Newlywed Problems

"Newlywed Problems"*

*A young couple decided to wed. As the big day
approached, they grew apprehensive. Each had a problem
they had never before shared with anyone, not even each other.

The Groom-to-be, overcoming his fear, decided to ask
his father for advice. "Father," he said, "I am deeply
concerned about the success of my marriage. I love my
fiance, very much, but you see, I have very smelly
feet, and I'm afraid that my future wife will be put off by them."

"No problem," said dad, "all you have to do is wash
your feet as often as possible, and always wear socks,
even to bed." Well, to him this seemed a workable solution.

The bride-to-be, overcoming her fear, decided to take
her problem up her mom. "Mom," she said, "When I wake
up in the morning my breath is truly awful." "Honey,"
her mother consoled, "everyone has bad breath in the
morning." "No, you don't understand. My morning
breath is so bad, I'm afraid that my new husband will
not want to sleep in the same room with me."

Her mother said simply, "Try this. In the morning, get
straight out of bed, and head for the bathroom and
brush your teeth. The key is, not to say a word until
you've brushed your teeth. Not a word," her mother
affirmed. Well, she thought it was certainly worth a try.

The loving couple were finally married in a beautiful
ceremony. Not forgetting the advice each had received,
he with his perpetual socks and she with her morning
silence, they managed quite well. That is, until about
six months later.

Shortly before dawn, the husband wakes with a start to
find that one of his socks had come off. Fearful of
the consequences, he frantically searches the bed.
This, of course, woke his bride and without thinking,
she immediately asks, "What on earth are you doing?"

"Oh, no!" he gasped in shock, "You've swallowed my sock!"
Received on Tue Dec 2 18:24:09 2008