He told the jeweler he was looking for a special ring for his
The old man said, ‘No, I’d like to see something more special.’
At that statement, the jeweler went to his special stock and
The young lady’s eyes sparkled and her whole body trembled
The old man seeing this said, ‘We’ll take it.’
The jeweler asked how payment would be made and the old
Monday morning, the jeweler phoned the old man. ‘There’s no
‘I know,’ said the old man, ‘But let me tell you about my
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN GUILTY OF LOOKING AT OTHERS YOUR OWN AGE AND THINKING,
‘SURELY I CAN’T LOOK THAT OLD. WELL.. YOU’LL LOVE THIS ONE.
MY NAME IS ALICE SMITH AND I WAS SITTING IN THE WAITING ROOM FOR MY FIRST
APPOINTMENT WITH A NEW DENTIST. I NOTICED HIS DDS DIPLOMA, WHICHBORE HIS
FULL NAME. SUDDENLY, I REMEMBERED A TALL, HANDSOME, DARK-HAIREDBOY WITH THE
SAME NAME HAD BEEN IN MY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS SOME 40-ODD YEARS AGO.
COULD HE BE THE SAME GUY THAT I HAD A SECRET CRUSH ON, WAY BACK THEN?
UPON SEEING HIM, HOWEVER, I QUICKLY DISCARDED ANY SUCH THOUGHT. THIS
BALDING, GRAY-HAIRED MAN WITH THE DEEPLY LINED FACE WAS WAY TOO OLD TO HAVE
BEEN MY CLASSMATE.
AFTER HE EXAMINED MY TEETH, CURIOSITY GOT THE BEST OF ME AND I ASKED HIM IF
HE HAD ATTENDED MORGAN PARK HIGH SCHOOL.
“YES. YES, I DID. I’M A MUSTANG.” HE GLEAMED WITH PRIDE.
“WHEN DID YOU GRADUATE?” I ASKED.
HE ANSWERED, “IN 1959. WHY DO YOU ASK?”
“YOU WERE IN MY CLASS!” I EXCLAIMED.
HE LOOKED AT ME CLOSELY.
THEN, THAT UGLY, OLD, BALD, WRINKLED, FAT ASS, GRAY-HAIRED, DECREPIT
SON-OF-A-BITCH ASKED,
“WHAT DID YOU TEACH?”