A man and his wife were celebrating 50 years together. Their three
> > kids, all very successful, agreed to a Sunday dinner in their honor.
> > "Happy anniversary Mom and Dad," gushed son number one ... "Sorry I'm
> > running late. I had an emergency at the hospital with a patient, you
> > know how it is, and didn't have time to get you a gift."
> > "Not to worry," said the father. "The important thing is that we're
> > all together today."
> > >
> > Son number two arrived and announced, "You and
> > Mom look great, Dad. I just flew in from Los Angeles between
> > depositions and didn't have time to shop for you."
> > >
> > "It's nothing," said the father. "We're glad you were able to come."
> > >
> > Just then the daughter arrived, "Hello and happy anniversary! I'm
> > sorry, but my boss is sending me out of town and I was really busy
> > packing so I didn't have time to get you anything."
> > >
> > Again the father said, "I really don't care, at least the five of us
> > are together today."
> > >
> > After they had finished dessert, the father said, "There's something
> > your mother and I have wanted to tell you for a long time. You see,
> > we were very poor. Despite this, we were able to send each of you to
> > college. Throughout the years your mother and I knew that we loved each other
> > very much but we just never found the time to
> > get married."
> > >
> > > The three children gasped and said, "You mean we're bastards?"
> > >
> > > "Yes," said the father. "And cheap ones, too."
