Tuesday, August 17, 2010

She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not, She Loves Me...


Ken, sitting on his bed, attempts to greet his oldest daughter but cannot stop sobbing.

"Dad, why are you crying?" inquires Elaine.

After he blows his nose, he musters up enough energy to respond to his eldest offspring. "Oh dear, it's horrible" he whispers.

Elaine always comes by to see her dad at least four times a week and has never seen him this visibly upset. Very concerned she responds, "What, what's horrible dad? You have me worried."

Drying the tears from his wrinkled cheek below his glasses, "I don't want you to get upset, but your mother is having an affair with John Levinson down the street. SHE'S LEAVING ME! I don't know how I can live without her."

Elaine sighs with a smirk on her face, "Dad...uh [pause] Dad."

"Yes dear?" says Ken

"Dad," says Elaine, "mom died seven years ago."

For a moment, there is a brief moment of silence, then Ken retorts, "Oh thank God she's not cheating on me!"