A man was waiting for his wife to give
birth when the doctor came in and informed the new dad that his son was born without a
torso, arms, or legs. The son had only a head! But the dad loved his son anyway, and
raised him as well as he could, with love and compassion.
After 21 years, the son was old enough for
his first drink. Dad took him to the bar and tearfully told the son he was proud of
him. Then Dad ordered up the biggest, strongest drink for his boy. With all the bar
patrons looking on curiously, and the bartender shaking his head in disbelief, the boy
took his first sip of alcohol.
Swoooop! A torso popped out of the
bottom of the son's head! The bar was deadly silent; then burst into a whoop of
joy. The father, shocked, begged his son to drink again. The patrons began
chanting, "Take another drink!" The bartender stood still, shaking his head
in amazement.
Swoooop! Two arms popped out. The
bar went wild. The father, crying and wailing, cried for his son to drink
again. The patrons continued their chant: "Take another drink!"
But the bartender turned his back at this
point, ignoring the whole affair.
By now the boy was getting tipsy, but with
his new hands he reached down, grabbed his drink, and guzzled the last of it.
Swoooop! Two legs popped out.
By now the bar was in chaos, with the
father on his knees, thanking God. The boy stood up on his new legs and stumbled to
the left, then to the right, then right through the front door, and into the street, where
a truck ran smack into him, killing him instantly.
The bar fell silent. The father began
to softly moan in grief. The bartender picked up the boy's empty glass, and began to
clean it, muttering, "That boy should have quit while he was a head."
