A anxious housewife raced to the telephone when it rang and listened with comfort to the gentle voice in her ear.
“How are you, darling?” she asked. “What kind of day are you having?” “Oh, mother,” the woman on the phone said, sobbing bitterly, “I’ve had such a bad day. The baby won’t eat, the washing machine broke, I haven’t had a chance to go shopping, and I’ve just sprained my ankle and I have to hobble around. On top of that, the house is a mess, and I’m supposed to have two couples to dinner tonight.” The mother was shocked and sympathetic all at once. “Oh, darling,” she said, “sit down, relax, and close your eyes,” she said.
Now stop crying. I’ll do everything. I’ll even call George at work and tell him he should come home and help out for once.” “George?” “Who’s George?” “Why, George! Your husband!…. Is this 223-1374? “No, this is 223-1375.” “Oh, I’m sorry. I guess I have the wrong number.” After a brief silence, the other woman asked, “Does this mean you’re not coming over?
Hi there. Hello, honey. This is Daddy. Is Mommy close to the telephone?
“No, dad. She and Uncle Paul are in the bedroom upstairs.
Daddy says, “But honey, you don’t have an Uncle Paul,” after a brief silence.
“Oh, I do,” Mommy says, and he is currently in the bedroom upstairs with Mommy.
After a little while, Daddy says: “All right, then do this for me. Scream that Daddy’s car just pulled into the driveway, put the phone down on the table, and race upstairs to knock on the bedroom door.
Alright, give me a minute, Daddy.
The young girl returns to the phone a few minutes later.
“Daddy, I did it.”
“And, honey, what happened?” Daddy inquired.
“Well, Mommy became frightened, leaped from the bed, naked, and screamed as she ran around.” She isn’t moving at all after tripping over the rug and hitting her head on the dresser.
“Oh my God! What became to your uncle Paul?
He was also naked when he sprung from the bed. He sprang out of the back window and into the swimming pool because he was so terrified. However, I suppose he was unaware that you had cleaned it and removed the water last week. I believe he is dead after hitting the bottom of the pool.
Extended silence…
The father says,
Is this 486-5731? Or is it a swimming pool?