A young man called Peter invited his mother for dinner. During the course of the meal, his mother couldn't help but notice how handsome Peter's flat mate was. She had long been suspicious of a relationship between the two, and this only made her more curious. Over the course of the evening, while watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there was more between Peter and his flat mate than met the eye.
Reading his mother's thoughts, Peter volunteered, "I know what you must be thinking Mum, but I assure you, Simon & I are just flat mates". About a week later, Simon came to Peter saying, "ever since your mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the frying pan, you don't suppose she took it, do you?"
"Well, I doubt it, but I'll e-mail her just to be sure," said Peter, so he sat down and wrote:-
Dear Mother, I'm not saying that you "did" take the frying pan
from my house and I'm not saying that you "did not" take the frying
pan, but the fact remains that it has been missing ever since you
were here for dinner.
Love
Peter.
Several days later, Peter received an e-mail from his mother which read:
Dear Son, I'm not saying that you "do" sleep with Simon, and
I'm not saying that you "do not" sleep with Simon, but the fact
remains that if he was sleeping in his own bed, he would have found the
frying pan by now.
Love,
Mum.
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