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This one was sent to me a few months ago from the late Ed Badger...

Two informally dressed ladies happened to start up a conversation
during an endless wait in the LAX airport.

The first lady was an arrogant California woman married to a very
wealthy man.

The second was a well mannered older woman from the South.

When the conversation centered on whether they had any children,
the California woman began by saying, "When my first child was
born, my husband built a beautiful mansion for me."

The lady from the South commented, "Well, isn't that precious?"

The first woman continued, "When my second child was born, my
husband bought me a beautiful Mercedes-Benz."

Again, the lady from the South commented, "Well, isn't that precious?"

The first woman continued boasting, "Then, when my third child was
born, my husband bought me this exquisite diamond bracelet."

Yet again, the Southern lady commented, "Well, isn't that precious?"

The first woman then asked her companion, "What did your husband
buy for you when you had your first child?"

"My husband sent me to charm school," declared the Southern lady.

"Charm school?" the first woman cried, "Oh, my God! What on earth for?"

The Southern lady responded, "Well for example, instead of saying, Who
gives a shlt? I learned to say, Well, isn't that precious?"
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