03-08-2006, 12:00 AM
A man called his sons together and asked them: "OK, which one of you pushed the outhouse until it collapsed?"
None of them moved a muscle. So he said: "You know, George Washington had a cherry tree, and one of his sons cut it down. When he asked his sons who did it, his one son came forward and admitted to doing it. And, because he was so honest, he didn't get a beating."
"OK dad, it was me, I collapsed the outhouse", said one of his sons. So the father immediately took the boy and gave him the hiding of his life.
In tears, the boy asked "But why are you beating me for being honest, when George Washington's son wasn't beaten for being honest?"
"Because, son, George Washington wasn't sitting in the tree when his son cut it down."
None of them moved a muscle. So he said: "You know, George Washington had a cherry tree, and one of his sons cut it down. When he asked his sons who did it, his one son came forward and admitted to doing it. And, because he was so honest, he didn't get a beating."
"OK dad, it was me, I collapsed the outhouse", said one of his sons. So the father immediately took the boy and gave him the hiding of his life.
In tears, the boy asked "But why are you beating me for being honest, when George Washington's son wasn't beaten for being honest?"
"Because, son, George Washington wasn't sitting in the tree when his son cut it down."