Supermarket Mother
A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick a few
things when
he
noticed an old lady following him around. Thinking nothing
of it, he
ignored
her and continued on. Finally, he went to the checkout line,
but she
got in
front of him.
"Pardon me, " she said, "I'm sorry
if my staring at you has made you
feel
uncomfortable. It's just that you look just like my
son who just died
recently."
"I'm very sorry, " replied the young man,
"Is there anything I can do
for
you?"
"Yes, " she said. "As I'm leaving,
can you say 'Goodbye mother'? It
would
make me feel much better."
"Sure, " answered the young man. As the old
woman was leaving, he called
out,
"Goodbye mother!"
As he stepped up to the checkout counter, he saw that his
total was
$127.50.
"How can that be?" he asked, "I only purchased
a few things!"
"Your mother said that you would pay for her, "
said the cashier!
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