Just Ask
Published Jan 01, 1900
Jake came home from a hard day's work, sat down at the kitchen table, and said to his wife, "Sadie, for once in your life don't start with your troubles. Ask, instead, what happened to me at business. Ask, already, what kind of day I had. Go ahead, ask. Just ask..." Whereupon Sadie asked apprehensively, "So what happened, Jake?" Then, Jake buried his head in his hands, and said, "What happened??? Oh, Sadie, better you shouldn't ask!"
Originally published November 14, 2002.
