Thursday, July 14, 2011

A double whammy

A middle-aged couple had two beautiful daughters but always talked about having a son. They decided to try one last time for the son they always wanted.

The wife got pregnant and delivered a healthy baby boy. The joyful father rushed to the nursery to see his new son.

He was horrified at the ugliest child he had ever seen. He told his wife: "There's no way I can be the father of this baby. Look at the two beautiful daughters I fathered! Have you been fooling around behind my back?"

The wife smiled sweetly and replied: "Not this time!"

I hope I have used the 'double whammy' correctly (when two setbacks occur at the same time) ...

'A double whammy is when something causes two problems at the same time, or when two setbacks occur at the same time.'

I think the following headline which appears in The Star newspaper (July 13) is incorrect...

Love unrequited for two

KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no happy ending for an 82-year-old woman pining for a married temple priest. The man insists that he wants nothing to do with her...

This case involves two persons, so there can only be one love unrequited!
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