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Subject: FW: Box under the bed



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From: Julie Wright [SMTP:julie@rpcga.com] <mailto:[SMTP:julie@rpcga.com]>
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Subject: Box under the bed


       Subject: Box under the bed



        > Box under the bed
        >
        > When Bill and Hillary first got married Bill said, "I am
putting a box
 under
        > the bed. You must promise never to look in it." In all
their 30
years of
        > marriage Hillary never looked.
        >
        > However, on the afternoon of their 30th anniversary,
curiosity
got the
 best
        > of her and she lifted the lid and peeked inside. In the box
were 3 empty
        > beer cans and $81,874.25 in cash.
        >
        > She closed the box and put it back under the bed. Now that
she
knew what
        > was in the box, she was doubly curious as to why. That
evening
they were
 out
        > for  a special dinner.    After dinner Hillary could no
longer
contain her
        > curiosity and she confessed, saying, "I am so sorry. For
all
these years I
        > kept my promise and never looked into the box under our
bed.
However,
        > today  the temptation was too much and I gave in. But now I
need to know,
        > why do you keep the cans in the box?"
        >
        > Bill thought for a while and said, "I guess after all these
years you
        > deserve to know the truth. Whenever I was unfaithful to you
I
put an empty
        > beer can in the box under the bed to remind myself not to
do it
again."
        >
        > Hillary was shocked, but said, "Hmmm, Jennifer, Paula and
Monica. I am
        > very  disappointed and saddened but temptation does happen
and
I guess
 that
        > 3
        > times is not that bad considering the years."
        >
        > They hugged and made their peace.
        >
        > A little while later Hillary asked Bill, "So why do you
have
all that
 money
        > in the box?"
        >
        > Bill answered, "Well, whenever the box filled up with empty
cans, I took
        > them to the recycling center and redeemed them for cash."