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John went to visit his 90 year old grandfather in a very secluded, rural area
of Alabama.
After spending a great evening chatting the night away, John's
grandfather prepared breakfast of bacon, eggs and
toast. However, John noticed a film-like substance on his plate and questioned
his grandfather asking, "Are these plates clean?"
His grandfather replied, "They're as clean as cold water can get them.
Just you go ahead and finish your meal, Sonny!"
For lunch the old man made hamburgers. Again, John was concerned about the
plates as his appeared to have tiny specks around the edge that looked like
dried egg and asked, "Are you sure these plates are clean?"
Without looking up the old man said, "I told you before, Sonny, those
dishes are as clean as cold water can get them. Now don't you fret, I don't
want to hear another word about it!"
Later that afternoon, John was on his way to a nearby town and as he was
leaving, his grandfather's dog started to growl, and wouldn't let him pass.
John yelled and said, "Grandfather, your dog won't let me get to my
car".
Without diverting his attention from the football game he was watching on TV,
the old man shouted....
