31-61 How do you want your rice?
Mary and Benjy have been dating throughout their college years but at no time did Benjy talk once to Mary about marriage.
But now that they have graduated, Mary's mother, Kitty, has a quiet talk with her daughter.
"Darling," says Kitty, "although Benjy is an absolutely smashing young man, I think you've been too patient with him. He'll make a marvelous husband but he needs a bit of pushing. You must now use every opportunity to hint at marriage."
The following weekend, Benjy takes Mary to a Chinese Restaurant.
As he reads the menu, he casually asks her, "Mary darling, how do you want your rice? Boiled? Or fried?"
Without hesitating, Mary looks up at him, smiles sexily and replies, "Thrown." |