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| Why I Fired My Secretary... WHY I FIRED MY SECRETARY... > > > > LAST WEEK WAS MY BIRTHDAY AND I DIDN'T FEEL VERY WELL > > WAKING UP THAT MORNING. I WENT DOWNSTAIRS FOR > > BREAKFAST HOPING MY WIFE > > WOULD BE PLEASANT AND SAY, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!", AND > > POSSIBLY HAVE A > > PRESENT FOR ME. AS IT TURNED OUT, SHE BARELY SAID GOOD > > MORNING, > > LET ALONE "HAPPY BIRTHDAY." > > > > I THOUGHT... WELL, THAT'S MARRIAGE FOR YOU, BUT THE > > KIDS WILL REMEMBER. MY KIDS CAME INTO BREAKFAST AND > > DIDN'T SAY A > > WORD. > > > > SO WHEN I LEFT FOR THE OFFICE, I WAS FEELING PRETTY > > LOW AND SOMEWHAT > > DESPONDENT. > > > > AS I WALKED INTO MY OFFICE, MY SECRETARY JANE SAID, > > "GOOD MORNING, BOSS, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" IT FELT A LITTLE > > BETTER THAT > > AT LEAST SOMEONE HAD REMEMBERED. I WORKED UNTIL ONE > > O'CLOCK AND THEN > > JANE KNOCKED ON MY?DOOR AND SAID, "YOU KNOW, IT'S SUCH > > A BEAUTIFUL DAY > > OUTSIDE, AND IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY, LET'S GO OUT TO > > LUNCH, JUST YOU AND > > ME." > > > > I SAID, "THANKS JANE, THAT'S THE GREATEST THING I'VE > > HEARD ALL DAY. > > LET'S GO!" WE WENT TO LUNCH. BUT WE DIDN'T GO WHERE > > WE NORMALLY WOULD GO. WE DINED INSTEAD AT A LITTLE > > PLACE WITH A > > PRIVATE TABLE. WE HAD TWO MARTINIS EACH AND I ENJOYED > > THE MEAL > > TREMENDOUSLY > > ON THE WAY BACK TO THE OFFICE, JANE SAID, "YOU KNOW, > > IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY... WE DON'T NEED TO GO BACK > > TO THE > > OFFICE, DO WE?" > > > > I RESPONDED, "I GUESS NOT. WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN MIND?" > > SHE SAID, "LET'S GO TO MY APARTMENT." > > > > AFTER ARRIVING AT HER APARTMENT JANE TURNED TO ME AND > > SAID, "BOSS, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'M GOING TO STEP INTO > > THE BEDROOM > > FOR A MOMENT. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK." > > > > "OK." I NERVOUSLY REPLIED. > > > > SHE WENT INTO THE BEDROOM AND, AFTER A COUPLE OF > > MINUTES, SHE CAME OUT CARRYING A HUGE BIRTHDAY CAKE... > > FOLLOWED BY > > MY WIFE, KIDS, AND DOZENS?OF MY FRIENDS AND > > CO-WORKERS, ALL SINGING > > "HAPPY BIRTHDAY". > > > > AND I JUST SAT THERE... > > > > ON THE COUCH... > > > > NAKED. > |
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