Subject: Does She or Doesn't She?


John invited his mother over for dinner.  During the
meal, his mother couldn't help noticing how beautiful
John's roommate was.  She had long been suspicious
of a relationship between John and his roommate and
this only made her even more curious.  Over the course
of the evening, while watching the two interact, she
started to wonder if there was more between John and
the roommate than met the eye.  Reading his mom's
thoughts, John volunteered, "I know what you must be
thinking, but I assure you, Julie and I are just
roommates."

About a week later, Julie came to John 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?"  John 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 that you 'did' take a
gravy ladle from my house, and I'm not saying that
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, John received a letter from his
mother which read:

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

Lesson of the day:  Don't Lie To Your Mother