Weekly Amusement (30jun05)

A stern father, admitting into the living room his daughter’s date for the evening, began grilling the lad while they waited for her to appear.

“Where do you work?” was the older man’s predictable first question.

“I’m a rock guitarist,” replied the youth proudly. “We get a booking every week or so.”

“I’m a banker,” observed the father coldly. “I don’t get out much to listen to rock bands.”

“Actually,” responded the young man, “I don’t get to the bank very often, either.”