The Lie Detector

I've loved jokes like this since I was a little kid. From the eMusings mailbag (thanks, Candace!):

THE LIE DETECTOR

George was a salesman's delight when it came to any kind of unusual gimmick. His wife Martha had long ago given up trying to get him to change. One day, George came home with another one of his unusual purchases. It was a robot that George claimed was actually a lie detector.

It was just about 5:30 that afternoon when Tommy, their 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?" they asked.

"Several of us went to the library to work on an extra credit project," said Tommy. The robot made a BLAT sound then rolled around the table and poked Tommy, almost shocking him out of his chair.

"Son, this robot is a lie detector, now tell us where you went after school."

"We went to Bobby's house and watched a movie."

"What did you watch?" asked Martha.

"The Ten Commandments," answered Tommy.

The robot went BLAT! and once again poked him, making him jump. With lips quivering, Tommy said, "I'm sorry I lied. We really watched a tape called Sex Queen."

"I'm ashamed of you, son," said George. "When I was your age, I never lied to my parents." The robot went BLAT! and poked George, giving him such a shock his hair stood up.

Martha was bent double laughing, almost in tears. "Boy, did you ever ask for that one! And you can't be too mad with Tommy. After all, he is your son!"

The robot immediately rolled over to Martha, going BLAT! all the while, and poked her three times.


Posted by Dave    Blog Tag: Humor