"Then I hope you aren't offended. I didn't mean what I thought about you."

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DENIED THE PRIVILEGE

The Child: "Mother! Did you buy a ticket for me?"

The Mother: "No, dear! They don't charge for little boys."

The Child: "Is that 'cos we're too little to reach the straps?"

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A GOOD PLAN

She: "The Burrowes are having their wooden wedding next week. What can we give them?"