Why parents drink...
A boss wondered why one of his most valued
employees had not phoned in sick one day. Having
an urgent problem with one of the main
computers, he dialled the employee's home phone number and
was greeted with a child's whisper.
"Hello."
"Is your daddy home?" he asked.
"Yes," whispered the small voice.
May I talk with him?"
The child whispered, "No."
Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult, the
boss asked, "Is your Mommy there?"
"Yes."
"May I talk with her?"
Again the small voice whispered, "No."
Hoping there was somebody with whom he could
leave a message, the boss asked, "Is anybody else
there?"
"Yes," whispered the child, "a policeman"
Wondering what a cop would be doing at his
employee's home, the boss asked, "May I speak
with the policeman?"
"No, he's busy", whispered the child.
"Busy doing what?"
"Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman,"
came the whispered answer.
Growing more worried as he heard what sounded
like a helicopter through the ear piece on the
phone, the boss asked, "What is that noise?"
"A helicopter" answered the whispering voice.
"What is going on there?" demanded the boss, now
truly apprehensive.
Again, whispering, the child answered, "The search
team just landed the Helicopter."
Alarmed, concerned and a little frustrated the
boss asked, "What are they searching for?"
Still whispering, the young voice replied with a
muffled giggle: "ME."