Subject: My Pride and Joy
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> Four friends, who hadn't seen each other in 30 years, reunited
> at a party...
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> After several drinks, one of the men had to use the rest room.
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> Those who remained talked about their kids.
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> The first guy said, 'My son is my pride and joy.
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> He started working at a successful company at the bottom of
> the barrel.
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> He studied Economics and Business Administration and soon
> began to climb the corporate ladder and now he's the
> president of the company. He became so rich that he gave his
> best friend a top of the line Mercedes for his birthday.'
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> The second guy said, 'Darn, that's terrific! My son is also my
> pride and joy. He started working for a big airline, then went
> to flight school to become a pilot.
> Eventually he became a partner in the company, where he
> owns the majority of its assets He's so rich that he gave his
> best friend a brand new jet for his birthday.'
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> The third man said: 'Well, that's terrific! My son studied in the
> best universities and became an engineer. Then he started his
> own construction company and is now a multimillionaire...
> He also gave away something very nice and expensive to his
> best friend for his birthday: A 30,000 square foot mansion.'
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> The three friends congratulated each other just as the fourth
> returned from the restroom and asked:
> 'What are all the congratulations for?'
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> One of the three said: 'We were talking about the pride we feel
> for the successes of our sons...
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> What about your son?'
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> The fourth man replied: 'My son is gay and makes a living
> dancing as a stripper at a nightclub.'
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> The three friends said: 'What a shame... What a disappointment.'
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> The fourth man replied: 'No, I'm not ashamed. He's my son
> and I love him.
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> And he hasn't done too bad either. His birthday was two weeks
> ago, and he received a beautiful 30,000 square foot mansion, a
> brand new jet and a top of the line Mercedes from his three
> boyfriends.':grin:
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