| 50/50
A young man saw an elderly
couple sitting down to lunch at McDonald's. He noticed that they had ordered one
meal, and an extra drink cup. As he watched, the older gentleman carefully divided
the hamburger in half, then counted out the fries, one for him, one for her, until
each had half of them.
Then the old man poured half of the soft drink
into the extra cup and set that in front of his wife. The old man then began to
eat, and his wife sat watching, with her hands folded in her lap.
The
young man decided to ask if they would allow him to purchase another meal for
them so that they didn't have to split theirs.
The old gentleman said,
"Oh, no. We're old. This is plenty for us. Besides, we've been married 50 years,
and everything has always been and will always be shared, 50/50."
The
young man then asked the wife if she was going to eat her share, and she replied,
"Not yet. This time he gets the first turn with the teeth."
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