Being a teenager and getting a tattoo seem to go hand in
hand these days. I wasn't surprised when one of my daughter's friends showed me
a delicate little Japanese symbol on her hip. "Please don't tell my
parents," she begged.
"I won't," I promised. "By the way, what
does that stand for?"
"Honesty," she said.
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A good friend of mine warned me that, as my three
daughters became old enough to date, I'd disapprove of every young man who took
them out.
When the time came, I was pleased that my friend's
prediction was wrong. Each boy was pleasant and well mannered.
Talking to my daughter Joanna one day, I said that I
liked all the young men she and her sisters brought home.
"You know, Dad," she replied, "we don't
show you everybody."
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Two golfing friends were about to tee off, when one
fellow noticed that his partner had but one golf ball.
"Don't you have at least one other ball?" he
asked.
"Nope, I only need one ball."
"Are you sure? What happens if you lose that
one?"
"This is a very special golf ball. You can't lose
it, so I don't need another one."
"What do you mean you can't lose it! What happens if
you slice your shot and the ball goes in the lake?"
"That's okay, this special golf ball senses when
it's under water and it puts out a steam of bubbles. I'll be able to retrieve
it. You can't lose this ball"
"Well what happens if you hit it into the long
rough?"
"No problem, you see, this ball can detect the long
grass and it sends up puffs of fluorescent smoke. I'll be able to see it
easily. You can't lose this ball"
Exasperated, the friend asks, "Okay. Let's say our
game goes late, the sun goes down, and you hit your ball deep into the trees
and it gets lost among the bushes and shrubs? What are you going to do
then?"
"That's okay too. You see, this special ball can
sense the darkness and it makes a beeping sound. I'll be able to get it back -
no problem."
Finally satisfied that he needs only the one amazing golf
ball, the friend asks, "Hey, where did you get a golf ball like that
anyway?"
"I found it."
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