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03/09/06 -- Never Say None -- The owner of a store overheard one of his employees tell a customer, “Ma’am, at this time there isn’t any. It looks like it will be a while before we can expect some.� The owner was very upset. Hurriedly, he ran over to the customer and said, “We’ll have some soon; Last week we ordered a big batch.� After the customer left, the owner turned to his employee and said, “In the future, never tell a customer that ‘there isn’t any’ or that ‘we’re out of stock.’ You should always say, ‘We just ordered some’ or ‘They’ll be here soon.’� He then asked what the lady had wanted to purchase. “She wanted rain.� The employee said smiling. “She had been asking when I thought it was going to rain.�

Wait Until Next Time

A young man was out on a date with his girlfriend one Sunday evening. He walked with her around half the city and passed many restaurants. After passing by one especially large restaurant, his girlfriend said: “It smells so good outside that restaurant!� The young man replied, “It seems like you really like the way that restaurant smells don’t you? Maybe we should walk by it again.� His girlfriend both tired and hungry replied, “You’ll have to wait until next time!�

Losing 3 Kilograms

A certain husband and his wife were apart for two weeks. The husband was part of a work inspection group in another province. One evening he got a call from his wife. She said that she had lost 3 kilograms (6.6 lbs). The people he worked with were enthusiastic about the news, but he was quite worried. His co-workers didn’t understand, so they finally asked him, “Your wife has lost weight—now she will be more slender and beautiful. How can you not be pleased?’ He said with a sad expression, “How can it possibly be a good thing that my wife has lost weight! She was only 33 kilograms (73 lbs) to start out with!�

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--Translated By Joseph McMullin

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