Mustard

[Truckrat]

Love Mustard.. (This is a true story.. If you have children you will probably relate to this father).

As ham sandwiches go, it was perfection: a thick slab of ham on a fresh bun with crisp lettuce and plenty of expensive, light brown, Gourmet Mustard.

The corners of my jaw aching in anticipation, I carried it to the table in our backyard, picked it up with both hands, but was stopped by my wife suddenly at my side.

Here, hold Johnny (our six-week-old son) while I get my sandwich,' she said.

I had him balanced between my left elbow and shoulder and was reaching again for the ham sandwich when I noticed a streak of mustard on my fingers.

I love mustard.

I had no napkin.

I licked it off.

It was not mustard.

No man ever put a baby down faster..

It was the first and only time I have sprinted with my
Tongue protruding out.

With a washcloth in each hand, I did the sort of routine
Shoeshine boys do, only I did it on my tongue.

Later, after she stopped crying from laughing so hard, my wife said,

'Now you know why they call that fancy mustard
Poupon.''

[Long63]

I can relate.
Women have no idea about a man's simple pleasures. Be it mustard or trucks.




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