carpetclean
12th March 2004, 18:28
Just been sent this.
A little old couple walked slowly into a McDonalds one cold winter
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> > They looked out of place amid the young families and young couples
> > eating there that night. Some of the customers looked admiringly at
> > them. You could tell what the admirers were thinking. "Look, there is
> > a couple who has been through a lot together, probably for 60 years or
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> > more!" The little old man walked up to the cash register, placed his
> > order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. The couple took
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> > a table near the back wall and started taking food off of the tray.
> > There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The
> > little old man unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in
> > half. He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully
> > counted out the French fries, divided them in two piles and neatly
> > placed one pile in front of his wife.
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> > He took a sip of the drink, and then his wife took a sip as the man
> > began to eat his few bites. Again, you could tell what people around
> > the old couple were thinking. "That poor old couple." As the old man
> > began eating his French fires, a young man stood up and walked to the
> > old couples' table. He politely offered to buy another meal. The old
> > man replied that they were just fine. They were used to sharing
> > everything. Then the crowd noticed that the little old lady still
> > hadn't eaten a thing. She just sat there watching her husband eat and
> > occasionally sipped some of the drink. Again, the young man came over
> > and begged them to let him buy them another meal. This time, the lady
> > explained that no, they were used to sharing. As the little old man
> > finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin, the
> > young man could stand it no longer and asked again. After being
> > politely refused again, he finally asked the little old lady, "Ma'am,
> > why aren't you eating. You said that you share everything. What is it
> > that you are waiting for?" She answered,
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A little old couple walked slowly into a McDonalds one cold winter
> > evening.
> >
> > They looked out of place amid the young families and young couples
> > eating there that night. Some of the customers looked admiringly at
> > them. You could tell what the admirers were thinking. "Look, there is
> > a couple who has been through a lot together, probably for 60 years or
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> > more!" The little old man walked up to the cash register, placed his
> > order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. The couple took
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> > a table near the back wall and started taking food off of the tray.
> > There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The
> > little old man unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in
> > half. He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully
> > counted out the French fries, divided them in two piles and neatly
> > placed one pile in front of his wife.
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> > He took a sip of the drink, and then his wife took a sip as the man
> > began to eat his few bites. Again, you could tell what people around
> > the old couple were thinking. "That poor old couple." As the old man
> > began eating his French fires, a young man stood up and walked to the
> > old couples' table. He politely offered to buy another meal. The old
> > man replied that they were just fine. They were used to sharing
> > everything. Then the crowd noticed that the little old lady still
> > hadn't eaten a thing. She just sat there watching her husband eat and
> > occasionally sipped some of the drink. Again, the young man came over
> > and begged them to let him buy them another meal. This time, the lady
> > explained that no, they were used to sharing. As the little old man
> > finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin, the
> > young man could stand it no longer and asked again. After being
> > politely refused again, he finally asked the little old lady, "Ma'am,
> > why aren't you eating. You said that you share everything. What is it
> > that you are waiting for?" She answered,
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> > "The teeth."