a lie detector funny

[jwintosh]

John was a salesman's delight when it came to any kind of unusual gimmicks.
His wife Marsha had long ago given up trying to get him to change.



One day John came home with another one of his unusual purchases. It was a
robot that John claimed was actually a lie detector. It was about 5:30 that
afternoon when Tommy, their 11-year-old son, returned home from school.
Tommy was more than two hours late..



"Where have you been? Why are you more than two hours late getting home?"
asked John.



"Several of us went to the library to work on an extra credit project," said
Tommy.



The robot walked around the table and slapped Tommy, knocking him completely
out of his chair.



"Son," said John, "this robot is a lie detector, now tell us where you
really were after school."



"We went to Bobby's house and watched a movie." said Tommy.



"What did you watch?" asked Marsha.



"The Ten Commandments." answered Tommy.



The robot went around to Tommy and once again slapped him, knocking him off
his chair.



With his lip quivering, Tommy got up, sat down and said, "I'm sorry. I lied.
We really watched a tape called 'The Sex Queen.'"



"I'm ashamed of you, son," said John. "When I was your age, I never lied to
my parents."



The robot walked around to John and delivered a whack that nearly knocked
him out of his chair.



Marsha doubled over in laughter, almost in tears and said, "Boy, did you
ever ask for that one! You can't be too mad with Tommy. After all, he IS
your son!"



The robot walked around to Marsha and knocked her out of her chair.