Why I fired my Secretary
I woke up early feeling depressed because it was my birthday, and I
thought, "I'm another year older" but decided not to dwell on it. So I
showered and shaved, knowing when I went down to breakfast my wife would
greet me with a big kiss and say, "Happy birthday, dear." All smiles, I
went into breakfast, and there sat my wife reading the newspaper as
usual. She didn't say one word. So I got myself a cup of coffee and
thought, "Oh well, she forgot. The kids will be down in a few minutes;
they will sing Happy Birthday' and have a nice gift for me." There I sat,
enjoying my coffee, and I waited. Finally the kids came running into the
kitchen yelling, "Give me a slice of toast." "I'm late." "Where is my
coat?" "I'm going to miss the bus." Feeling more depressed than ever, I
left for office. When I walked in, my secretary greeted me with a great
big smile and a cheerful, "Happy birthday, boss." She then asked if she
could get me some coffee. Her remembering my birthday made me feel a
whole lot better.
Later in the morning, my secretary knocked on my office door and said
"Since it's your birthday, why don't we have lunch together?"
Thinking it would make me feel better, I said, "That's a good idea." So
we locked up the office, and because it was my birthday, I said, "Why
don't we drive out of town and have lunch in the country, instead of
going to the usual place?" So we drove out of town and went to a little
out-of-the-way inn and had a couple of martinis and a nice lunch.
We started driving back to town when my secretary said, "why don't we go
by my place, and I will fix you another martini?" It sounded like a good
idea,because we didn't have much to do in the office. So we went to her
apartment, and she fixed some martinis.
After a while, she said, "If you will excuse me, I think I will slip into
something more comfortable," and she left the room. In a few minutes, she
opened her bedroom door and came out carrying a big birthday
cake.Following her were my wife and all my kids. And there I sat with
nothing on but my socks.
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