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HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
or why I fired
my secretary
by some unknown male.

Two weeks ago,
was my forty-fifth birthday, and I wasn't feeling too hot that morning
anyway. I went into breakfast, knowing my wife would be pleasant and say
Happy Birthday and probably have a present for me.
She didn't
even say Good Morning, let alone any Happy Birthday. I said, well,
that's wives for you. The children will remember. The children came into
breakfast and didn't say a word. When I started to the office I was feeling
pretty low and despondent. As I walked into my office, my secretary,
Janet said, "Good Morning, Boss, Happy Birthday."
And I felt
a little better; someone had remembered.
I worked until
noon. About noon Janet knocked on my door and said,
"You know
it's such a beautiful day outside and it's your birthday, let's go to lunch,
just you and me."
I said, "By
George, that's the greatest thing I've heard all day. Let's go!"
We went to
lunch. We didn't go where we normally go; we went out into the country
to a little private place. We had two martinis and enjoyed lunch
tremendously.
On the way
back to the office, she said, "You know, it's such a beautiful day. We
don't need to go back to the office. Do we?"
I said, "No,
I guess not.
She said,
"Let's go to my apartment."
After arriving
at her apartment, we had another martini and smoked a cigarette and she
said, "Boss, if you don't mind, I think I'll go into the bedroom
and slip into something more comfortable."
"Sure," I
excitedly replied.
She went into
the bedroom and in about six minutes, she came out... carrying a big birthday
cake, followed by my co-workers, wife and children. All were singing Happy
Birthday.... and there on the couch I sat ... with nothing on but my socks......
If it happens to be your
birthday when you receive this
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