Trust Mom
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"
