one cold winter evening. They looked out of place amid
the young families and young couples eating there that
night.
Some of the customers looked admiringly at them. You
could tell what the admirers were thinking:
"Look, there is a couple who has been through a lot
together, probably for 60 years or more!"
The little old man walked up to the cash register,
placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for
their meal.
The couple took a table near the back wall and started
taking food off of the tray.
There was one hamburger, one order of french fries
and one drink. The little old man unwrapped the plain
hamburger and carefully cut it in half. He placed one
half in front of his wife. Then he carefully counted
out the french fries, divided them in two piles and
neatly placed one pile in front of his wife.
He took a sip of the drink, and then his wife took a
sip as the man began to eat his few bites. Again, you
could tell what people around the old couple were
saying. - "They were used to sharing everything."
Then the crowd noticed that the little old lady still
hadn't eaten a thing.
She just sat there watching her husband eat and
occasionally sipped some of the drink.
A young man came over and begged them to let him buy
them another meal. The lady explained that no, they
were used to sharing.
As the little old man finished eating and was wiping
his face neatly with a napkin, the young man could
stand it no longer and asked again.
After being politely refused again, he finally asked
the little old lady, "Ma'am, why aren't you eating.
You said that you share everything. What is it that
you are waiting for?"
She answered, "THE TEETH"
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