Re: Fw: THE GOOD NAPKINS!!!!!

[Guest guest]

This reminds me of the time when I asked my hubby to put a Thermacare

on my back! I held it out to him and asked if he would stick it on

my back, and the look he had was priceless!

-Sharon, NY

In RSD-CRPSofAmerica , " Tonia " <iowahillbilly@h...>

wrote:

> This sounds more and more like something Crystal would do!!!

lmao....good

> thing she doesn't talk very good yet!!! I'd be in BIG trouble

otherwise!

>

> Tonia

>

> THE GOOD NAPKINS!!!!!

> My mother taught me to read when I was four years old (her first

> mistake).

> One day ,I was in the bathroom and noticed one of the cabinet doors

> was

> ajar. I read the box in the cabinet.

> I then asked my mother why she was keeping 'napkins' in the

bathroom.

> Didn't they belong in the kitchen?

> Not wanting to burden me with unnecessary facts, she told me that

> those were

> for " special occasions " (her second mistake).

> Now fast forward a few months....It's Thanksgiving Day, and my

folks are

> leaving to pick up my uncle and his wife for dinner... Mom had

> assignments

> for all of us while they were gone. Mine was to set the table.

> When they returned, my uncle came in first and immediately burst

into

> laughter. Next came his wife who gasped, then began giggling. Next

> came

> my

> father, who roared with laughter. Then came Mom, who almost died of

> embarrassment when she saw each place setting on the table with

a ...

>

>

>

>

> " special occasion " napkin at each plate, with the fork carefully

> arranged

> on top. I had even tucked the little tail in so they didn't hang

off

> the

> edge!!

> My mother asked me why I used these and, of course, my response sent

> the

> other adults into further fits of laughter. " But, Mom, you SAID they

> were

> for special occasions!!! "

> Pass this on to Girlfriends who need a good laugh