Why Parents Drink!

[Jemisa]

The boss wondered why one of his most valued employees was absent but had not phoned in sick. So he dialed the employee's home phone number and was greeted with a child's whisper. ' Hello ? ' 'Is your daddy home?' ' Yes, he's out in the garden ,' whispered the small voice. 'May I talk with him?' The child whispered, ' No .' ; So the boss asked, 'Well, is your Mommy there?' ' Yes, she's out in the garden too '& The boss asked; 'May I talk with her?' Again the small voice whispered, ' No .' Hoping there was somebody with whom he could leave a message, the boss asked, 'Is anybody else
there?' ' Yes ,' whispered the child, ' a policeman.. ' Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee's home, the boss asked, 'May I speak with the policeman?' ' No, he's busy , ' whispered the child. 'Busy doing what?' ' Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the police dog men. ' Growing more worried as he heard a loud noise in the
background, the boss asked, 'What is that noise?' ' It's a helicopter ' answered the whispering voice. 'What is going on there?' demanded the boss, now truly apprehensive. ' The search team just landed a helicopter ' 'A search team?' said the boss. 'What are they searching for?' Still whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled giggle.... ' ME

[mrs.chappie]

Another one of Jem's jems. :o)

[boxtops]

I don't understand how the title matches the story ;-(

[Jemisa]

Well boxtops I think its trying to say if you've got a little monster at home who plays these sort of tricks you reach for the bottle to calm ones nerves (& temper) before planning a murder. IMO

jem

[marval]

HaHa

[starone]

Great - lol

[Bobbisox]

Jem is the BEST imo, for her jokes
hope you continue to get well Jem
Joy xx

[cc1]

Still very funny, I can remember sending this to a lot of people a few months ago, don't know where it came from.