A young man called his mother and announced

excitedly that he had just met the woman of his

dreams. Now what should he do?

His mother had an idea: "Why don't you send her

flowers, and on the card invite her to your

apartment for a home- cooked meal?"

He thought this was a great strategy, and a

week later, the woman came to dinner. His

mother called the next day to see how things

had gone.

"I was totally humiliated," he moaned. "She

insisted on washing the dishes."

"What's wrong with that?" asked his mother. "I

think it's a wonderful gesture."

"We hadn't started eating yet."

HaHa sounds like my place sometimes that is.