[Vision2020] The Mother and Three Sons (Humor)

[Tom Hansen]

The Mother and Three Sons 

Three sons left home, started careers and prospered. Getting back together,
they discussed the gifts that they were able to give their elderly mother
for her seventieth birthday. The first said, "I built a big house for Mom." 

The second said, "I sent her a Mercedes with a driver." 

The third smiled and said, "I've got you both beat. You know how Mom enjoys
the Bible and you know she can't see very well. I sent her a brown parrot
that can recite the entire Bible. It took 20 monks in a monastery 12 years
to teach him. I had to pledge to contribute $100,000 a year for 10 years,
but it was worth it. Mom just has to name the chapter and verse and the
parrot will recite it." 

Soon thereafter, Mom sent out letters of thanks: 

She wrote to the first son, "Milton, the house you built is not practical. I
live in only one room, but I have to heat, cool, and clean the whole house."


She wrote to the second son, "Marvin, I am too old to travel. I stay home
all the time, so I never use the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!" 

She wrote the third son, "Dearest Melvin, you were the only son to have the
good sense to know what your mother likes. The chicken was delicious."

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Take care, Moscow (you, too, Vandals).

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
UI '96

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving
safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, chocolate in one hand, a drink in the other, body thoroughly used
up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO. What a ride!'"