The Lie Detector
John came home with another one of his unusual purchases. It was a robot
that he claimed was actually a lie detector.
About 5:30 that afternoon Tommy, his 11 year old son, returned home from
school. Tommy was over 2 hours late. "Where have you been? Why are you
over 2 hours late getting home?" asked John.
"Several of us went to the library to work on an extra credit project," said
Tommy. The robot then walked around the table and slapped Tommy, knocking
him completely out of his chair.
"Son," said John, "this robot is a lie detector, now tell us where you
really were after school."
"We went to Bobby's house and watched a movie." said Tommy.
"What did you watch?" asked Marsha, his mother.
"The Ten Commandments." answered Tommy. The robot went around to Tommy and
once again slapped him, knocking him off his chair once more. With his lip
quivering, Tommy got up, sat down and said, "I am sorry I lied. We really
watched a tape called Sex Queen."
"I am ashamed of you son," said John. "When I was your age, I never lied to
my parents." The robot then walked around to John and delivered a whack that
nearly knocked him out of his chair.
Marsha doubled over in laughter, almost in tears and said, "Boy, did you
ever ask for that one! Still, you can't be too mad with Tommy. After all,
he is your son!" With that the robot immediately walked around to Marsha
and knocked her out of her chair.
