[Lynn O. Doughty]

The old man placed order for one hamburger, French fries and a drink.

He unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half, placing one half in front of his wife.

He then carefully counted out the French fries, dividing them into two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife.

He took a sip of the drink, his wife took a sip and then set the cup down between them . As he began to eat his few bites of hamburger, the people around them were looking over and whispering.

Obviously they were thinking, 'That poor old couple - all they can afford is one meal for the two of them.'

As the man began to eat his fries a young man came to the table and politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple. The old man said, they were just fine - they were used to sharing everything.

People closer to the table noticed the little old lady hadn't eaten a bite. She sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally taking turns sipping the drink.

Again, the young man came over and begged them to let him buy another meal for them. This time the old woman said 'No, thank you, we are used to sharing everything.'

Finally, as the old man finished and was wiping his face neatly with the napkin, the young man again came over to the little old lady who had yet to eat a single bite of food and asked 'What is it you are waiting for?'

She answered 'THE TEETH.'

[btree50]

Good one Lynn.
How about this;
THE FUNERAL


A man was leaving a convenience store with his morning coffee when he noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery. A long black hearse was followed by a second long black hearse about 50 feet behind the first one. Behind the second hearse was a solitary man walking a pit bull on a leash. Behind him , a short distance back, were about 200 men walking single file. The man couldn't stand his curiosity. He respectfully approached the man walking the dog and said, 'I am so sorry for your loss, and I know now is a bad time to disturb you, but I've never seen a funeral like this. Whose funeral is it?'

'My wife's.'

'What happened to her ?'

The man replied, 'My dog attacked and killed her .'
He inquired further, 'Well, who is in the second hearse?'

The man answered, 'My mother-in-law. She was trying to help my wife when the dog turned on her.'

A poignant and thoughtful moment of silence passed between the two men.



'Can I borrow the dog?'

'Get in line.'

[tucker1931]

Lynn, I LOVE your story, thing is, it's absolutely true (except for the teeth) the wife and I (ages 77 & 73) always split a meal at a restaurant, and no one thinks anything about it. As for "the golden years" that's a lot of crap. The guy that came up with that saying must have been in his thirties. I could bring you to tears with all the stuff that's gone on with both our health in the last few short years but I'm not here lookin for sympathy just stating that there ain't a whole lot golden about it. But I can tell you one thing, we are very much in love after 54 years and will be till the game is over, and yes we will continue sharing our meals with our own (false) teeth. (smile)
Cliff

[Ron T]

Cliff,

You're a wonderfully lucky couple.

God bless you both.

[Paul_Guraedy]

Cliff your observation of the "golden" years sound closer to....

An old man woke up one morning, reached over and took his only slightly younger wife's hand.

She jerked her hand away crying, "don't touch me".

"Why not?", he asked.

"Because I'm dead", she answered.

"Now, just what makes you think your dead?"

"I woke up this morning and nothing hurts!!"