SALFORD RED
30-05-2008, 03:25 AM
Little white lies to a robot...
Henry was a salesman's delight when it came to any kind
of unusual gimmick, no matter what. The house was filled
with electric potato peelers, self-rocking chairs, and other odd stuff.
His wife Marsha had long ago given up trying to get him to
stop being such a sucker for every new gadget that came along.
One day, Henry came home with another one of his unusual purchases.
It was a robot – “but not just ANY robot,” Henry said. “This one is a LIE DETECTOR!”
At around 5:30 PM, their 11-year-old son, Little Johnny, came home
– two hours later than he should have.
“Where have you been, young man?” Henry demanded.
“Why are you so late getting home from school?”
“Charlie, Bobby and I went to the library to work on an
extra-credit project for history class,” said Little Johnny.
The robot strode around the table and slapped Little Johnny,
knocking him completely out of his chair.
A startled Little Johnny climbed back onto his chair.
“Son,” said Henry, “This robot is a sophisticated lie detector,
and it knows when you’re telling the truth. Let’s try again.
Where did you really go after school?”
“We went to Bobby's house and watched a movie,” said Little Johnny.
The robot stood there.
“What movie did you watch?” asked Marsha.
“The Ten Commandments,” answered Little Johnny.
The robot charged around the table and smacked
Little Johnny to the floor once more.
With his lip quivering, Little Johnny got up,
sat down and said, “I’m sorry I lied.
We really watched a movie called Sex Kittens of New Orleans.”
The robot stood there.
“I'm ashamed of you, son,” said Henry.
“When I was your age, I never,
ever lied to my parents about anything.
I always told them the truth.”
At that, the robot wheeled across the room to Henry
and delivered a whack that nearly laid him flat.
Marsha doubled over in laughter, almost in tears,
and said, “Boy, did you ever ask for that one!
You can't blame Little Johnny for lying.
You did it too, and after all, he is your son!”
The robot immediately shot across the room to Marsha and knocked her cold.
:D
Henry was a salesman's delight when it came to any kind
of unusual gimmick, no matter what. The house was filled
with electric potato peelers, self-rocking chairs, and other odd stuff.
His wife Marsha had long ago given up trying to get him to
stop being such a sucker for every new gadget that came along.
One day, Henry came home with another one of his unusual purchases.
It was a robot – “but not just ANY robot,” Henry said. “This one is a LIE DETECTOR!”
At around 5:30 PM, their 11-year-old son, Little Johnny, came home
– two hours later than he should have.
“Where have you been, young man?” Henry demanded.
“Why are you so late getting home from school?”
“Charlie, Bobby and I went to the library to work on an
extra-credit project for history class,” said Little Johnny.
The robot strode around the table and slapped Little Johnny,
knocking him completely out of his chair.
A startled Little Johnny climbed back onto his chair.
“Son,” said Henry, “This robot is a sophisticated lie detector,
and it knows when you’re telling the truth. Let’s try again.
Where did you really go after school?”
“We went to Bobby's house and watched a movie,” said Little Johnny.
The robot stood there.
“What movie did you watch?” asked Marsha.
“The Ten Commandments,” answered Little Johnny.
The robot charged around the table and smacked
Little Johnny to the floor once more.
With his lip quivering, Little Johnny got up,
sat down and said, “I’m sorry I lied.
We really watched a movie called Sex Kittens of New Orleans.”
The robot stood there.
“I'm ashamed of you, son,” said Henry.
“When I was your age, I never,
ever lied to my parents about anything.
I always told them the truth.”
At that, the robot wheeled across the room to Henry
and delivered a whack that nearly laid him flat.
Marsha doubled over in laughter, almost in tears,
and said, “Boy, did you ever ask for that one!
You can't blame Little Johnny for lying.
You did it too, and after all, he is your son!”
The robot immediately shot across the room to Marsha and knocked her cold.
:D