OUTLAWS CHICO
07-01-2003, 05:31 AM
Jones and his wife were about to celebrate 50 years together. The
three
kids,
all very successful careerists, but not as attentive as the parents
would
have liked, agreed to a Sunday dinner at the old folks house. Of
course,
they
were all late, as usual, and the excuses flowed like wine:
"Happy Anniversary, Dad!" gushed son # 1..."I'm sorry I'm running
late...had
an emergency at the hospital, you know how it is, and I didn't have
time to
stop to get you guys a present!"
"Not to worry!" said the old man..."The important thing is, we're
together!"
Son #2 came rushing in. "POPS! you're lookin' good! And MOM! you're
still
beautiful, love! I just got in from L.A. where I closed a big deal!
Came
straight from the airport, and didn't have time to buy you a
gift...I'm so
sorry!"
"It's nothing," said Jones...we're together, that's the main thing!"
Daughter: "Mom, Dad, the firm is shipping me to Europe for a
conference....I
gotta run as soon as din-din's over...didn't have time for a shopping
trip!"
Jones sighed, "I don't care, we just like being together!"
Halfway through the meal, Jones, in a reflective mood,
said.. "Listen, you
three ... Something's been on my mind, and I want to tell you about
it.....your Momma and I...well, we came to this country during the
war,
penniless, desperate...and in the struggle to survive, I'm afraid we
never
got around to getting married....we just knew we loved each other,
and after
a few years, it didn't seem important, so...."
The three offspring, with a collective gasp, said, "DAD! You
mean...you mean
to say...we're...BASTARDS?"
"YEAH, and CHEAP ones, too!" retorted the old man.
three
kids,
all very successful careerists, but not as attentive as the parents
would
have liked, agreed to a Sunday dinner at the old folks house. Of
course,
they
were all late, as usual, and the excuses flowed like wine:
"Happy Anniversary, Dad!" gushed son # 1..."I'm sorry I'm running
late...had
an emergency at the hospital, you know how it is, and I didn't have
time to
stop to get you guys a present!"
"Not to worry!" said the old man..."The important thing is, we're
together!"
Son #2 came rushing in. "POPS! you're lookin' good! And MOM! you're
still
beautiful, love! I just got in from L.A. where I closed a big deal!
Came
straight from the airport, and didn't have time to buy you a
gift...I'm so
sorry!"
"It's nothing," said Jones...we're together, that's the main thing!"
Daughter: "Mom, Dad, the firm is shipping me to Europe for a
conference....I
gotta run as soon as din-din's over...didn't have time for a shopping
trip!"
Jones sighed, "I don't care, we just like being together!"
Halfway through the meal, Jones, in a reflective mood,
said.. "Listen, you
three ... Something's been on my mind, and I want to tell you about
it.....your Momma and I...well, we came to this country during the
war,
penniless, desperate...and in the struggle to survive, I'm afraid we
never
got around to getting married....we just knew we loved each other,
and after
a few years, it didn't seem important, so...."
The three offspring, with a collective gasp, said, "DAD! You
mean...you mean
to say...we're...BASTARDS?"
"YEAH, and CHEAP ones, too!" retorted the old man.