Adam in CO
07-18-2008, 01:16 PM
John was a salesman's delight when it came to any kind of*unusual gimmick. His wife Marsha had long ago given up*trying to get him to change. One day John came home with*another one of his unusual purchases. It was a robot that*John claimed was actually a lie detector. *It was about 5:30 that afternoon when Tommy, their*11-year-old son, returned home from school. Tommy was over*two hours late. *'Where have you been? Why are you over two hours late*getting home?' asked John. *'Several of us went to the library to work on an extra*credit project,' said Tommy. The robot then walked around*the table and slapped Tommy, knocking him completely out of*his chair. *'Son,' said John, 'this robot is a lie detector. Now tell us*where you really were after school.' *'We went to Bobby's house and watched a movie,' said Tommy. *'What did you watch?' asked Marsha. *'The Ten Commandments,' answered Tommy. The robot went*around to Tommy and slapped him again, knocking him off his*chair once more. With his lip quivering, Tommy got up from*the floor, sat down, and said, 'I am sorry I lied. We really*watched an R-rated movie.' *'I am ashamed of you, son,' said John. 'When I was your age,*I never lied to my parents.' The robot then walked around to*John and delivered a whack that nearly knocked him out of*his chair. *Marsha doubled over in laughter, almost in tears, and said,*'Boy, did you ever ask for that one! You can't be too mad*with Tommy. After all, he is your son!' *With that the robot immediately walked around to Marsha and*knocked her out of her chair.