Considering the recent invectives flying about this NG recently, I put = forth this little bit of mirth in a effort to Cool youse guys down.
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A man asked a waiter to take a bottle of Merlot to an unusually = attractive woman sitting alone at a table in a cozy little restaurant.=20
The waiter took the Merlot to the woman and said, 'This is from the = gentleman who is seated over there.' and indicated the sender with a nod = of his head. =20
She stared at the wine coolly for a few seconds, not looking at the man, = then decided to send a reply to him by a note. =20
The waiter, who was lingering nearby for a response, took the note from = her and conveyed it to the gentleman.=20
The note read: 'For me to accept this bottle, you need to have a = Mercedes in your garage, a million dollars in the bank and 7 inches in = your pants'. =20
After reading the note, the man decided to compose one of his own in = return. He folded the note, handed it to the waiter and instructed him = to deliver it to the lady.=20
It read: 'Just to let you know things aren't always what they appear to = be, I have a Ferrari Maranello, BMW Z8, Mercedes CL600, and a Porsche = Turbo in my several garages; I have beautiful homes in Aspen, and Miami = , and a 10,000 acre ranch in Louisiana . I have over twenty million = dollars in my bank account and portfolio. But, not even for a woman as = beautiful as you are, would I cut off three inches. Please send the = bottle back.'=20
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