a workable solution.
The
bride-to-be, overcoming her fear, decided to take her
problem up with her mom. "Mom," she said, "When I wake
up in the morning my breath is truly awful."
"Honey," her
mother consoled, "everyone has bad breath in the
morning."
"No, you
don't understand,. My morning breath is so bad, I'm
afraid that my fiance will not want to sleep in the same
room with me."
Her mother
said simply, "Try this. In the morning, get straight out
of bed, and head for the kitchen and make breakfast.
While the family is busy eating, move on to the bathroom
and brush your teeth. The key is, not to say a word
until you've brushed your teeth."
"I shouldn't
say good morning or anything?" the daughter asked.
"Not a
word," her mother affirmed.
"Well, it's
certainly worth a try," she thought.
The loving
couple were finally married. Not forgetting the advice
each had received, he with his perpetual socks and she
with her morning silence, they managed quite well. That
is, until about six months later. Shortly before dawn
one morning, the husband wakes with a start to find that
one of his socks had come off. Fearful of the
consequences, he frantically searches the bed. This, of
course, wakes his bride and without thinking, she asks,
"What on earth are you doing?"
"Oh, my," he
replies, "you've swallowed my sock!"
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