wally2450
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An expectant father did not want his coworkers to know that he had a
girlfriend, much less that she was pregnant with his son. Though he
accompanied her to the hospital, he had to report to work while she
was still in labor. As he left, he asked the labor and delivery nurse
to call his office and let him know by using a secret code. "When my
son comes, do not call the office and say that I have become a father
of a boy, otherwise everyone will know. Just tell the receptionist
that the clock has arrived and I will know that my son has been
born." The child arrived but it was a girl. The labor and delivery
nurse thought, "If I tell his office that the clock did not arrive,
he'll think that something has happened to the baby; and he'll be
terribly upset and worried." So she sent the message: "The clock has
arrived, but the pendulum is missing."
girlfriend, much less that she was pregnant with his son. Though he
accompanied her to the hospital, he had to report to work while she
was still in labor. As he left, he asked the labor and delivery nurse
to call his office and let him know by using a secret code. "When my
son comes, do not call the office and say that I have become a father
of a boy, otherwise everyone will know. Just tell the receptionist
that the clock has arrived and I will know that my son has been
born." The child arrived but it was a girl. The labor and delivery
nurse thought, "If I tell his office that the clock did not arrive,
he'll think that something has happened to the baby; and he'll be
terribly upset and worried." So she sent the message: "The clock has
arrived, but the pendulum is missing."