The Gravy Ladle

The Gravy Ladle
John invited his mother over for dinner one night. During the meal, his mother couldn't help noticing how beautiful her son's roommate, Julie, was. She had long been suspicious of a relationship between them.

Over the course of the evening, while watching the two of them interact, she become more convinced that there was something going on between the two of them.

John had noticed his mother eyeing the two of them, watching everything they did with a suspicious eye. Finally, he approached his mother and said, "I know what you are thinking, but I assure you, Julie and I are just roommates."

About a week later, Julie asked John, "Ever since your mother was here for dinner, I haven't been able to find the silver gravy ladle. You don't suppose she took it, do you?"

John answered, "Well, I doubt it, but I'll ask her if she knows anything about it in this letter I'm writing just to be sure." And so he wrote: "Dearest Mother, I ‘m not saying you DID take the gravy ladle from my apartment, and I'm not saying you DIDN'T. But the fact remains that it has been missing since that night you were over for dinner."

Several days later, John received a letter from his mother. "Dear Son, I'm not saying that you ARE sleeping with Julie, and I'm not saying that you AREN'T. But the fact remains, if she were sleeping in her own bed, she would have found the gravy ladle by now. Love Mom."

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