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Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting together for Christmas, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother.

The first said, “I built a big house for our mother.”

The second said, “I sent her a Mercedes.”

The third smiled and said, “I’ve got you both beat. You remember how mom enjoyed reading the Bible? And you know she can’t see very well. So I sent her a remarkable parrot that recites the entire Bible. It took elders in the church 12 years to teach him. He’s one of a kind. Mom just has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot recites it.”

Soon thereafter, Mom sent out her letters of thanks:

“Dear Milton,” she wrote one son, “The house you built is too huge. I live in only one room, but I have to keep the whole house clean!”

“Dear Gerald,” she wrote to another, “I am too old to travel. I stay at home most of the time, so I rarely use the Mercedes.”

“Dearest Donald,” she wrote to her third son, “You have the good sense to know what your Mother likes. The chicken was Dee-licious!”

• If you work too hard, there is never any time for her.
  If you don’t work enough, you’re a good-for-nothing bum.

• If she has a boring repetitive job with low pay, it’s exploitation.
  If you have a boring repetitive job with low pay, you should get off your butt and find something better.

• If you get a promotion ahead of her, it’s favoritism.
  If she gets a job ahead of you, it’s equal opportunity.

• If you mention how nice she looks, it’s sexual harassment.
  If you keep quiet, it’s male indifference.

• If you cry, you’re a wimp.
  If you don’t, you’re insensitive.

• If you make a decision without consulting her, you’re a control freak.
  If she makes a decision without consulting you, she’s a liberated woman.

• If you ask her to do something she doesn’t enjoy, that’s manipulation.
  If she asks you, it’s a favor.

• If you try to keep yourself in shape, you’re self-centered.
  If you don’t, you’re a slob.

• If you buy her flowers, you’re after something.
  If you don’t, you’re not thoughtful.

• If you’re proud of your achievements, you’re an egotist.
  If you’re not, you’re not ambitious.

• If she has a headache, she’s tired.
  If you have a headache, you don’t love her anymore.

from www.funnyjunk.com

FOREST LAKE, Minn. (UPI) – American Express’ credit card motto may be “Don’t leave home without it,” but a Minnesota car dealer may have gone too far, allegedly owing millions in charges.

The credit card company is suing Forest Lake Ford President John D. Berken in federal court for allegedly failing to pay back $3.85 million it says he took out in $90,000 increments throughout October and November, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported Tuesday.

Berken, 39, said the civil lawsuit filed Friday caught him off guard.

“It’s the first I’ve heard of it. As far as I know, we’re up to date” in making payments, he said. “The last charge was for $200,000, and we made it like clockwork.”

A search of public records showed no criminal charges against Berken, the newspaper said. However, the Pioneer Press said state records indicate a man named John D. Berken with the same birth date as the Forest Lake car dealer has several check-forgery and theft convictions on his record and served about 20 months in prison in the mid-1990s. Berken said that’s not him.

An attorney for American Express said the company generally does not talk about pending litigation.

Copyright 2008 by United Press International