chance
30-08-2005, 22:24
A little old couple walked slowly into a McDonalds
> 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 his wife. Then he carefully counted out the
> French fries, divided them in two piles and neatly
> placed one pile in front of his wife.
>
> He took a sip of the drink, and then his wife 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 eating his French fires, a
> young man stood up and walked to the old couples'
> 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
> still hadn't eaten a thing She just sat there
> watching her husband eat and occasionally sipped
> some of the drink. Again, the young man came over
> and begged them to let him buy them! another meal.
> 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, [ scroll down!]
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"The teeth."
> 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 his wife. Then he carefully counted out the
> French fries, divided them in two piles and neatly
> placed one pile in front of his wife.
>
> He took a sip of the drink, and then his wife 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 eating his French fires, a
> young man stood up and walked to the old couples'
> 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
> still hadn't eaten a thing She just sat there
> watching her husband eat and occasionally sipped
> some of the drink. Again, the young man came over
> and begged them to let him buy them! another meal.
> 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, [ scroll down!]
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"The teeth."