Thursday, October 22, 2009

The Silver Gravy Ladle


John invited his mother over for dinner. During the meal, his mother couldn't help noticing how handsome John's roommate was. She had long been suspicious of Johns' sexual orientation 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 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, Mark and I are just roommates."
About a week later, Mark 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 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, John received a letter from his mother which read: "Dear Son, I'm not saying that you 'do' sleep with Mark, and I'm not saying that you 'do not' sleep with Mark. But the fact remains that if he was sleeping in his own bed, he would have found the gravy ladle by now. Love, Mom"

9 comments:

Kyle Leach said...

LOL. A great way to start the day. Grinning ear to ear. Thanks Geoff!

Larry Ohio said...

Really funny Geoff. Thanks for the story.

A Lewis said...

From Bea Arthur's One Woman Show !!! I heard her tell this story on stage years ago.....I still recount it. Love it love it love it.

RAD said...

That mom is one smart cookie...reminds me of most mom that have what I like to call her special sons "mother darlings" :-)

Scotty Farrell said...

OMG this was funny!

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

I heard Bea Arthur tell this story during her one woman show. It brought down the house. And I laughed all over again reading it here.

cum.lover said...

Gr8 story! I, too, heard Bea Arthur tell it. BTW, I'm not saying you are gay & I'm not saying you are not gay, but anyone who grooves on Bea Arthur must be gay!

Anonymous said...

Laugh out loud funny! The punchline sounded familiar but it wasn't until I read the comments that I knew why. Thanks!

 
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