John was a salesman's delight
when it came to any kind of unusual
gimmick. His wife Marsha
had long ago given up trying to get
him to
change.
One day, John came home with another one of his
unusual purchases.
It was a robot that John claimed was
actually a lie detector.
It was just about 5:30
that afternoon when Tommy, their 11 year
old son
returned home from school. Tommy was over 2 hours
late.
'Where have you been? Why are you over
2 hours late getting
home?', they
asked.
'Several of us went to the library to work on an
extra credit
project' said
Tommy.
The Robot then walked around the table and
slapped Tommy, knocking
him completely out of his
chair.
'Son, this robot is a lie detector, now tell us
where you went after school.'
'We went to Bobby's
house and watched a movie.'
'What did you watch?'
asked Marsha.
'The Ten Commandments.' answered
Tommy.
The Robot went around to Tommy and once
again slapped him, knocking
him off his
chair.
With lip quivering, Tommy got up, sat down
and said, 'I am sorry I lied.
We really watched a
tape called Sex Queen.'
'I'm ashamed of you Son,'
said John. 'When I was your age, I
never lied to
my parents.'
The robot then walked around to John
and delivered a roundhouse
right that nearly
knocked him out of his chair.
Marsha was bent
double laughing, almost in tears. 'Boy, did
you
ever ask for that one! And you can't be
too mad with Tommy.
After all, he is your
son!'
The Robot immediately walked around to
Marsha, and slapped her
three
times.
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