Shiny Chrome Monkeys
Thursday, January 22, 2004
Little Old Couple
A little old couple walked slowly into a McDonald's one cold winter evening.They looked out of place amid the young families and young couples eating
there that night. Some of the customers looked admiringly at them. You could
tell what the admirers were thinking. "Look, there is a couple who has been
through a lot together, probably for 60 years or more!"
The little old man walked up to the cash register, placed his order with no
hesitation and then paid for their meal. The couple took a table near the back
wall and started taking food off of the tray. There was one hamburger, one
order of french fries and one drink. The little old man unwrapped the plain
hamburger and carefully cut it in half. He placed one half in front of the little
old lady. Then he carefully counted out the french fries, divided them in
two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of her. He took a sip of the drink,
and then she took a sip as the man began to eat his few bites. Again, you
could tell what people around the old couple were thinking. "That poor old
couple."
As the old man began to eat his french fries, one young man stood and came
over to the old couple's table. He politely offered to buy another meal. The
old man replied that they were just fine. They were used to sharing everything.
Then the crowd noticed that the little old lady hadn't eaten a thing....she just
sat there watching him eat and occasionally sipped some of the drink.
Again, the young man came over and begged them to let him buy them something
to eat. This time, the lady explained that no, they were used to sharing. As the
little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin,
the young man could stand it no longer and asked again. After being politely
refused again, he finally asked the little old lady, "Ma'am, why aren't you
eating? You said that you share everything. What is it that you are waiting
for?"
She answered, ...
"The teeth."
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