The old man placed an order for one plain hamburger, fries and a cola.
At the table, he unwrapped the hamburger and carefully cut it in two, placing one half in front of his wife. He then carefully counted out the fries, dividing them into two piles, and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink and then set down the carton between them.
As he began to eat his few bites of hamburger, the people around them were looking and whispering. Obviously, they were thinking, "That poor old couple - all they can afford is one meal between the two of them". When the man began to eat his fries, a young man came to the table and politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple. The old man said they were fine - they were used to sharing everything.
People closer to the table noticed that the little old lady hadn't eaten a bite. She sat watching her husband eat and occasionally she took turns at sipping the drink.
Again, the young man came over and begged them to let him buy another meal for them. This time the old man said, "No, thank you; we are used to sharing everything".
Finally, as the old man finished and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin, the young man again came over, and spoke to the little old woman, who had yet to eat a bite, and asked, "What is it you are waiting for?"
She answered: "The dentures."
At the table, he unwrapped the hamburger and carefully cut it in two, placing one half in front of his wife. He then carefully counted out the fries, dividing them into two piles, and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink and then set down the carton between them.
As he began to eat his few bites of hamburger, the people around them were looking and whispering. Obviously, they were thinking, "That poor old couple - all they can afford is one meal between the two of them". When the man began to eat his fries, a young man came to the table and politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple. The old man said they were fine - they were used to sharing everything.
People closer to the table noticed that the little old lady hadn't eaten a bite. She sat watching her husband eat and occasionally she took turns at sipping the drink.
Again, the young man came over and begged them to let him buy another meal for them. This time the old man said, "No, thank you; we are used to sharing everything".
Finally, as the old man finished and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin, the young man again came over, and spoke to the little old woman, who had yet to eat a bite, and asked, "What is it you are waiting for?"
She answered: "The dentures."