I'm not saying

Randy
February 01, 2009 11:29 PM


Ben
invited his mother over for dinner. During the meal, his mother
couldn't help noticing how beautiful Ben's roommate was. She had long
been suspicious of a relationship between Ben and his roommate 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 Ben and the roommate than
met the eye. Reading his mom's thoughts, Ben volunteered, "I know what
you must be thinking, but I assure you, Allison and I are just
roommates."

About a week later, Allison came to Ben and said, "Ever since your
mother came to dinner, I've been unable to find the beautiful silver
gravy ladle. "You don't suppose she took it, do you?"

Ben said, "Well, I doubt it, but I'll write her a letter just to be sure."

So he sat down and wrote: "Dear Mother, I'm not saying you 'did' take a
gravy ladle from my house, and I'm not saying you 'did not' take a
gravy ladle. But the fact remains that one has been missing ever since
you were here for dinner."

Several days later, Ben received a letter from his mother which read:

"Dear Son, I'm not saying that you 'do' sleep with Allison, and I'm not
saying that you 'do not' sleep with Allison. But the fact remains that
if she was sleeping in her own bed, she would have found the gravy
ladle by now. Love, Mom"