 Prom date?
As a young mans graduation and prom grows near, his father realizes that his son, the victim of a terrible auto accident in which he lost an eye, probably won't attend as he's grown shy and reclusive because of it. His Father decides to surprise him with a graduation gift of a glass eye, in the hope he'll come out of his shell and attend the prom. He goes to the Eye Doctor to price the cost. The Doctor tells him a glass eye costs $500. The Father says, "I can't afford that, what else you got"? The Doctor tells him he has a plastic eye for $250. The Father says, "I can't afford that either". Disappointed, he heads home. What can I do, he thinks? There must be something. He then realizes, wait, I'm an excellent carpenter. I can make him an eye out of wood and proceeds to do just that. Using his lathe he turns the wood to the appropriate size and paints it to look as close to real as possible. Presenting it to his son, he sees that it's almost perfect if viewed from a distance, and his son agrees. He convinces his son to give it a try by at least attending the prom. Still somewhat self-consious, he sits alone in the corner for most of the evening. Finally, the band announces the last song of the evening. Steeling himself, he thinks, I at least have to dance one dance at my prom. Looking around he sees a chubby young girl sitting by herself. Mustering all his courage he approaches her and asks if she'd like to dance. Looking up at him, she says, "would I, would I"!? He looks down at her and shouts, "oh yeah, Fatso, Fatso"!  | 
08-13-2009
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