This is what I received in my mail box this morning, it is funny but said to be
true, how often we so easily jump to wrong conclusions, but this is a peach !
This really is funny. A true story
This would have to be one of the best emails I've ever read For anyone who
didn't see the episode of David Letterman's show where this story was told.
Read this: (And remember it's a true story...)
On a recent weekend in Atlantic City, a woman won a bucketful of Quarters at a
slot machine. She took a break from the slots for dinner with her husband in
the Hotel dining room. But first she wanted to stash the Quarters in her room.
I'll be right back and we'll go to eat' she told her husband and carried the
coin-laden bucket to the elevator.
As she was about to walk into the elevator she noticed two men already aboard.
Both were black. One of them was very tall and had an intimidating figure. The
woman froze. Her first thought was: 'These two are going to rob me.'
Her next thought was: 'Don't be a bigot, they look like perfectly nice
Gentlemen.' But racial stereotypes are powerful, and fear immobilized her.
Avoiding eye contact, she turned around stiffly and faced the elevator doors as
they closed. A second passed, and then another second, and then another. Her
fear increased! The elevator didn't move. Panic consumed her.
'My God' she thought, I'm trapped and about to be robbed! Her heart plummeted.
Perspiration poured from every pore. Then one of the men said, 'Hit the floor.'
Instinct told her to do what they told her
The bucket of quarters flew upwards as she threw out her arms and Collapsed on
the elevator floor. A shower of coins rained down on her.
Take my money and spare me', she prayed. More seconds passed.
She heard one of the men say politely, 'Ma'am, if you'll just tell us what
floor you're going to, we'll push the button.'
The one who said it had a little trouble getting the words out. He was trying
mightily to hold in a belly laugh.
The woman lifted her head and looked up at the two men. They reached down to
help her up.
Confused, she struggled to her feet. 'When I told my friend here to hit The
floor,' said the average sized one, I meant that he should hit the elevator
button for our floor. I didn't mean for you to hit the floor, ma'am.' He spoke
genially.
He bit his lip. It was obvious he was having a hard time not to laugh.
The woman thought: 'My God, what a spectacle I've made of myself.' She was too
humiliated to speak.
The three of them gathered up the strewn quarters and refilled her bucket.
When the elevator arrived at her floor they then insisted on walking her to her
room.
She seemed a little unsteady on her feet, and they were afraid she might not
make it down the corridor. At her door they bid her a good evening. As she
slipped into her room she could hear them roaring with laughter as they walked
back to the elevator.
The woman brushed herself off. She pulled herself together and went downstairs
for dinner with her husband.
The next morning flowers were delivered to her room; a dozen roses.
Attached to EACH rose was a crisp one hundred-dollar bill.
The card said: 'Thanks for the best laugh we've had in years.'
It was signed; Eddie Murphy Michael Jordan.
Freddy Agnelo Fernandes
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