Is that Really You?
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Loading ...Jake and Saul are two old widowers who reside close to each other and do constant welfare checks on one another.
One day, as he drinks his morning coffee, Saul opens the morning paper and turns to the “Obits” page.
He gets the shock of his life when he sees his own obituary in the column. He realizes that the query for info on him by the local newspaper several months earlier was in preparation for this event. He correctly surmises that it is a mistaken entry from their database, premature and erroneous….
It still excites and rankles him, so he calls Jake up.
“Jake, are you up yet?”
Jake sleepily answers.
“Yeah, but I’m only now starting my coffee.”
“Jake, open the newspaper to page 31.”
“Why? What’s in the paper?”
“Jake, open the paper to page 31 already!”
“All right, don’t be such a pain so early in the morning already. So what’s on page 31 that’s so important?
“Jake, look at the bottom of column 4.”
“Why? What’s that story on?”
“Jake, just read the story on the bottom of column already!”
“OK, OK, I’ll start reading the column if you will stop yelling in my ear!”
The paper rustles for a few seconds, then a long silent pause ensues. Finally, Jake comes on the line, quietly and fearfully, “So Saul, where are you calling me from right now?”