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THE DEAD GIVEAWAY

2/19/2015

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                                               THE DEAD GIVEAWAY

                                   We read a recent news release in which
                                   President Carter's mother intimated that
                                   "A throbbing neck vein is a dead giveaway
                                   that the chief executive is angry."
      
                                   We can certainly identify with the President's
                                   outward sign of an inward irritability.

                                   The other afternoon, our wife presented us 
                                   with a doctor's bill that almost made us pass
                                   out. As we sat there gazing at the inflationary
                                   figure, a large tear began to well up in the 
                                   corner of our eye.

                                   "Please dear," said our wife, "no weeping in
                                   front of the children."

                                   Then our wife boldly showed us today's grocery
                                   bill. We began to moan and groan vociferously.
                
                                   "Please honey," said the wife, "try to control the
                                   wailing."
                         
                                   Just then, one of our sons came in the house
                                   after spending most of the day painting his club
                                   house. We could tell in an instance that he had 
                                   gone up to his room, for there were white shoe
                                   prints  on the carpet all the way up on the stairs.

                                   We began to grit and grind our teeth.
                              
                                   "Aw, come on honey, said the wife. "We can't hear
                                   the TV."

                                   As we began to retire for the night, our sweet wife
                                   remarked "Dear I'm so proud of you. In spite of
                                   everything, you've got the calmest neck veins
                                   of anyone I ever saw."

                                   (This article was written in 1977)



                             


                               
                               
                               
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