Message-ID: <11087021.1075853967181.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 05:09:00 -0800 (PST) From: dheineke@corustuscaloosa.com To: djones1969@yahoo.com, dfarmer@ect.enron.com, griffin@lonestarsteel.com, jfoster@corustuscaloosa.com, dacker@tsteel.com Subject: FW: Box under the bed Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: David Heineke X-To: "'djones1969@yahoo.com'" , "'dfarmer@ECT.ENRON.com'" , "'griffin@lonestarsteel.com'" , John Foster , Dennis Acker X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Darren_Farmer_Dec2000\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: Farmer-D X-FileName: dfarmer.nsf -----Original Message----- From: Carol Covington Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 12:46 PM To: Betty Carroll; David Heineke; George Hurst; Glenn Stamps; Jim Wallis; Ricky Stewart; Tammy Kelley; 'CackleCC@aol.com' Subject: FW: Box under the bed -----Original Message----- From: Julie Wright [SMTP:julie@rpcga.com] Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 12:40 PM To: Candy Grant; Carol Covington; Faye Click; Jim Love Subject: Box under the bed Subject: Box under the bed > Box under the bed > > When Bill and Hillary first got married Bill said, "I am putting a box under > the bed. You must promise never to look in it." In all their 30 years of > marriage Hillary never looked. > > However, on the afternoon of their 30th anniversary, curiosity got the best > of her and she lifted the lid and peeked inside. In the box were 3 empty > beer cans and $81,874.25 in cash. > > She closed the box and put it back under the bed. Now that she knew what > was in the box, she was doubly curious as to why. That evening they were out > for a special dinner. After dinner Hillary could no longer contain her > curiosity and she confessed, saying, "I am so sorry. For all these years I > kept my promise and never looked into the box under our bed. However, > today the temptation was too much and I gave in. But now I need to know, > why do you keep the cans in the box?" > > Bill thought for a while and said, "I guess after all these years you > deserve to know the truth. Whenever I was unfaithful to you I put an empty > beer can in the box under the bed to remind myself not to do it again." > > Hillary was shocked, but said, "Hmmm, Jennifer, Paula and Monica. I am > very disappointed and saddened but temptation does happen and I guess that > 3 > times is not that bad considering the years." > > They hugged and made their peace. > > A little while later Hillary asked Bill, "So why do you have all that money > in the box?" > > Bill answered, "Well, whenever the box filled up with empty cans, I took > them to the recycling center and redeemed them for cash."