A young man saw an elderly couple sitting
down to lunch at McDonald's. He noticed that they had ordered
one meal, and an extra drink cup. As he watched, the gentleman
carefully divided the hamburger in half, then counted out the
fries, one for him, one for her, until each had half of them.
Then he poured half of the soft drink into
the extra cup and set that in front of his wife. The old man
then began to eat, and his wife sat watching, with her hands
folded in her lap. The young man decided to ask if they would
allow him to purchase another meal for them so that they didn't
have to split theirs.
The old gentleman said, "Oh no. We've
been married 50 years, and everything has always been and will
always be shared, 50/50." The young man then asked the wife
if she was going to eat, and she replied, "Not yet. It's
his turn with the teeth." |